Meal Prepping: Hardest part of a lifestyle change

The key to my weightloss success has to be within nutrition and meal prepping. Without prepping meals I am so quick to toss my workout aside and have lunch with Nick instead. Not only am I doubling my caloric intake most of the time but I am missing out on at least three miles of cardio too. Below you will see my Meal Prep for this week. 

**Note: I've broken my breakfast and snack down with the nutrients as well. I did this because I will keep my breakfast and snack the same throughout the week. My dinner is up in the air most of the time. I am picky when it comes to variety and can't stand the thought of not being able to go home and choose whatever I am feeling like that night. 

My snacks will vary week-to-week with a fruit/veggie and a protein. I like boiled eggs, carrots, peppers, hummus, apples and blueberries. I also like to incorporate 1/4 cup of oats with some peanut butter and cinnamon for a dessert-like treat.

My lunch will depend on my mood but these are the choices of the week. I have at least two meals of each (except the last meal). That meal is specifically for Nick. Last week I made jalapeño cumin chicken bites and he loved them so I decided to shred chicken with a dash of hot wing sauce and add the cumin and jalapeño to the rice. 

Three large chicken breasts supplied me with enough meat to make all of the chicken lunches while two cans of tuna supplied me with two lunches. 

All of these dishes are portioned using the 21 Day Fix containers so you can utilize those when making these lunches.

Enjoy,

Jennifer 

Friday Fashion Favorite

I am starting the Friday Fashion Favorite portion of my blog this week and I am really excited about how I am kicking it off!

A couple of weeks ago I did a post regarding my Date Night Outfit. I posted it on my Twitter account and Lane Bryant picked it up and asked if they could use it in their FANtastic Fashion Album on Facebook. Of course I said YES and waited impatiently until the following Wednesday when they posted the album. I wanted to start my Friday Fashion Favorite portion by sharing this. It isn't a huge deal, but as a new blogger this was real exciting!

Check back each Friday as I post my Favorite Fashion!

Post by Lane Bryant.

Plus Size Weightloss

After having a colder-than-normal winter and having a little too much holiday candy I couldn't wait to OFFICIALLY start my walking and jogging routine again. Since spring has made its appearance I am back in the swing of things.

This week's hiatus has been due to a lot of mileage under my belt, a scavenger hunt and a retreat. The last two in which I helped create and implement; therefore, it has been an extremely busy week with a lot of physical activity!

In three days I managed to log over 17 miles and burn over 3,000 calories with Map My Run. For those who aren't aware, a pound is the equivalent of 3,500 calories. I only logged Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday's workouts and didn't log Thursday's. I burned around 500 calories on Thursday and managed 2 miles. I have burned over 3,500 calories, and sure enough, I weighed myself and I am down a couple of pounds. A few of those pounds probably are accounted for in water weight, but I have lost one pound purely from walking.

It feels good to be back to my routine and feeling better than ever! Remember to take the time to walk that extra mile because it does payoff!