Have all meals prepped for the week, largely due to the massive prep I did last weekend so I get to be frugal even though I have a cold.
Online shrink helped me restructure my todoist.com to do list in a way that I can segment and prioritize, which was actually really helpful.
Parents got to borrow my car yesterday, which really helped them get stuff done, except they still need to pay a utillity bill, but they say they can take a bus when it stops raining wednesday. I might Lyft tomorrow so they can have my car.
All in all, looking forward to a productive week.
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Woke up at 6, but staggered around w/ head cold.
B - McDonalds oatmeal and oj. I miss eggs.
S1 - Coffee, half n half, water.
Progress as of today: 61.2 lbs lost so far, only 66.8 lbs to go!
Have a big fat cold and cranky. Dog is sick too. She will have to tough it out since I can't drive her. Poor pup.
I need hugs, but did not feel well enough to go 2 hours to SD to get them. High fever.
Progress as of today: 61.2 lbs lost so far, only 66.8 lbs to go!
Sorry you are sick...i get very cranky when sick also ...it pisses me off so badly!
Get some EXTRA REST!
248.8 - Up a lb but it is normal weight fluctuation. I probably won't see my plateau break before month end.
Progress as of today: 61.2 lbs lost so far, only 66.8 lbs to go!
247.6 today! Only 1 lb up from lowest. On the right track.
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Packed meals according to plan... Flaw in my plan? They all needed to be microwaved and there was a power outage.
4 meals out... At least they were yum. Ending my day at Lemonade for a meetup.
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B: Mcdonalds oatmeal and oj
L: Whole foods low carb tacos
S1: Panda express brown rice bowl with firecracker chicken, 2 spring rolls, water
D: Really full... still this is a chance to get a meal at lemonade. Hope I am hungry by 7.
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Progress as of today: 61.2 lbs lost so far, only 66.8 lbs to go!
Gourmet!
Stayed up a bit late last night, but the freezer has been tackled. I had somehow accrued an unreasonable proportional amount of frozen food, so it was good to get it all broken down into meals I can grab and go. Surprisingly, all I had to add to make it work was a box of super food pasta and a can of healthy refried beans. I made burrito bowls, meatball/pasta bowls, brocolli cheddar bakes with the super good fake mac n cheese sauce from volumetrics, "wet" burrito plates, and some chicken nugget meals. I don't have to do meal prep again next week... or even go food shopping!
I will conquer! Especially since I went to REI last night to find out why my lighter doesn't work and left with yoga pants and compression sacks as well. Cannot afford to go out to eat at all. I have been trying to fix my time thieves so I can focus and that is getting expensive.
Need to figure out the calories for the prepped meals before I go food shopping again... But I have a couple of weeks. Maybe I will start a blog. I am not happy with any of the meal prep sites and how they present information.
Come to think of it, there is a habit tracker app I could build too.
Ah, time.
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Forgot to weigh myself.
MP1: Waffle breakfast with turkey sausage and cheese.
MP2: Coffee, half and half, hot chocolate
MP3: Turkey sandwich with cheese, mayo and avocado
MP4: Greek yogurt, 1/3 bottle of kombucha
(Really want a cheeseburger and sweet potato fries with a diet coke for dinner) augh.
Progress as of today: 61.2 lbs lost so far, only 66.8 lbs to go!
Sorry about the fights with your 'rents !
Nice job on the freezer, i also have stuff that sits there for months and months! It's a good way to use items you already bought before buying other stuff..i should do this too - or simply throw out some of the freezer food - i should check the expiration dates LOL!
I do love Volumetrics too..that's how i live my own life!..how i plan a TON of my meals. Filling up on veggies always at my work lunches unless i am not in the mood (like when i have my period, not as much in mood for loads of veggies as i'm already bloated up!)
Lately i do not do kombucha anymore bc too expensive....so i mix ACV into seltzer and add stevia...
OH OF COURSE... You go to meet up with your remote team at a cafe for some coworking and they see a big group of hungry skinny gamer dudes... so they start bringing out MASSIVE PLATTERS OF FREE DESSERT.
Luckily no oranges, pistachios, or dark bitter chocolate. Or turkish coffee. I'm safe.
Dammit. Now I want dessert.
Progress as of today: 61.2 lbs lost so far, only 66.8 lbs to go!
Was up till 1:30am last night and had 4 fights with my parents while doing it... but I have 15 meals and 5 snack trays/5 drinks completely setup and packed for the week and they all fit perfectly in the new meal prep bag. I even have almost all my extra ingredients down to a single Rubbermaid shallow potluck container... So my parents can't complain that I am storing extra food in the fridge!
This may not sound like much, but I really have come a long way this past year in terms of organization and preparation. Really need to thank the online shrink for that.
My food shopping goal is to only buy fresh ingredients for 1 family meal and meal prep stuff. Nothing extra. Since I am the queen of impulse shopping, this is HUGE.
Tonight, I conquer the freezer.
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Oh and also... Forgot to weigh in this morning. Feeling pretty happy in my new HM shirt that's only an XL.
Not happy with the habit tracker app I am using. Doesn't let you differentiate between weekdays and weekends. Have to keep looking... or build one?
Also not happy with my to do list app. It is too easy to move stuff around and accidentally delete stuff.
Progress as of today: 61.2 lbs lost so far, only 66.8 lbs to go!
Had an "I don't wanna work on saturday" procrastination session. Spent all day getting my personal stuff done and not getting work work done.
I do feel a TON better... but it is 8:47pm and I am only now getting to work work.
Incidentally... Set up daily habit tracking on coach.me today.
Here's my list of daily habits I want to build in 2017!
AM | Wake Up On Time
AM | Take Vitamins As Soon As I Wake Up
AM | Walk Dog As Soon As I Wake Up
AM | Check Patio For Dog Poop
AM | Shower And Do Full Hair And Makeup
AM | Make Coffee And Eat Breakfast Before I Leave
AM | Leave For Work By 7:15AM
WORK | Be In My Seat And Ready For The 8am Call By 8am
LUNCH | Take A Walk For 30 Minutes
PM | Leave Work At 7PM
PM | Make Sure Car Has Gas Before I Go Home
PM | Walk Dog As Soon As I Get Home
PM | Feed Dog After Walk
PM | Pack My Lunch Bag For Tomorrow
PM | Set Out Coffee For Tomorrow
PM | Set Out Dog Walking Clothes For Tomorrow Morning
PM | Put Vitamins And Water Out For Tomorrow AM
PM | Set Out Clothes For Tomorrow
PM | Look At Tomorrow's Schedule And Write My Agenda
PM | Charge Laptop, Phone, Watch, Battery Banks
PM | Set My Alarms
PM | Go To Bed On Time
Progress as of today: 61.2 lbs lost so far, only 66.8 lbs to go!
A new year, same me. 250.8. Was at 248.8 2 days ago.
Bought a fancy meal prep lunchbox so I can be super healthy and save money.
Progress as of today: 61.2 lbs lost so far, only 66.8 lbs to go!
For me, i am also doing something new this year - my lunch always includes a starch, protein, and my extra veggies of course...i make sure to have a healthy starch - not what used to be popcorn and chips which wasn't healthy! i may even move into trying those bean pastas!!!
oh and i'm eating more beans and potatoes...things that i used to steer clear of...trying to be healthier and not discount the higher calorie / denser foods that i used to be afraid. i find i am more satisfied when eating some potato / beans / rice with my meals!
and extra veggies always.
keep on, that's not a major change of weight...just keep on girlfriend!
good to see you post!
Here's the bag... super excited.
EDC Meal Prep Bag by Evolutionize - Full Meal Management System includes Port... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018TCJ1HI/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_H8JIyb2FYZEHT via @amazon
1 bottle of kombucha 1 travel coffee cup (though I wouldn't put it in with hot coffee next to cold Kombucha... maybe iced coffee) 1 snack box (sandwich sized) Sistema knife fork and spoon set (although not fond of it.. will look for something better) and a bandanna for a napkin 2 frozen capri sun packs (when they defrost you can drink them with dinner!) 3 divided meal containers from Rubbermaid Other various snacks in and around the edges.
So now I just have to work backwards from what I can fit in the bag to do 4 rotating meal prep menu plans and shopping lists.
I want to get it to where I have 4 lists and 4 plans I just cycle through and prep. My new rule is that when I bring food home from the grocery store, it goes into meal prep containers before it can go in the fridge. Do not stop, do not pass go, do not collect 200 until everything is broken into single serving containers.
Bottle Slot 1 Kombucha
Bottle Slot 2 Coke zero
Meal Tray 1 WAFFLES AND EGGS fake omlette, cheese, 2 turkey sausages, 2 blueberry waffles with butter and syrup
Snack Tray - Cold EZSNACKS - Apple slices, carrot sticks, hummus cup, 2 mozarella sticks, half and half
Snack Bag - stuffed in cracks Blueberry crackers, almonds, peanut butter cup, coffee packet, hot chocolate packet, tea bag, honey packet
Meal Tray 2 CHICKEN AND SPINACH RAVIOLI Spinach ravioli, mozzarella, fake Alfredo sauce, chicken strips, frozen veggies
Meal Tray 3 FAST TURKEY SANDWICH White bread, turkey, cheese slices, lettuce, tomato for slicing, mayo packet, mustard packet
That New Year's craving where you stayed up tll 1:30 AM prepping all your meals for the week and now it is time for lunch and you just want to go get a pastrami sandwich...
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So it turns out a Pinterest tip is true... If you order a bunch of super hot wings and eat those with no dressing or veggies before your pizza arrives you will eat less pizza and reduce the glycemic load of your meal.The capascin in the hot sauce makes you feel fuller faster and the pizza doesn't have that "more more more" quality.
But t takes a lot of wings.
Ordered with my parents (and now they are actually nice... like Jekyl and Hyde), but my dad won't go to bed and is determined to sleep in the chair by my bed instead. He wouldn't eat wings and salad first and had like half the pizza after a full day of other meals so his blood sugar shot super high. It's like trying to get an angry, beligerent drunk to give you the car keys.
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B - Buttered roll (yum)
S1/L1 - Mac and cheese, coffee, half and half, chai, hummus, snack pack (carrots, grapes, cheese, pretzels)
L2/S2 - beef, carrot souffle and spinach mini meal
S3 - 7 Quorn fake chicken nuggets, bbq sauce
D - Hot wings, salad, light italian dressing, 1 slice of pizza, coke zero.
Progress as of today: 61.2 lbs lost so far, only 66.8 lbs to go!
seems you are eating very healthy today! since i had the time this AM, i fully prepped my meals also for the rest of this week. They are in containers, ready for me to take to work - i am wondering why the veggies (some) have already gone bad? maybe some were older than i thought ? stinks! they smelled bad so i ended up throwing some out! haha...i had already placed them with the rest of the food...but the smell was like...yeah...take that part out and throw that part away...hopefully i do NOT get sick this week..lots of mixed up things of leftovers to bring to work this week!
anyway, my point - good job with your eating. sounds healthy. good job adding veggies in and fruit.
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....Re your comment back to me about throwing your stuff in the recycle bin (to wash later since i guess your sink was full haha)....had me laughing at my desk at work! LOL!!!!!!!
I am really enjoying doing prep too! I am using my oven now, didn't use it for literally THREE (almost FOUR) YEARS. I was afraid of it since i hadn't used it growing up by myself...i was dumb not to try it sooner! wow!
Ovens are spectacular wow....i am going to be cooking much more now!
i just bought eggs too. decent price on sale at $1.50. I will use dollar store eggs though - down the road when they're available...$1 for eggs is GREAT! :) gym friend suggested i do that :-D
Being frugal can be fun when you see your checking account increase instead of decrease quickly each week!...better at the end of the month after i pay rent and there's still some money left over!!
Yeah! I bought some single serving glass dishes so I can bake up stuff already in the right size containers. I really want these... but at $14.99 each... pricey.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013G77PG/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_OCnMyb917WCXK
Yeah, with all the cash I've been spending getting organized I am going to hate doing my bill review this month. Ouch.
Oops I mean these... ttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L9Z57L6/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_NEnMyb35H5FSR
Horn_Of_Plenty on 02/06/2017:
I've been buying cooking goodies also on amazon! kitchen gadgets!
Donkey on 02/11/2017:
Keep up the good work!!
TY!