100 Days of Trim Healthy Mama
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One of my goals for 2016 was to lose weight and get in better physical shape. My action steps for that goal were put on hold during the past three weeks while my dad was in the hospital.
I spent hours driving back and forth to the hospital (which is an hour an a half away from where we live). Late nights, extreme stress and fatigue, lots of hospital food, skipping meals because I didn’t have time to eat, and too much sitting didn’t do my health any favors!
But I’m not going to give up! After discovering the Trim Healthy Mama lifestyle several years ago, I still see it as one of the most balanced eating plans available today.
100 Days of Trim Healthy Mama
A few days ago I came across a “100 Days of Trim Healthy Mama” challenge on Facebook, and I decided I would commit to doing it (to the best of my ability). Here are the guidelines I’m following:
- 100 days of on-plan eating
- Get 15-20 minutes of exercise 5 days per week (I’m doing the Tummy Safe Workouts at Fit2B)
- Eat 5-7 “Deep S” meals per week
- Make a list of NSV (Non Scale Victory) goals you hope to achieve within the next 100 days (my goals include going down a couple of clothing sizes and losing inches)
- Read the new plan book over the next 100 days
Yesterday was my first day of doing the challenge. I took my starting measurements and did the best I could, considering the fact that I had to drive my daughter to an appointment out of town and eat out for dinner.
We have a meal plan for the week, which is really helping me so far. I just went through what we already had in the freezer and in the pantry for this week (waiting for payday to arrive!).
The Menu
Here’s what’s on this week’s menu:
Monday:
- Breakfast: 2 Eggs fried in butter (S)
- Lunch: Quick Tuna Medley (p. 306 old book) (FP)
- Dinner: Quiche
Tuesday:
- Breakfast: Creamy Grains (p. 252 new book) (E)
- Lunch: Deep S Salad (p. 189) (S)
- Dinner: Kai Si Ming (p. 98) (S)
- Snack: cheese stick and apple
Wednesday:
- Breakfast: Eggs (S)
- Lunch: Waldorf Cottage Cheese Salad (p. 190) (E)
- Dinner: Golden Chana Soup (p. 99) (E)
- Snack: FP Smoothie
Thursday:
- Breakfast: Yogurt Parfaits (E)
- Lunch: Deep S Salad (S)
- Dinner: Bangin’ Ranch Drums (p. 162) (S)
- Snack: FP Smoothie
Friday:
- Breakfast: Eggs (S)
- Lunch: Quick Tuna Medley (FP)
- Dinner: Perfect Pizza (p. 211) (S)
- Snack: Greek Yogurt Swirl
Saturday: A scheduled mostly off-plan day (I’ll be at a women’s conference and then a birthday party!) I plan to make the best choices available to me.
Sunday:
- Breakfast: Breakfast Casserole (S)
- Lunch: Salmon Burgers
- Dinner: Taco Salad
- Snack: Celery and Peanut Butter
This is kind of a bare-bones menu since this is a crazy-busy week and I was trying to use what we already had on hand. And sometimes I make a menu and then decide to make something else when the day to eat a certain thing arrives!
The 100 Days of Trim Healthy Mama challenge is such a simple idea, but I think it has great potential to help us stay on-plan. If you decide to do this challenge, I’d love to hear how it works out for you!
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How is this .. Or was this journey? I was curious. Thank you.
I’ve done THM off and on over the years when I wanted to try shedding some weight. The underlying concept seems sound and it’s worked well when I’ve tried it.
Just found tbis post. I have been off and on THM for the last year and needed a plan to get back on. I’m going to use your ideas. Thanks for sharing.
So glad it was helpful, Susan!