Top 5 Meal Planning Tips for a Healthier Week

Top 5 Meal Planning Tips

for an easier, healthier week

1. Make 3-4 healthy dinners each week and use the leftovers for lunches.
2. Stock up on the basics. Watch for sales and coupons to stock up on oils, vinegars, and seasonsings. 
3. Frozen fruits & veggies are an acceptable alternative to the fresh variety. Keep plenty on hand for quick, healthy stir frys, pasta additions, and sides.
4. Plan. Set aside 15 minutes each week to plan your weekly menu and grocery list. Set aside another hour each week to meal prep for the week. 
5. Don't forget breakfast! Egg veggies cups are a quick, easy option for those mornings when you're rushed. And they are much healthier than grabbing one of the kids' pop tarts or frozen waffles!

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Weekly Meal Prep to Save Time, Money, and Health

My Sunday Meal Prep.

For just $55 a week, you can eat healthy, have more energy, and lose weight. Here's how it works for me:

$30 worth of ingredients (plus my lemon water to enjoy while I cook)

Olive oil + chicken seasoning (I like a LOT of seasoning)

Green beans with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic.

Two cups of Jasmine rice

I bake 2 sweet potatoes with my chicken

Brussels Sprouts with olive oil, salt and pepper
I have to cook them after the green beans because I don't have enough pots to cook in.

Pork chops in crock pot with some Sofrito, Adobo, and Sazon

Lemon slices for my daily morning lemon water - kick start your metabolism and detox a bit

Shakeology for my daily breakfast - I've got frozen dark cherries, peaches, and blueberries to add for flavor variety. This is what I call my healthiest meal of the day. It's packed with superfoods and nutrients without artificial ingredients.

13 meal varieties prepped for the week - the last 5 just waiting on some pork chops

Took me just over an hour to cook, package, and clean up (except the pork chops that will cook throughout the day)

Do you have one hour and $55 a week? 

That's what this week's worth of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners cost me. $55. Less than $8 a day.

Here's how it breaks down.

Shakeology. This is my breakfast each day. Plus I get way more than 30 days out of it, so once or twice a week I will have a second shake for lunch. One 30-day bag of Shakeology costs me $104.74 (with my coach discount, includes shipping). That breaks down to about $24.50 a week or $3.50 a day. 

The ingredients I used for my lunches and dinners (chicken, pork chops, green beans, brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, frozen veggies, lemon, and jasmine rice) cost less than $30 which breaks down to about $4.24 a day. 

So, in one month, I'll spend around $220 for my meals. The average American  I'm eating healthier than ever and spending less than I used to on prepacked, processed foods and eating out. Just $7.75 a day for 3 healthy, delicious meals. 

$7.75 a day. Seriously, I would spend that on one fast food meal filled with fat, grease, and questionable ingredients. 

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Finding my Running Weight

Ask a runner what the best day of the year is and most of us will tell you, it's the first day you can run comfortably in shorts.

Today was that day here in VA. Normally my first run in shorts will leave me feeling light and free. 

Not so much today. I'm carrying an extra 12.2 pounds of winter weight. (I'm like a bear. I need to make sure I can survive the winter.)

So now the work begins to get back to my ideal running weight. I've got a 10k trail run on Saturday and at this rate I'll be lucky to finish last in my age group. I might end up so slow that they move me into an older age group just because. 

I've got the exercise piece down. I'm continuing to build muscle with my fitness programs and flexibility with my yoga. Now it's time to refocus on nutrition. 

Need to find your own running weight (or just looking to drop some pounds)? Join the Monthly Fitness Challenge under the Free Support Group Schedule tab. We'll focus on creating one new healthy eating habit each month. 

And just so I'm clear, I'm quite happy with how I look. This is not about trying to be skinny. This is about being a better athlete. Stronger. Faster. Leaner. 

21 Days to Make a Healthy Habit

That's the idea behind the 21 Day Fix. 

Establish your fitness and portion control habits in just 21 days. And get some amazing results while you do it.

This program sold out in 36 hours.

Yeah, it's that good.

Look, sometimes my budget does not allow me to purchase things right when I want to. I have a financial plan and I stick to it even when something I want as desperately as the 21 Day Fix comes out.

But here's the good news. Beachbody has an exclusive offer for those of us that didn't get our order in before it sold out.

When we place our order today, we get the FREE bonus workout DVD - Plyo Fix. This will reserve our 21 Day Fix package which is estimated for delivery in late March. We will not be charged today. Our credit card will be charged upon shipment. That works perfectly for my budget plan! How about you?

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Club Members can get it for $53.87.
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I'm An Over Eater

It's here. And I'm probably a little more excited than I should be. But, for real, when you can eat a full pot of pasta in one sitting, well, you probably need help with portion control. Plus, I'm starting a support group so I can surround myself (virtually) with other folks who struggle with portion control.

"Hi, my name is Sunshine and I'm an over eater." I'm not making light here. I AM an over eater. I'm lucky that I'm also an avid runner and fitness geek, too. But that only does so much. I need to learn when to put down the fork, too. I will literally eat pasta until I am real, physical pain.

If you want to join me on this journey towards portion control and higher levels of fitness (if you're not already working with a Beachbody coach), the first step is to order your challenge pack today. If you have questions, complete the Contact Form to the right and I will be happy to help!

Who Needs Portion Control?

Well, I do. I need portion control.

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This program has great workouts and a PORTION CONTROL food plan! YES!!

I'm forming a group for folks who want to use this program to kick start their fitness and get their eating habits under control. If you're not already working with a Beachbody coach, I would love to have you in my group! Check out this video and email me!

Are You Ready For The Fix?

Portion Control

Look, I've got this exercise thing down. I'm a runner (a fair-weather runner, but a runner nonetheless) and I am always up for a good strength training workout. But food. *sigh* Food is my weakness. 

Am I the only one that doesn't know when to stop? I mean, I make some pasta without really paying attention to serving size, just cooking it up and then going to town when it's done. I'll eat an entire pan of pasta without really thinking much about it. Who knows what a serving size of pasta really is, anyway?

I'm pretty sure this is the very reason I'm going to fall in love with Autumn Calabrese. Her new program, 21 Day Fix, combines 30 minute workouts with containers to guide portion control. Just 21 days. That's the perfect amount of time to get me back to my running weight in time for the spring run season.

Another coach on my team was in on the test group (I'm still a little resentful, but whatever) and he lost 16 lbs, 13 inches, went from 12%-8% body fat and got a 6 pack...in 3 WEEKS. 

Bonus? It's a 21-day program so you can literally do the entire program and if you don't like it, you'll still be within the 30-day return guarantee to get your money back. (That means you have nothing to lose.)

I'm looking for 10 people to join me in working this program. We'll get started next month, so contact me now so I can get you set up with everything you need to be successful.