Mother’s Day Challenge

Mother’s Day Challenge

Hello My Sweeties,

Mother’s Day is 48 days from today, so I thought it would be fun to start a challenge since I’ve been way out of wack these past few months.  This challenge isn’t just for Mothers, it’s for everyone who has a mother too…LOL  Why Mother’s Day you ask??   Why not? 🙂  It’ll be a nice gift to myself for Mother’s Day if I can stick to it and give myself a nice weight loss by then.

The challenge for the next 48 days if you choose to accept it is to keep a food journal, weather it’s an online journal or good old pen & paper journal, that’s up to you.
For the next 48 days if you bite it ~you must write it  🙂

Challenge starts today and runs until Mother’s Day Sunday May 8, 2016.

Please feel free to comment below 🙂

Meal Prep #2

Here’s a few things I picked up at Costco for this weeks meal prep.

Bananas (are for hubby’s breakfast)
Apples (for snacks)
Blueberries (for snacks)
Strawberries (for snacks)
Mushrooms (for salads & dinners)
Broccoli (for raw salad, or with dip, or steamed)
Ham (for my egg white omelets)
Whole chickens
Abacore tuna (for lunches)
Beef (Burgers, Beef Stroganoff)
Coffee beans (for liquid gold)

Flattened Rosemary & Lemon Chicken for meal prep

Chicken is ready ❤

Trying something new.  Using a mandolin for my broccoli salad.

It turned out great 🙂

Dinner before I start meal prepping for the week.
Chicken breast, sweet potato, steamed broccoli.

Lunch meal prep for the week.
Shredded chicken, sweet potato & broccoli salad.
(There’s only two containers because I put them all in the fridge and then realized I forgot to take a picture 🙂 )

These baggies are filled with my vanilla protein powder, cocoa powder, cinnamon.
These are to take with me and have after I leave the gym.  
Post-Workout Snacks.💗💚💛

I’m still trying to get the hang of this meal prep thing.  Yes it takes time but it’s so worth it.
Being prepared is half the battle.
Wishing you all much success🎇🎆🎉

My 2 Week Menu Plan April 27-May 10, 2015

Hello Everyone,

I’ve decided to create a two week dinner plan.  It’s not written in stone but it’s nice to know that I can choose a meal just at a glance.  Here are 14 dinners for Monday April 27 ~ Sunday May 3, 2015

 

Week#1

Meal 1
Stuffed Peppers with ground beef, Italian sausages, & spinach
Green salad with vinaigrette

Meal 2
Chicken cutlets with citrus honey sauce
Rice
Peas & onions
Green salad with vinaigrette

Meal 3
Beef broth soup
Vietnamese rolls (shredded chicken breasts & shredded cabbage)
Veggie Stir-Fry (bell peppers, onions)
Rice
Eggrolls, Plum sauce, Sweet chili sauce

Meal 4
Grilled Greek Chicken Breasts
Greek salad (tomato, cucumber, onions, feta cheese)
Ranch coleslaw
Parsley salad

Meal 5
Beef taco casserole or Qenchiladas or Quesadillais
Mexican rice

Meal 6
Slowcooker Baby Back Ribs with dry rub
Ranch coleslaw
Corn

Meal 7
Slow Cooker Beef & Barley
Zoodles
Veggies
Green salad with vinaigrette

Week#2

Meal 1
Baked Italian sausages
Zoodles (zucchini noodles)
Pasta with meat sauce

Meal 2
Slow cooker Beef Stroganoff
(roast beef, mushroom, onions, sour cream, white wine)
Zoodles (for me)
Noodles (for family)
Salad

Meal 3
Oven roasted rosemary chicken
Roasted cauliflower
Roasted potatoes
Green beans with sliced almonds
Green salad with vinaigrette

Meal 4
Homemade Lean Beef burgers (grilled)
Baked french fries 
Parsnip fries
Ranch coleslaw
Mashed cauliflower
Green salad with vinaigrette

Meal 5
Fish Tacos with Avocado
Mango Salsa
Rice
Green salad with vinaigrette

Meal 6
Yogurt marinated Chicken
Ranch coleslaw
Roasted brussel sprouts
Green salad with vinaigrette
Baked potato (Toppings: Butter, Sour Cream, Green onions)

Meal 7
Shepards pie
Green salad with vinaigrette

Snacks:
1 cup Cantaloupe, Waterlemon (twice a day)
Celery stuffed with cream cheese or all natural peanut butter
Zucchini chips & Babaganoush dip
Greek yogurt with berries
Pepperoni chips with hummus dip
Protein Bar

My Low Carb 7 Day Meal Plan~Oct 20, 2014

Hi all,

Here’s my low carb 7 Day Meal Plan for this week, I’d love to hear from you so please leave any tips or advice in the comment box below.

** (for family)**  means I made it for the rest of my family and I won’t be having any.

Monday Oct 20 ~ Sunday Oct 26 , 2014

Meal 1
Chicken & Broccoli Stir Fry
Veggie Stir-Fry (bell peppers, onions)
Won Ton Soup (for family) Chicken broth for me
Rice (for family)
Egg rolls, Plum sauce, Sweet chilli sauce (for family)

Meal 2
Roasted rosemary chicken leg quarters & breasts
Baked potato (for family)
Corn (for family)
Greek salad (tomato, cucumber, onions, feta cheese)
Green salad with vinaigrette

Meal 3
Slow Cooker ~ Marinara sauce with Beef braciole
Pasta & marinara sauce (for kids)
Zoodles for me (zucchini julienne)
Green salad with vinaigrette

Meal 4
Baked chicken wings
Buffalo cauliflower
Ranch coleslaw
Green salad with vinaigrette

Meal 5
Coconut Shrimp
Baked cod with tartar sauce
Ranch coleslaw
Rice or french fries (for family)
Roasted beets, carrots, butternut squash, onions

Meal 6
Slow Cooker ~ Beef Stroganoff (beef, mushroom, onions, sour cream, white wine)
Noodles (for family)
Green beans with sliced almonds
Green salad with vinaigrette

Meal 7
Slow Cooker ~ Soup
Crustless Quiche Lorraine Or Low Carb Pizza
Hashbrowns (for family)
Green salad with vinaigrette

Snacks:
½ cup Cantaloupe (once a day)
Celery stuffed with cream cheese or all natural peanut butter
Zucchini chips & Babaganoush dip
Sugar Free Jello
Atkins Protein Bar
Chapmans No Sugar Butter Pecan Ice cream

 

My Weekly Low Carb Menu~July 28, 2014

Hi all,

Hope everyone had a good weekend, we had nice weather but it’s been raining through the night and the long range forecast shows that it’ll be a wet week.  So I’ve created my menu mostly using my stove/oven.  No grilling in the rain for me this week.  Hope you get some helpful menu ideas for your meals.
{P.S. There’s a few repeats from last weeks menu because I didn’t make them so I plan to have them this week.}  

** (for family)**  means I made it for the rest of my family and I won’t be having any.

Monday July 28 ~ Sunday Aug 03, 2014

Monday
Baked Italian sausages
Zoodles (zucchini noodles)
Pasta with meat sauce (for family)

Tuesday
Pulled Pork (slow cooker)
Steamed Broccoli
Green salad with vinaigrette
Corn (for family)
Buns (for family)

Wednesday
Oven roasted rosemary chicken
Roasted cauliflower
Roasted potatoes (for family)
Green salad with vinaigrette

Thursday
Beef Stroganoff
Noodles (for family)
Zoodles (for me 🙂 )
Green beans with sliced almonds
Green salad with vinaigrette

Friday
Coconut shrimp
Salmon with white wine cream sauce
Rice (for family)
Green salad with vinaigrette 

Saturday
Yogurt marinated lamb leg (pg 176 The New Atkins for you Cookbook)
Ranch coleslaw
Roasted brussel sprouts
Green salad with vinaigrette
Baked potato (for family)

Sunday
Chili (slow cooker)
Green salad with vinaigrette
Buns (for family)

Snacks:
½ cup Cantaloupe (once a day)
Celery stuffed with cream cheese or all natural peanut butter
Zucchini chips & Babaganoush dip
Sugar Free Jello Chocolate Mousse
Atkins Protein Bar
Chapmans No Sugar Butter Pecan Ice cream

My Weekly Low Carb Menu~April 1, 2014

Hi all,

Hope you like my low carb menu for this week.

** (for family)**  means I made it for the rest of my family and I won’t be having any.

Monday March 31 ~ Sunday April 6, 2014

Monday
Baked baby back ribs with dry rub
Tabbouleh Salad
Broccoli Slaw
Sautéed dandelion
Corn (for family)

Tuesday
Baked meatballs with tomato sauce
Pasta & marinara sauce (for kids)
Green salad with vinaigrette

Wednesday
(It’s my daughters birthday and this is what she wants for dinner) 🙂
Shredded Chicken breasts rice wraps with Sweet Chili Sauce
Veggie Stir-Fry (bell peppers, onions)
Noodles or Rice (for family)
Eggrolls & Plum sauce (for family)

Thursday
Chicken Parmesan
Flax breaded eggplant
Green beans with sliced almonds
Green salad with vinaigrette

Friday (Daughters Birthday Party)
Baked wings
Pizza (for party)
Ice cream cake (for party)

Saturday
Oven roasted Italian Sausages with peppers & onions
Broccoli with olive oil & garlic
Roasted potatoes (for family)
Green salad with vinaigrette

Sunday
Steak
Ranch coleslaw
Roasted brussel sprouts with bacon chips
Green salad with vinaigrette
Baked potato (for family)

Snacks:
½ cup Cantaloupe (once a day)
½ cup Plain Greek Yogurt (once a day) 
Celery stuffed with cream cheese or all natural peanut butter
Sugar free biscotti
Zucchini chips
Sugar Free Jello
Atkins Protein Bar
Chapmans No Sugar Butter Pecan Ice cream

My Weekly Low Carb Menu~Mar 10, 2014

Hi all,

It’s March Break this week and my two teenagers already have a two movie nights scheduled with their friends.  So I’ve planed out my dinner meals for the week, this will really help me out.

Hope you like my low carb menu for this March Break week.

** (for family)**  means I made it for the rest of my family and I won’t be having any.

Monday March 10 ~ Sunday March 16, 2014

Monday
Chicken Marsala or Creamy Pesto Chicken
Sautéed dandelion & garlic
Sautéed mushrooms & onions
Green salad with vinaigrette

Tuesday
Trout or Salmon with lemon & garlic
Asparagus topped with grated parmigiana cheese
Rice (for family) 
Green salad with vinaigrette

Wednesday
Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry (onions, water chestnuts & red pepper,)
Eggrolls & Plum sauce (for family)
Green salad with vinaigrette

Thursday
Homemade Lean Beef burgers (grilled)
Baked french fries (for family)
Parsnip fries
Ranch coleslaw

Friday
Meatloaf (with spinach)
Mashed cauliflower
Green salad with vinaigrette

Saturday
BBQ Baby Back Ribs with dry rub
Ranch coleslaw
Corn (for family)

Sunday
Lasagna (for family)
Oven roasted Italian sausage
Green beans with olive oil & garlic
Green salad with vinaigrette

Snacks:
½ cup Cantaloupe (once a day)
½ cup Plain Greek Yogurt (once a day)
Celery stuffed with cream cheese or all natural peanut butter
Sugar free biscotti
Zucchini chips
Sugar Free Jello
Atkins Protein Bar
Chapmans No Sugar Butter Pecan Ice cream