I’m on the way back from a great weekend in NYC so I’ve got lots of time to plan for the week ahead. I really do believe that planning is the key to any sort of diet, mainly so when you get hungry you know what’s coming next (instead of grabbing the next carb laden thing you see to eat and then feel guilty about).

Lucky for me, I LOVE to plan and am more than happy to spend an hour or so each week getting my ducks in a row. I also love to grocery shop (weird, but true) and Sundays are my days to make sure I’ve mapped out a healthy eating plan and a workout plan. If I don’t do this on Sundays I know I’d be overwhelmed and likely would not eat healthy.

Here’s what I’m planning for meals. You can click on each one for the recipe, but I’ll post as the week progresses.

Lunch-
Ground Turkey and Chickpea Curry Stew

Monday/Tuesday Dinner (yeah, if you haven’t noticed everything is leftovers the day after. Score for only 2 nights of cooking during the week!)
Spicy Parmesan Meatballs (pasta for the BF)
Roasted brussel sprouts

Wednesday/Thursday Dinner
Greek Salsa Chicken
Roasted Acorn Squash

AND here are the workouts I’m going to crush. If you’re wondering, I got all of my planned workouts in last week! Whoo! Go Me!! My goal is to have at least 6 workouts during the week, but I would love to work up to 7-8 workouts.

Monday- 4 miles AM (10 x 400 with 90 seconds rest in-between) and sprints to finish it off, hopefully Bar Method if I get in off the wait list
Tuesday- Bar Method AM
Wednesday- 4 miles AM (5 x 800 with 3 minutes rest in-between), Bar Method PM
Thursday - AM Bar Method
Friday- 6 miles AM (going to try to “run” the entire time!)

The BF’s parents are in town this weekend, so I don’t think I’ll be able to work out any Saturday or Sunday, so I really need to stick to this plan to get enough work outs in!

AND this is the week that I find out about Hawaii! Keep your fingers crossed!!!