#MEAL PLANNING LIFE HOW TO#

LESS TIME: the obvious is that meal planning takes about a quarter of the timeĬONSISTENCY: just like why I love 30 minute workouts (more on that here), I prefer meal planning because I stick with it since it’s less of a commitmentįRESH MEALS: there is nothing like a freshly cooked meal and with meal planning, you enjoy more of thatįLEXIBILITY: so often when I prep, I get tired of the meals I’ve already made but I don’t want to be wasteful with the food so I’m forced to eat something I’m not really in the mood for I find greater success with meal planning than meal prepping for these reasons…īENEFITS OF MEAL PLANNING > MEAL PREPPING Yet, it takes you a fraction of the time. You’ll have a fully stocked refrigerator and pantry complete with all the necessary food items. You’ll have your meals for the week mapped out. Meal planning is meal prepping minus the cooking ahead of time. So, I have an amazing Plan B (that is really like Plan A) option… meal planning. But, it requires a lot of prep and a considerable amount of time. Meal prepping aka getting all your groceries ahead of time, cooking the meals and organizing them into containers in your refrigerator for easy reheat and enjoy meals is great. BUT, I also like to have a healthy Plan B in place. Of course, let’s still make a Plan A and set big goals. Ladies, life is about how we handle Plan B. Sounds like my fitness plans, right?! The reason they’re so effective is because I’ve mastered the combo between intense fitness and knowing how women stick with programs. Let’s have both home and gym options so one day if I make time to go to the gym, great but on a busy day, I have an at-home option to stay on track. PLAN B = let’s squeeze in an intense 30 minute workout. Then, the feeling of failure eats at our confidence and slows our momentum so we continue to fail until either 1) we give up or 2) just feel really badly about ourselves What ends up happening is that we fail at Plan A once. …that sounds wonderful but the problem with Plan A is that it’s typically too lofty of a goal… something that becomes very difficult to stick to long-term. Let’s also squeeze in 10 minutes of stretching and foam rolling after because that’s good for us! Let’s do it at 6 am before the kids wake up / before I have to be to work or school. PLAN A = let’s get in an hour workout 6 days per week. You know how I feel about Plan As and Plan Bs though. I won’t sit here and say “I don’t think meal prepping is beneficial.” Oh my goodness… it totally is.

#MEAL PLANNING LIFE HOW TO#

I am going to teach you exactly how to do it (it’s super simple) and I am sharing free Meal Planning and Grocery List printables. Meal planning has helped me stick to healthy eating way more than prepping ever has. Meal planning… you need this in your life.

Meal planning life