Meal Planning

Trying to get back on the band wagon... Aaron and I started going back to the gym in December. With my new membership, I received two free personal training sessions. The best piece of advice my trainer gave me was that 80% of the changes I want to see are going to come from my nutrition. So, I enlisted my friend Jenn, a nutritionist, to help me come up with some ways to make better choices. A few guidelines we decided on were:

1. Eat 5 to 6 times a day. This keeps my metabolism running all day.
2. Eat 20 grams of protein at meals. This will keep me fuller longer because it's harder for my body to break down and digest proteins. I would like to hit this goal with my snacks as well.
3. No starchy carbs at dinner. This means no white pastas, rice, potatoes, etc. I'm giving myself one day of allowance. Eventually I would like to turn this into my "meatless day"

So, here I am at the starting line.

Weekly Menu
	Breakfast	Snack #1	Lunch	Snack #2	Dinner	Snack #3
Monday	Smoothie	Cottage Cheese & Fruit	Lettuce Wraps	Hummus & Carrots	Curried Lentils & Chickpea Stew	Serbert & Almonds
Tuesday	Egg Whites, Toast, Yogurt	Smoothie	Lettuce Wraps	Air popped popcorn	Pasta Night	Serbert & Almonds
Wed	Egg Whites, Toast, Yogurt	Smoothie	Leftovers	Pretzels & string cheese	Chicken Stuffed with Spinach, Pine Nuts & Feta	Serbert & Almonds
Thursday	Egg Whites, Toast, Yogurt	Smoothie	Pita Sandwich with Veggie Chips	Hummus & Carrots	Mexican Tortilla Skillet	Serbert & Almonds
Friday	Smoothie	Cottage Cheese & Fruit	Pita Sandwich with Veggie Chips	Air popped popcorn	White Bean Chicken Chili	Serbert & Almonds
Saturday	Smoothie	Cottage Cheese & Fruit	Leftovers	Pretzels & string cheese	Fish Foil Packets	Serbert & Almonds
Sunday	Smoothie	Cottage Cheese & Fruit	Out	Hummus & Carrots	Tarka take-out	Serbert & Almonds