Food plan

One of my downfalls is healthy eating. I plan well, I find recipes, we buy the ingredients, then after work I get lazy and have no desire to cook it. We order in or heat up pizza.

I want to do better this year, so I've decided to make my meals on Sunday. This way I have all the meals I had planned for the week cooked and all I have to do is re-heat them. This may not sound appetizing to you, but it's perfect for me. I'll add a frozen vegetable to many of them and be good to go.

This week's recipes are all Weight Watcher approved:

• Veggie Chili
• Deep Dish Pizza Casserole
• Taco Bake
• Tortellini Soup

We have a couple unhealthy foods left over from the holidays, which we will eat because I am not going to let them go to waste - money-wise or meal-wise {there are people in the world who do not have food and I am not going to let them go bad}. If we sprinkle them in between healthy foods, it won't be too bad.

My goal is each week determine the meals for the week and then make them on Sunday. This should reduce how many times we skip the healthy meal for convenience. Time to write up the grocery list and get started cooking!
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Trying something new in September

So, I've been saying for ages I need to buckle down with the healthy eating and working out. I haven't been all that successful.

This month, I decided to try something new. I wrote out every meal for the ENTIRE MONTH. Yes, I wrote out what to make for dinner for every meal.

Monthly white board with all dinners

I didn't stop there. I grabbed a binder with sheet paper and wrote out every workout and every meal for the same time frame. Yes, I know exactly what I'm going to eat and exactly what workouts I'm going to do for the whole month of Sept. Crazy!

This notebook got me through grad school. If it can do that, it can help me get my diet/workouts under control!

The last day of the month written out. We have some plans for the last 2 days, so I skipped those.

Am I insane? I know the meals are simple and some are my cheat meals. I gotta make sure I stick to it. I'm pretty proud of myself for doing this. For each workout and meal I will check it off. Hopefully by the end of the month, I have lots of check marks on all the pages!

What are you doing this month to keep you in track? Ever plan out a whole month in advance? Did it work for you?
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