When my family moved to Canada almost 1.5 years ago, people asked me to start a blog about life here. I haven't really thought of myself as a writer so I didn't act on the blog -subject. Then again this summer, when I started coaching, I got again people suggesting me to start a blog. Again, it took me couple of months to get to it, but here it is! My blog and my very first post :)
My weeks usually end by taking a look to the upcoming week: what's in the calender, what workouts I'll be doing and most importantly what is my meal plan. This long weekend changed my schedule a bit and even though I know it's Monday already, it feels like Sunday since the whole family is home. That's why also my meal planning got a bit delayed.
In my meal plans, I plan out the whole week: breakfasts, lunches and dinners and also snacks. I try to keep my calender in mind: am I going to be at home or running errands, have I made lunch -plans with someone, are there hobbies to go to in the evenings and so on.
So why do I take the time to make meal plans? Here's few reasons:
- it helps me keep track of what I'm eating
- I don't have to think everyday what to make for dinner
- I can buy most of my weeks groceries at one time (prevents me from running to store everyday and ending up buying things I don't need)
- I save time and money
And how do I do them? When making my first meal plans, I found them pretty hard to make. Then I asked each member of my family to give couple of meals they would like to see in our meal plan. That way everyone has an opinion in what kind of meals we're having. Now that I've been making meal plans for several months, I just mix up the dinners from past weeks (and try to add some new ones every once in a while). By now I also know pretty well which meals I get leftovers for the next day and when I need to think of other ideas for lunch.
Last summer I did a program called 21 Day Fix Extreme and ever since I've kept the colour codes in my meal plan: green for veggies, red for protein, yellow for carbs and so on. The codes help me in making sure I'm having a balanced diet.
In my meal plan I have also scheduled my workouts. During week days, I usually workout first thing in the morning, when rest of the family is sleeping. I'm just waiting to get a new workout set, so meanwhile I'm combining PiYo and 21 Day Fix Extreme -workouts and running. Having the workouts planned out, I have my mind set first thing in the morning (or even the night before) in what kind of workout I'm heading to.
Hope you have a great and successful week!
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