Efficient Kitchen~weekends part 2

We left off with how to survive the weekends and stay on track with your health and fitness goals. The other part of "weekends" since most of you work normal schedules consists of prepping your meals for the coming week. My weekends are Sunday and Monday so that's when I get mine done. This step is absolutely a must in order to be prepared for success. If you do not plan, you will not be on the best path for achieving your goals. Failure to plan is planning to fail~plain and simple.

Everyone who knows me, knows that I don't go anywhere without my little blue cooler. Even while shopping and running errands~I have my cooler with the food I'll need while I'm out.  Once your body is accustomed  to eating on a schedule, if you are caught without your food, you will grab whatever you can. I eat 5-7 meals per day and my body is trained to know it's time to eat. It's clockwork, every 2.5~3 hours.  If I am unprepared and I get hungry, I usually turn into "Linda Blair" as my husband calls me, or I grab the bad stuff, which isn't so good either.  This sounds much more difficult than it really is. Once you get in the habit and have the leg work done~it's easy peasy!

I often call my kitchen Jess's Efficient Kitchen. If I am home for any length of time something is cooking. I know the  "bulk" foods I need so I'll boil my eggs for the week, bake my sweet potatoes for the week, cook up my rice or quinoa, make sure I have protein bars made and in the freezer.....you get the picture. I'm always thinking AHEAD. If we are having pork or chicken for dinner, I'll cook enough for leftovers for the next couple days. I'll throw beans in the crockpot, divide them up into single servings, and freeze them. Cooking extra is not any more work than cooking for the meal you are about to consume  When you are preparing for your day, you simply grab enough to satisfy the number of meals you will need while you are away and that's it. It's pretty simple.

Everyone  plans our grocery list already, so take the extra few minutes to  plan all 30 meals for the work week (6 meals per day, 5 days per week)  and you'll be on your way. You will soon have a system down and some "go to" meals/foods that are your favorite which make it even easier.   Imagine how much time, MONEY, and unnecessary calories you'll be saving by eating all of those meals from your very own kitchen. It's amazing how creative you'll become and I promise you~loving your new Clean Eats and maybe even cooking too! You are on your way to having the best body, both inside and out, that you could have ever imagined.

Once I figure out how to upload pics, I'll post some of how to organize your fridge/freezer!



Jess


Food for thought:
Soon you will established the foods you like and have trained yourself to be efficient in your very own kitchen and  you'll never leave home without your cooler. This to me plays one of the biggest roles in really taking control of your health and your body. You are already eating properly at home so now you'll be eating well away from home!!