Showing posts with label Meal Plan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meal Plan. Show all posts

Monday, January 12, 2015

My Favorite Printable Meal Planner

Blank Weekly Menu Plan

     This is my favorite meal planner. it allows me to set goals, make notes and label my meals by type  ( for my Trim Healthy Mama lifestyle). I first saw this style of planner at this blog, although they don't allow you to print a blank one for personal use which is what prompted me to make my own add a note area and offer it as a free printable

     If you aren't following that lifestyle, this works wonderfully for diabetes management in that you can note the carb counts in the little boxes or b/s readings.

      Planning and logging your food is a major component in successful weight loss and diabetes management. I can say from experience that having a food and b/s log has helped me see what foods trigger b/s spikes and when I may not have eaten enough.

     Using forms like this to plan also help with grocery shopping and compiling the list of ingredients needed. Noting things like the recipe page number helps my husband to locate recipes if he is the one preparing the meal.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Planning a Fuel Cycle – Meal Plan


      With the New Year fast approaching I decided that I am going to do a Fuel Cycle.

      Fuel Cycles are part of the Time Healthy Mama lifestyle, they are not recommended for people just starting the plan and are used to remove what is referred to in the book as "donkey weight" (you know the weight that is just stubborn as a mule). 

      Being that I am older and my lifestyle is more sedentary than I'd like my weight loss has stalled a bit (yeah ok, I have had a few too many cross over meals). 

     Out with the old and in with the new… I'm also doing a "No Cheat Challenge" sponsored by one of the administrators of the Facebook groups (she has a really cool blog).

       One of the most important parts of a Fuel cycle is to plan your meals and snacks. This regiment is really strict about the foods that you can and cannot have and follows the guidelines in Chapter 28 of the Trim Healthy Mama Book.

     I made a batch of Chocolate Cherry Candies (skinny chocolate with a twist) for the Deep S days... I'll post that recipe soon. 

But here's a picture... 

 
      And here's my menu beginning January 2, 2015. (Some of the recipes are linked and it is printable for your convenience)

DayBreakfastSnackLunchSnackDinner
Friday:
Jan2
Deep S
S Pancakes (page 379)
Trimmaccino
(rich)
Skinny ChocolateSlimming Salmon Salad- no AvacadoCake in a MugBaked Chicken
Cabbage
Side salad
Saturday: Jan 3
Deep S
Fried Eggs
Trimmaccino
(rich)
Cake in a MugSlimming Salmon Salad-no AvacadoVeggies & RanchPork Chops w/Mashed Cauliflower
Sunday:
Jan 4
Deep S
Fried Eggs
Trimmaccino
(rich)
Veggies & RanchSalmon Patties

Salad
Cake in a MugCrockpot Pork
Broccoli
Side Salad
Monday:
Jan 5
Fuel Pull
Egg White Omelet (page 217)
Shrinker- Hot
Cake in a mug
Coffee Fat Stripping FrappeChoco Pudding (page 366)Egg roll in a Bowl
Tuesday:
Jan 6
Fuel Pull
Egg White Omelet (page 217)
Trimmaccino
(light)
Choco Pudding (page 366)Cake Batter FrappeVeggiesLoaded Fotatoe Soup (page 294)
Wednesday: Jan 7
E
Sweet Cinnamon Porridge (page 227)
Shrinker- Hot
Sprouted Cinnamon SconeWaldorf Salad (page 300)Caramel Apple SmoothieLighter Side of Chili (page 330)
Thursday:
Jan 8
E
Sprouted Cinnamon Scone
Trimmaccino

(light)
Caramel Apple SmoothieWaldorf Salad (page 300)Cottage Berry WhipBalsamic chicken w salad (page 324)