I want to be really honest with you…. I am in a funk. A funk where I do not want to track calories and for sure do not want to track macros. If you know me very well, you know that I am pretty diligent about tracking macros. Honestly, it is pretty fun for me to create meals based on the amount of protein, carbs and fats I have left in the day.
We are currently remodeling our kitchen so we are 100% without a kitchen. No stove. Zero refrigerator. No sink. We did borrow a microwave, which is quite handy!
It will all be worth it in a few weeks when it is done, but it has totally messed with my routine. I am DEFINITELY a routine gal, so maybe messing with this has also messed with my want-to when it comes to calorie and macro tracking. Who knows.
Even though I am in a funk, that doesn’t mean that I am eating crappy food.
I am still measuring my food to get proper portions. In the morning, I put normal toppings on my oatmeal but didn’t track them all into My Fitness Pal. Hopefully I can hop out of this funk soon. If not next week, then hopefully once my kitchen is done.
Since I have been flying by the seat of my pants recently with meals (due to lack of kitchen), I thought it would be helpful to do a little bit more planning. Enter the Weekly Meal Planner! I thought if I found it handy to use, then you would too! Get as detailed or keep it as vague as you’d like. For example, for breakfast I have “oatmeal” all week. Each day I’ll put individual toppings on it, so it will change day to day. If you want to schedule out EXACTLY what you are going to put on your oatmeal then more power to you! Planning is the key to clean eating, so sign up to receive a FREE weekly meal planner.
Now on to clean eating meals! The 12 Week Meal Prep Series is focusing on BEEF this week, so I took hamburgers all week – definitely not mad about that! If you have questions about my clean eating meals then check email me at eatliftplayrepeat@gmail.com. Don’t forget check out yesterday’s Grocery Shopping & Meal Prep Ideas Week 38 post to see what it took to create these simple, yet healthy meals.
4:30am – Pre-workout:
Even though my morning routine is thrown off a little due to the remodel, I still start the day with 1 liter of water. Rather than drinking it in the kitchen, I have to drink it in the bathroom, but it is still water, right?!?! I drink the first half plain, then mix my pre-workout drink with the 2nd half.
To keep things easy, I have 1/2 medium banana before my workout too.
6:15am – Meal #1:
Breakfast was a bowl of quick oats. I whisked 1 large egg white in the bowl then added 1/3 cup quick oats and 2/3 cup water. After microwaving that for 2 minutes I added 1/2 scoop MusclePharm Isolate protein (vanilla). I mixed the other half of scoop with water and drank it on the side. On top of the oats I added 1/4 cup blueberries, 3/4 Tbsp almond butter and 1/2 tsp shredded coconut (unsweetened).
9:15am – Meal #2:
My mid-morning meal was Greek yogurt. I brought 1/3 scoop MusclePharm Isolate protein to mix into a 7oz container of 2% Greek yogurt. I packed toppings on the side and mixed them in a little at a time as I ate. The toppings included 1/3 cup blueberries, 1 Tbsp vanilla coconut granola and 1 Tbsp pepitas.
Along with yogurt, I also had a cup of Tazo Vanilla Chai Tea. I am in love with the smell of this stuff. Try it if you get the chance!
12:00pm – Meal #3:
Lunch included a homemade hamburger made during Week 35 meal prep (frozen after making them, then thawed this week). I topped the burger with yellow mustard and had a side of 1.5oz baby carrots, 1.5oz sugar snap peas, 2.5oz Brussels sprouts with a homemade mustard vinaigrette and 1/4 of a container of Amy’s Frozen Quinoa & Black Beans bowl. Since we don’t have a kitchen I didn’t have time to cook much. I prepared the Amy’s frozen meal in the microwave and added the dressing to the sprouts so that I didn’t have to cook them!
3:45pm – Meals #4:
My mid-afternoon meal was 1 cup 1% cottage cheese topped with 1/2 cup dived grape tomatoes, 1/4 avocado and black pepper. So easy to prepare, yet a healthy and filling snack!
7:00pm – Meal #5:
I went to yoga on Monday night, so I made dinner around 7:00pm. I poured 1 cup Imagine Organic Butternut Squash Soup into a bowl and mixed in 2/3 cup cauliflower rice and 4oz chicken. The chicken was made previously, divided into 4oz portions and frozen in Ziploc bags. I pulled one baggie out of the freezer, thawed it in the microwave and added it to the soup!
On the side I had 1 slice Ezekiel bread topped with butter. No picture #foodblogfail
After dinner I wanted a little something sweet to eat, so I had some dried mango. I am in love with this stuff, but only the organic variety that doesn’t have a sugar coating. The only ingredient on the list for healthy dried mango should be MANGO. I had roughly two pieces this size. Yum!
I am not 100% sure how many calories I consumed and I have no clue what my macros looked like. Hopefully I can bounce back from being in this funk once our kitchen is done. Honestly, I can’t tell if that is the problem or not. Either way, I don’t feel too guilty for tracking every. single. thing. It is nice to have a break!
If you have any questions about Mel’s Clean Eating Meals then please email eatliftplayrepeat@gmail.com. Don’t forget to check out yesterday’s Grocery Shopping & Meal Prep Week 38 post for more details on how EASY my meal prep was this week.o sign up for
