Meal Planning June 29-July 5, 2015

Well it is late here and I want to get to bed so tonight it is short and sweet as I did not work today (when I would normally have written this post!) 

I set a goal for myself though and that was to share my meal plan each and every Monday as part of....

My Meal plan was done as of last night and shared with my health and fitness groups that I run but I save my public postings for Monday! As you know I find it essential to moving forward with my healthy habits to have a meal plan in place for the week!! 

Here you go - my meal plan for the week - once again following the 21 day Fix Nutrition Plan!!

Fancy Fancy right?! 

I am thankful for a client who put this spreadsheet together and was kind enough to allow me to use it!! 

Well there you have it - plan in place for the week and I am ready to rock it!!

Are you ready?!?!

Meal Planning Mondays are Back!!

Seriously Spring I needed YOU!! I have been way off my in my routines and one of them is blogging!! It isn't because I didn't want to do it, but I didn't do it and that is the bottom line!!

I know consistency is key and I have NOT been consistent in blogging!! I am so sorry for those who have followed me in the past!! Game face is on and I have a plan to get back on track!!

Where I have been consistent though is every week without fail I

MEAL PLAN!!

and so today I bring you

This week I am going back to following the 21 day fix nutrition plan. It is simple, convenient, and well it does the job of keeping me on track with healthy eating!!  I also love the 21 day fix because I do not feel hungry which is fabulous!! I eat every 2.5-3 hours and make sure I have a protein and complex carb at each meal (general rules of clean eating).

Here is my plan for the week:

Don't you love the template I use now for my meal planning! I was fortunate enough one of my clients created this for her own personal use and shared it in one of my health and fitness groups. YAY!! Talk about making life easier!! I was all over this template!! Thank you Amy G.

I am also on week 7 of a Chalene Hybrid and I LOVE IT! I love Chalene and well her programs are outstanding for motivation and results!! Bring on another week!!

Do you have a plan in place?

Meal Planning saves the DAY!!

Another week to be grateful, Another week to focus on staying on track! 

How do I do that?!?!

 I PLAN!!

I plan my week and first I start with appointments and other obligations and then next I plan our meals and my workouts. Doing all of this has made my life so much easier and it has also helped us save money. 

I love when people tell me that eating healthy costs too much! 

In my opinion not eating healthy costs way more!! I use to spend a boat load more at the grocery store than I do now and I rarely have wasted food in my fridge. Whereas before I would forget about food in the fridge and then by the time I remembered it would be bad. 

Well here is how I stay on track  - like I said I PLAN!!

Here is my plan for the week!!

I am in Week 4 of PiYo and I am also following the PiYO Nutrition plan so that is why you see letter and numbers in parentheses below my meals. This is my way of keeping track of my food groups. 

I am also loving PiYo. It seems like my body is adjusting quite nicely to the program and I am just amazed at how great of a workout you can get!! I am also doing this along with my PiYo Release Test Group and I love to hear all the positive feedback from the other participants as well. The changes we are all seeing with PiYo has us all wanting MORE!! 

So let me ask you this...do you have health and fitness goals you would like to achieve?

Did you make a plan for the week? 

I say that is your first step and then next is start keeping a food journal. 

Your next step is to join me in my next health and fitness group where I will help you get on track, stay on track, and build healthy habits to last a lifetime!

If you are interested I invite you to join me!!

All you have to do is CONTACT ME and I will take care of the rest!! 

Now is the time to learn how to live a 

FIT, HAPPY, and HEALTHY Life 

and we will do it 

TOGETHER!!!!

~Alyson

alysonhorcher@gmail.com

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myshakeology.com/alysonh

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Meal Planning for Summit

This week's meal plan is proving to be quite interesting!! There are a lot of unknowns and well that scares me!! I like to be in the know as much as possible because I am better at staying on track that way. So I am going to give a meal plan for this week my best and have a backup plans for surprises!!

So why are there so many unknowns this week and why am I having a hard time planning??

Well I am heading to Las Vegas on Wednesday for my first trip to Beachbody's Annual Summit!! 

Excited is an understatement of what I am feeling right now as I prepare & pack!! Okay maybe a bit nervous too as I don't know what to expect!! Regardless though I am leaving early Wednesday morning and I am making the most of this experience!!

But I get a little cranky if I don't eat and being that I will be meeting some people for the first time I really don't want to be cranky!! See a lot of us Beachbody coaches talk on the phone, video calls, through online messaging but in fact most of us have never met one another in person. These big Beachbody events is our time to finally meet each other face to face!! I am so excited to meet many of the coaches who have become close friends!!

Needless to say I would prefer to be pleasant and I know that means keeping my belly full with healthy foods. My plan is this - get into town and when my other roommates arrives we are going to the grocery store. I tried ordering from an online service but I couldn't get the delivery time I needed & wanted. Well thank goodness Vegas has a ton of cabs because we will be cabbing it to the grocery store. So here is my best stab at a meal plan for the week. 

Dinners are my big unknown right now. I really don't want to eat out every night because first that is really expensive and this girl likes to save money and second 9 times out of 10 I don't like my food when I eat out. I would rather whip something up from ingredients I know and taste great!! Thank goodness we are staying in a room with a kitchenette!! Wednesday is going to be my prep time for the remainder of the week. 

Vegas is going to be hot and we are going to be doing a LOT of walking so WATER, WATER, WATER...lots of water will be needed for the days I am at Summit!! I will also be packing a few items such as my shakeology, my mini blender, my energy & endurance, my results & recovery, oatmeal, protein bars, peanut butter, honey, and my collapsable cooler.  

No matter what happens this week I know I am truly blessed to be a part of this amazing adventure!! Summit 2014 here I come!!

Now is the time to learn how to live a 

FIT, HAPPY, and HEALTHY LIfe 

and we will do it 

TOGETHER!!!!

~Alyson

alysonhorcher@gmail.com

teambeachbody.com/alysonhorcher2

myshakeology.com/alysonhorcher2

facebook.com/alyson.horcher

Meal Planning Monday & T25/Chalean Extreme Progress Update

The summer is here and so that means a bit of a change in my schedule once again!! Life is always going to throw us curve balls and all we can do is catch them and keep on moving!!

This week I am starting Meal Planning Mondays!! I will continue to prepare my meal plan on Sundays and share it with my health and fitness groups but to the rest of the public I will post it on Mondays!! 

A little about what this week holds for me...

The kids and I will be at the beach most of the week.   I want to share with you all that even though you are away from home you can TOTALLY stay on track with your fitness and nutrition.  So MANY people let loose from the stress of every day life while on vacation - I am so there with you!! What I don't do though is let loose from what makes me feel good and makes me energized (hello I need my energy to pull all that beach stuff to and from on the sand!!) 

SO I continue with my exercise and following a clean eating lifestyle!!

You can do it too!! Have I had a beer or two- yes! I don't deprive myself of anything!! It is all about making smart choices and moderation!! 

While I am away I do like to make things easier on myself so I am not spending hours in the kitchen after a long day at the beach. I also prep snacks to take to the beach which are easy for myself and little ones. 

I always remind myself....

If you are ready to leave your excuses behind and start finding a way to live a healthier life let me know!! I love helping others learn how simple it truly is to lead a healthy lifestyle!! Yes it does require some change but this change is POSITIVE CHANGE!! You can CONTACT ME to learn how to get started!! or want to follow me on facebook and see what I do? Send me a Friend Request!!

Before I leave you for the next few hours as the kids and I enjoy a beautiful beach day (was gloomy earlier but now the sun is out and shining bright!)
I mentioned I would be sharing my meal plan with you for the week...

Next week is Vegas for our annual Beachbody SUMMIT!! This means I need to get serious about my portions again and what better program to do that than the 21 day Fix Nutrition plan which includes the color coded portion control containers!! Goodness I love those CONTAINERS!!

and also check back later tonight when I post my progress update for the first half of my Focus T25/Chalean Extreme Hybrid!! Woo hoo...I am so excited!! This hybrid is exactly what I needed!!

Now is the time to learn how to live a 

FIT, HAPPY, and HEALTHY Life 

and we will do it 

TOGETHER!!!!

~Alyson

alysonhorcher@gmail.com

teambeachbody.com/alysonh

myshakeology.com/alysonh

facebook.com/alysonhorcher