7:30 a.m. Do you menu plan? For the longest time I used to just fly by the seat of my pants and not have any plan for dinner until I was standing in front of the fridge trying to figure out what to make. As the years progressed, my job got busier, the husband worked longer hours and the children become preteens and teenagers. And with our busy evening schedule between class, volleyball, exercise, etc. we were getting take out all the time which wasn’t good for any of us nor for our pocket books.
So I went to Target and purchased a calendar white board and also downloaded an app called Any List. Every weekend, I make the time to plan out the entire week of food and also add all the items to my digital “shopping list”. The entire family is connected to the shopping list so when the kids need lunch snacks and such they just add it. I can’t tell you how much smoother the week goes when the menu is planned and the groceries have been purchased. Of course I’m not perfect and some weeks when we are super busy on the weekend I end up not menu planning and we fall back into our old habits.
Now more than ever planning is so important if I plan to be successful on this journey to health!
8:15 a.m. Had a whole wheat english muffin with some natural peanut butter
Noon Made the Quinoa salad I made last week.
2 p.m. Had a snack of purple grapes and lowfat string cheese
6 p.m. Made delicious chicken fajitas with corn tortillas. https://kirbiecravings.com/sheet-pan-steak-fajitas/. Entire family really liked them. My daughter also made homemade Guacamole. So good! https://www.iheartnaptime.net/best-homemade-guacamole/
Fasting Glucose: 124 (I test each morning and then before bed)
Past 7 days: 12 readings with an average of 129
Water: 100 oz
Path to Health 