Day one (Tuesday):
B'fast egg scramble with asparagus (leftover from the night before), mushrooms, onion, garlic and turkey sausage
Snack fruit smoothie (frozen fruit) with coconut milk
Lunch Salad with mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, almonds, raisins, boiled egg. Teeny bit of dressing (olive oil and balsamic vinegar) Adding the protein with nuts, and eggs, helps to keep me full longer
Dinner Spaghetti Squash with sautéed veggies and tomato sauce
Sidenote: I did make the boys real spaghetti and I just ate the squash. They of course got to add cheese and I was kind of sad about that.
Tip: I got a log of turkey sausage and cooked the whole thing this morning. I added what I wanted in my egg scramble and put the rest in a container to add to things throughout the week.
I also boiled a dozen eggs to have on hand for salads, breakfast, snacks...
Day two (Wednesday):
B'fast egg scramble with turkey sausage, mushrooms, onion, garlic and fruit
Lunch salad with carrots, mushrooms, grilled chicken (leftover from the weekend), tomatoes, boiled egg, almonds, raisins, olive oil/balsamic vinegar dressing
Dinner Spaghetti Squash leftovers
Day three (Thursday):
B'fast egg scramble with spinach, ground turkey, mushrooms, salsa, watermelon black coffee
Snack apple and almond butter
Lunch boiled eggs, clementines, olives, trail mix
Dinner chicken tacos on lettuce wraps with sautéed veggies and salsa
I was scheduled to work this day, so I had to bring a "to-go" lunch. It would have been easy to make a salad but, I had to eat in the car...which is how I came up with this random mix of stuff for lunch.
Day four: (Friday)
B'fast boiled eggs and turkey bacon
Lunch Grilled nuggets from Chic-fil-a (I didn't eat anything else in the meal), when I got home, had a clementine and some olives
Dinner Rotisserie Chicken, Sautéed veggies, sweet potato with a little coconut oil (as butter) and salt
Weekends are when my eating and budget falls apart if it's gonna happen. So a good plan is super important.
Day five: Saturday
B'fast boiled egg, turkey bacon, fruit
Lunch Turkey lettuce wrap, grapes, carrots, olives
Dinner Spaghetti squash, sautéed veggies and tomato sauce (leftovers, again)
Day six (Sunday):
B'fast egg scramble with asparagus, tomato, and Canadian bacon, fruit and black coffee
Lunch turkey wrap, fruit
Dinner Rotisserie Chicken and green beans (leftovers)
Day seven (Monday):
B'fast turkey bacon, fruit, boiled eggs
Snack fruit smoothie and trail mix
Lunch Zucchini Fritter
Dinner salmon, half sweet potato and steamed asparagus
A few notes on this week. It really wasn't horrible. I am missing a few things that were staples in my diet like greek yogurt, quinoa, cheese. But I'll live. I haven't felt deprived or hungry...yet... which is something I was a little worried about.
You might have noticed I rotated through some of the same things for breakfast and dinner. Eggs are going to be a staple throughout this challenge. They are a great source of protein (which helps fill me up). I tried to rotate through all the veggies I have in the frig so they don't go bad, with the different meals. For dinner, I would try to make enough for at least two meals. Sometimes we eat the same thing two nights in a row but if not, we rotate through the leftovers soon after. I'm not a huge fan of leftover sauteed veggies b/c they are often kind of slimy, so I usually just make enough for that night and cook them fresh with our meals.
I didn't always note the snacks I had throughout the day...but things I rotate through that are easy to grab: olives, nuts, trail mix, boiled eggs, fruit smoothies, and fruit with almond butter.
I'll update again next week with a rundown of the meals...until then...
