Getting Back on Track + Weekly Meal Schedule

Summer is like the holidays except instead of lasting for a couple weeks it lasts for 3 months. I swear I’ve had a wedding, vacation, or some type of event involving lots of food and alcohol every single weekend. Needless to say, I’m ready to hop on the “back to school time to get your life together” bandwagon even if I’m not actually going back to school (sadly).

For me, making healthy choices has never been easy. I don’t naturally wake up at 6 am ready to do burpees nor do I crave veggies like I crave pizza and french fries. Making healthy decisions has always been a conscious effort for me, but I do love a challenge!

The moral of this story is that in order to stay on track with my healthy lifestyle I need to plan! I schedule my whole day, down to my grocery shopping and workouts. This ensures you won’t slip up and miss a workout or find yourself grabbing a salad from the restaurant next door to your office that secretly has more calories and fat than a cheeseburger (you’d be surprised how caloric salads can be when you don’t make them yourself).

I put everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, in my Google Calendar. Lunch meetings, date nights, workouts, meal prep days, etc. I love booking my workouts through the MINDBODY app because a. It syncs with my Google Calendar and b. It’s sooo easy to schedule all my workouts for the week. And if I don’t schedule them, I’m most likely putting it off and not going let’s be real. This way I can book my F45 circuit training workouts, yoga classes, spin classes, and whatever else I feel like doing that week all with one app.

Once you get your workouts scheduled, then you can start planning your meals and snacks! I’ve created a sample meal plan of what my weekly meals looks like planned out. This is a great start to getting back on track after the summer!

First, read through my blog post on how to meal prep like a pro. These are some of my favorite tips!

Then, click here to download the grocery list for everything you’ll need for the week (Monday-Friday)! I will cook on Sunday for Monday-Wednesday then again on Wednesday for the remainder of the week.

Monday:

Breakfast- Sweet Potato Kale Frittata

Snack- Walnut Brownie Protein Ball or 1/2-1 RX bar

Lunch- Blackened Salmon* with Skinny Caesar salad

Snack- Organic apple or carrots and hummus

Dinner- Salsa Verde Shredded Chicken with brown rice, black beans, and fajita veggies (bell pepper, onion, zucchini)

*Salmon for meal prep?! It actually stays fresh for 3 days in the fridge! YUM! Not a fan? Sub for chicken, shrimp or tofu!

Tuesday:

Breakfast- Sweet Potato Kale Frittata

Snack- Walnut Brownie Protein Ball or 1/2-1 RX bar

Lunch- Blackened Salmon with Skinny Caesar salad

Snack- Organic apple or carrots and hummus