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Week Eight: Update and meal plan




The theme for this week is going to be use what I've got. Haha! My daughter had another dance competition this past weekend and they wear me the heck out. Not only do we get very little sleep on comp weekends, but this weekend I didn't pack food. I still ate clean, but I was forced to eat things that I wasn't sure of the seasonings and oils that were used to cook them. I'm not sure if I'm reacting to seasoning, oil or just the physical toll comp weekends place on my body, but I'm puffy and feeling yucky today. It might also be allergies. I'm just not sure. 

What I do know is that I have to have a plan to stay on-track this week. I also know that I don't have the energy to go on a huge shopping trip (we live about an hour away from grocery stores that carry much of the stuff we use), so this week I'm cleaning out our freezer and we are going to make do with what we have. I'll stop by our local store for fresh veggies. 

Last night I made the dinner, pictured above: grass fed steak, wild shrimp, roasted cauliflower and sautéed mushrooms. It was delicious, and we have a ton of steak leftover and several containers of leftover veggies, so tonight I'm going to throw it all in a pan to reheat it and that's going to be our dinner. It'll be the best ten minute dinner ever. Leftovers = life!!!

Tuesday:

Carnitas with fresh veggies

Wednesday:

Carnitas (leftover meat) tacos with cassava tortillas

Thursday:

Salmon, cauliflower rice and steamed broccoli 

Friday: we are heading to another dance competition early in the morning and we'll be gone until Sunday, but I'm packing my blender (for collagen smoothies) and our countertop grill (for grilling fresh meat and veggies)! You can follow my Instagram story at infinitelyfit8 to see how I survive a full weekend cooking in a hotel room. I plan on bringing chicken breast (prebaked), grass fed hamburger patties, and fresh sliced veggies. There's no way I'm going to even attempt to navigate a Whole Foods' deli again. It'll save me time, money and, more importantly, it'll save me from food reactions. I know that, for now, this is my life, and until I can heal my gut I need to stay focused. There's no food out there that's worth feeling like I do during my body's reaction to foods.; it's just that simple. 

What do you have planned for this weekend?

Have a great week!! 😊
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