Weekly Meals

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Cathlete
I have made so many attempts to plan my weekly meals but rarely stick to them without snacking on things I don't really NEED. So I'm going to write my plan "for public record" for the week and update as necessary.

Mon
B = scrambled eggs w/tomatoes, mushrooms and some cheese(and coffee)
Sn = peanut butter and 1/2 pita
Lunch = Salad w/chicken
Sn = apple n cheese
Dinner = whatever friends are making--IN MODERATION
Sn - skip - maybe tea

Tues
B = Raspberry n banana smoothie (and coffee later)
Sn = honey roasted peanuts
Lunch = Tuna pita & banana
Sn = Popcorn
Dinner = Shrimp cocktail n broccoli w/garlic and olive oil
Sn = yogurt n cereal

Wed
B = scrambled eggs w/feta n spinach (and coffee)
Sn = yogurt and cereal
Lunch = tuna pita & leftover broccoli
Sn = apple n cheese
Dinner = whatever friends are making--IN MODERATION
Sn - skip

Thurs
B = Raspberry n banana smoothie (and coffee later)
Sn = Oatmeal
Lunch = soup and apple
Sn = Popcorn
Dinner = pita pizza n salad
Sn = dry cereal

Fri
B = scrambled eggs w/tomatoes and mushrooms (and coffee)
Sn = yogurt and apple
Lunch = soup and fruit
Sn = Raspberry Smoothie
Dinner = will update later
Sn = will update later
 
Ok, so I couldn't even get through day 1! Work is pretty stressful and I end up snacking while I work. It's healthier stuff (I gave up sweets for lent), so instead of the "mini candybar dish" I'm eating cereal and whole wheat crackers (and animal crackers which probably aren't so great), but eating 3 bags full won't help. I then go into carbo mode and eat LOTSA whole-grain carbs. Has anyone conquered a habit like this? If so, I could use some pointers.

Ok, so I guess you pick up where you left off. I'll see what Friday brings. Dinner will be fish and salad and the snack will be a whole wheat pita with cheese spread. I may have a glass of wine as well.

Hope you all have a great weekend!
HC
 
To me, it looks like you are pretty low on veggies. Why not make some cut veggies to keep around as a snack (red peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, broccoli, whatever you like).

And make your salads BIG to get even more veggies (probably the most healthful foods overall).
 
I second Shelley's proposal. It took several days. OK, OK, weeks to get on track, but the daily Moderate eating post helps me.
 
I know that eating raw veggies and fresh crunchy fruit helps me resist the urge for crunchy bad foods like crackers or chips. And drinking protein/fruit smoothies has really helped with the sweets urges. Ok, I didn't say totally removed those sweets urges, I said helped or reduced.:)

Good luck and don't beat yourself up.:)
 
Thanks, everyone! Those were great suggestions. I've been trying to add veggies to meals, but I think your suggestion to have some pre-cut is a great idea.

I'll come join the moderately healthy eaters tomorrow ;) Today I had a great breakfast - 1 egg, 2 additional whites, tomatoes and mushrooms. Very satisfying...until..I got to work and decided to I snack on some Apple Cinnamon Cheerios, a mini granola bar and a 100 cal pack of peanut butter cookies...then I realized I missed a training meeting, so I ran downstairs to attend. When I got to the training meeting I discovered a nice big bagel with strawberry cream cheese and orange juice for my enjoyment. I think all of this happened between 6:30 and 9 am! Yikes!

I'll try to salvage my night and join ya'all tomorrow. Thanks for the invite--I obviously need it :)

Have a great Friday!
 
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