Last week was officially a wash. The plan was thrown out the window, probably faster than it took me to plan it.
My mom is up from Florida and staying with us. That means, no cooking for me. Yay! But also, no real meal planning and eating whatever is made. Not so yay, especially now that I’ve gotten everyone adjusted to a more protein-forward dinner menu. Not a single thing I planned for the week made it to the table the way it was written. But honestly? That’s just life.
The ground beef turned into meatloaf. Another night became hot dogs with mac and cheese, pork and beans. We even had a stick to your ribs, and gut, breakfast for dinner buffet. Picture this… sausage gravy, biscuits, dippy eggs, and fried potatoes. Yum, but also not a great feeling in the morning.
Was it balanced? Not even close. But it was realistic for the week.
I can feel it, though. My body is definitely reminding me that it’s not super thrilled with the sudden shift in foods. But at the same time, I also really enjoyed not having the pressure of getting dinner on the table while cleaning up and wrangling two chaos creatures.
So hopefully this week is about finding the middle ground again.
MONDAY–WEDNESDAY: Breakfast
Prerun: Banana or honey toast
Protein coffee, because it IS needed (Fairlife + vanilla or caramel Javvy)
- Monday – Wednesday: protein yogurt parfait
- Thursday – Saturday: egg muffins
- Sunday: eggs + turkey sausage + sourdough toast
Lunch
- Premade salad bowl + extra protein (shake, bar, or pop)
Dinners
- Monday: Sheet pan chicken + roasted potatoes + broccoli
- Tuesday: Taco bowls (ground turkey or beef, rice, salsa, lettuce)
- Wednesday: BBQ chicken + sweet potato + green beans
- Thursday: Protein pasta spaghetti + salad
- Friday: Burgers + roasted potatoes + salad
- Saturday: Chicken fajitas
- Sunday: Chicken parmesan + protein pasta + salad
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