Thank goodness it is Friday – yay! Hope you all have fun weekends ahead. Do me a favor though…take a moment today to look at your schedule for next week to figure out how food is going to fit in..how can you create a successful plan for yourself?
You all know by now what a fan I am of batch cooking – spend 1-2 hours over the weekend getting food ready for the week ahead. You do not have to cook though, you can simply grocery shop for the week, or get food prepped for the week…Whatever works for you.
Because here is the thing...if you do not have a plan, you are likely going to get yourself in tricky situations. You are going to rush out of the house without breakfast and then get super hungry later in the day. You are going to work through lunch and then munch on that cookie at 3pm. You are going to go into dinner starving and eat whatever you want. I wish I could say there will always be whole, nutritious food available to you, but that is not usually how it works. Sugary, high fat, high salt food is usually what is accessible and that is what we go for when we have not planned our day.
Lets make it work:
Today: Look at your weekend and next week’s schedule. Is your weekend so busy that you actually need to go grocery shopping today since Sunday will not work? Do you have dinner plans all next week or do you have some nights at home? Is work jam packed with client meetings or are there some days you can bring your lunch? Are the kids still on summer break or do you they have a camp or school next week? Once you look at your week you can see just how much you have cook and prep, when can you eat out and how to put it all together. Take today to assess the next week and get a plan in place.
Saturday and/or Sunday: Execute the plan – grocery shop, prep and cook. Buy plenty of food to get you through the week. Cook and prep more than you think. Seriously – cook/prep more than you think so you do not have to worry about it for days.
Next week: Be a step ahead rather than three steps behind. If you are going to a restaurant with friends or clients, take a look at the menu in advance so you know what to order. For the days where you have a jam packed schedule, pack some extra snacks so you can be prepared. Or maybe there are a few days where you need to buy two lunches at noon to get you through the afternoon.
May seem like extra work but TRUST ME when I say it will make life so much easier. This is how to create a long term habits – life is so much less stressful when you have a plan.
Have a plan. Make it work. Own it. There is no perfect answer that works for everyone… as long as it is working for you, go for it!
Want to make a plan? Email me and let’s make it work.