Menu Plan Monday 9/26

It’s taken about a month, but I think we’ve finally adjusted to the routines of this new school year. Colleen is attending a local college and has a part-time job and a haphazard schedule. Tom and I are tag-teaming Jared’s education, so Jared is gone with my hubby several days a week. It’s been odd getting used to the hours of quiet. I’ve been getting a lot accomplished, that’s for sure, but it’s still been a very unusual school year so far.

By the way, even though we’ve added a little meat, eggs, and dairy back into our diet, we haven’t gained any of the weight back that we lost during that six-week challenge. In fact, my hubby lost a few more pounds this week!! Woohoo!!

I’m staying steady on the scale, but I am finally back to exercising regularly again. I kept up a regular exercise regimen for years. It wasn’t anything too intense—I’m no athlete—but it kept me healthy and kept my food indulgences from hanging around long. Unfortunately, life began squeezing out my exercise time. In the last couple of years, my exercise program consisted of walking the dog or walking or jogging on the treadmill a couple of times a week. Granted, this was better than doing nothing at all, but I dreaded picking up weights. Every time I did a strength training workout, no matter how light or intense, I was sore for days. I don’t have the muscle tone that I used to have. I definitely don’t have the tolerance for pain that I used to have. However, slowly but surely, my increased energy resulting from a vegetable-heavy diet has motivated me into a more active lifestyle which has started building a bit of muscle. Maybe this week, I’ll brave a few squats and lunges using weights.

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Menu Plan for Week of 09/26/2011

Breakfast 

Fruit, granola, yogurt, or smoothies.

Lunch

Lunch of the week – Salads, wraps or leftovers

Fruit of the week – Apples, bananas, and peaches

Dinner

Monday – Homemade pasta with sautéed veggies and marinara (aka spaghetti)

and a salad

Tuesday – Vegetable soup, tossed salad

Wednesday – Buffalo chicken wraps, sweet potato fries

Thursday – Roasted vegetable medley, tossed salad

Friday – Taco salad (lots of spicy beans, but no meat)

Saturday – Spinach and potato pie, tossed salad

Sunday – Grilled chicken, corn and black beans salad

Snacks – Crackers and peanut butter, fruit, yogurt, carrot and celery sticks, or popcorn.

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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,

Betty