Meal Planning:
HI I got this idea from one of blogger friends.
I am starting on 23.03.15 starting my new exercise schedule including
running and cardio along with toning. I am definitely running at least 5k this
summer in the race for life. Depending how the training goes between now and
entering this may be me signing up for the 10k.
I am doing this to get back into fitness as this did help me
physically, but also metal it helped to get on a running machine and put my
headphones on for a few hours. Well the difference this time is I cannot afford
the Gym membership. Therefore I have found a running buddy who will help
enforce me going 3 nights a week. And I won’t be out on my own. Then there will
be home workouts between for more toning and strengthening.
My aim is to get fully into my size 8 clothes. I am in some
8s comfortably, however I still have work to do on my stomach. Therefore I
would love to go to a clothes shop and not have the am I an 8 or 10 debate. (I bet
that sounds really vain)
Also I want to help my overall eating style. I am quite good
in general due to the Coeliac nature of my diet, But I am a sucker for cake and
biscuits. (gluten free of course). Therefore today with a little help from other
people made a health meal plan for the next week.
This will involve batch cooking to give me easy meals for
when you just cant be bothered to cook, and meals for lunch at work. Both of
these factors should combine to give me healthy meals at a cheaper cost.
I have recently done a Costco Meal shop, therefore my
freezer is stocked up on chicken thighs, pork loins, beef mince and stewing
beef.
All I didn't buy today was fish as the Aldi selection was
not great and I shall go to a larger superstore or a local fishmonger in the
week to get this closer to the night of the meal.
I was surprised at how little the shop cost £36.27. But this
will be of course subsidized by the meat from the Costco meals.
My fridge is now well and truly stocked up.
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All with healthy meals.
The meals I chose are:
Roast Chicken salad / tuna salad
Beef vegetable stir-fry
Beef stew
Pasta with pesto, cherry tomatoes and leftover chicken
Chilli and rice
Fish with new potatoes and peas
There should be some food left at the end of the week which
will no doubt be come some kind of concoction to use up. (I hate waste)
I will be very conscious about the level of water I am
drinking – I even have an app on my phone. I don’t know how ill manage but I
want to drop to 2 cups of tea a day. And yes that includes at work. This will
be hard for me as I am a tea monster and I have at least 10 now. I have bought
some berry tea for at work and hopefully this will help if others don’t just
make me a regular tea.
I am looking at some health supplements to help with
metabolism and fat burning. However I shall be careful with this as I know you
can get some dodgy ones.
What do you think?
What meals could I add in? They need to be easy, filling and
cheap.
Nic
