I've had us on the "Cooking Light Diet" for the past 3 months. Where the recipes are SO delicious, and it's been fairly easy to maintain, like everything I do for 3+ months, I'm sick of it. So, I cancelled my subscription, and will try to make my own diet this week.
(Check it out if you'd like. It really is a great plan, and I've enjoyed it, I'm just tired of paying someone to make my decisions for me. They've given me a lot of great ideas and recipes, though, and I will likely be using many of them in my own plan. Tell me what you think, if you join!)
Now, I must come clean and say that in the past week, I've adopted a "fuck it all" mindset to consuming and exercise (pardon my French). I cancelled my trainer, with an option to re-start in January after the holidays weight-gain, and self-loathing. In the meantime, we're going off the rails. KIND OF.
I did start off the weekend by making a Sausage-Pumpkin Lasagna. It was a departure from our usual recipe (which I couldn't find on Friday when googling), and added the challenge of making my own pumpkin puree (!!!) due to the store being out of the canned, and coming home to no power, and *accidentally* consuming the entire bottle of Rose before dinner was done, it still turned out delicious, despite its ugly, eggy color. I will say that the leftovers have been YUMMO, and if you'd like to come over and eat it, I will happily recreate it for you (with some minor changes).
It's been Monsoon season in ATL due to Hurricane Joaquin, which has dumped torrential rain on the East Coast, so Saturday was made for a crock pot full of Loaded Potato Soup, which we had Saturday night with Caesar Salad. Needless to say, the leftover situation at our house will easily get us through today and maybe tomorrow.
I HAVE to make a grocery list for the week, and get the groceries on Sunday. I feel unprepared for my week if I don't. And I LOATHE having to stop at the grocery on the way home from work, unless absolutely necessary. In order to do this, I have to have a plan, and make a list of what we'll eat each day, so I know what to buy. This is an OCD-situation I developed later in life. I'm sure schooling would've been much easier if I had this disorder in my formative years.
This is what I've come up with for this week:
**You'll notice I got lazy, and made oatmeal jars for breakfast every day. Don't judge me. But please note: These are NOT the overnight oats that are found in many places. I have an allergy to milk, so I did a recipe with all dry ingredients, because I can fill with boiling water, let sit, and have a perfect breakfast ready to go. By next week, I plan to have a Cream of Wheat jar scenario to replace the oatmeal, because after 5 days in a row of hot, bland mush, I'll be ready for a change (oatmeal is NOT my favorite, unless it's in cookie form).
Monday:
Breakfast: Oatmeal Jar
Lunch: Egg Salad Sandwich
Dinner: WILLY'S (derby practice Monday night means I don't cook.)
Tuesday:
Breakfast: Oatmeal Jar
Lunch: Egg Salad Sandwich
Dinner: Kung Pao Chicken / Rice
Wednesday:
Breakfast: Oatmeal Jar
Lunch: Cafeteria Club:
Wrap: 1 oz. oven roasted turkey breast, 1/2 oz. low sodium ham, 1 slice crumbled center cut bacon, 1 tablespoon guacamole on half a whole wheat wrap (such as Flatout)
Dinner: Enchilada Casserole / Black Beans
Thursday
Breakfast: Oatmeal Jar
Lunch: Couscous Salad
Dinner: Maple-Mustard Chicken / Green Beans / Rice
Friday:
Breakfast: Oatmeal Jar
Lunch: Couscous Salad
Off-the-Rails Dinner: Fried Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts
I'd love to hear your thoughts! And I'll keep you posted on how everything goes.
Have a great week!
