Meal Plan Monday! // Week 4 (Updated)

It's pretty obvious that I didn't bother meal planning over the holidays...it's not worth the hassle when you're driving from Houston to College Station or to Elgin or back to College Station or wherever.

AND when your family sends you home with leftovers, there's really no need to plan meals because it's already done! Just pop those suckers in the microwave... which is what we've been doing.


For this week, we are going back to no carbs with dinner! My husband is really excited about it. lol


Breakfasts are my usual Meal Replacement Shakes.  I found another box of Mint Chocolate Brownie, so those are getting hit hard.  I'll also be throwing in some kind of fruit to go with them.  I usually toss a banana in the blender so that it's a one-handed breakfast. Easy and ready to go! Since I'm not in the middle of the cleanse, I mix mine with milk instead of water so that it's a creamier consistency.

Lunches this week will be mostly leftovers.  Some from the holidays last week...my side the family did Christmas late since my brother only had leave starting mid last week.  Once we run out of holiday leftovers, I will be doubling dinner amounts so that half can immediately be saved for lunches the next day.  It's a trick my mom and I both have been doing - it helps with portion control, as well as healthy eating, and even a tight budget.

Dinners are going to be creative.  We decided last night that to save some money we are going to be using up what we have in stock.  This includes chicken, salmon, and some bone-in pork chops.  I'll come back here during the week to update what recipe I concocted and if it is worth sharing, I'll post the recipe :)

Monday: Teriyaki Chicken, recipe courtesy of Tone It Up! (I highly recommend you join their team!) 

Tuesday: Bone-in baked Pork Chops smothered in Habanero BBQ and leftover brown gravy + steamed green beans and carrots tossed with lemon pepper and garlic salt. SO GOOD

Wednesday: Breakfast Grilled Cheese Sandwiches + Tomato Basil Soup + Avocado