A Fellow Traveler Request

Hey all! My Aunt Karen requested that I share a meal plan of what I've been eating over the last month. So I wrote it out to share. Now, if you're planning on trying the Skinny Switch program that I've been doing, it's important to know what your caloric intake should be because you have to tailor it to your own body and tastes. My suggested caloric intake is about 1,500 per day so on Lean Out days, I shoot for 1,200-1,300 and on Load Up days I try to get between 1,400-1,500.

It is also important for me to note that this meal plan is tailored specifically to what I like and what I generally have time to prepare. Many people will tell you to stay away from frozen foods and packaged meals because of the processing and sodium BUT for me, it's what works the best and is still proving to be successful.

So here is a three day sample of what I eat. It covers two Lean Out days and one Load Up day. The reason I didn't cover all the way to Saturday is because the rest of the week I tend to reuse the same stuff. Hey... I like what I like, right? :-)

Sunday

Breakfast: Multigrain cheerios, skim milk, apple

Snack: Light string cheese

Lunch: Turkey sandwich on wheat bread with fat free american cheese, lettuce, and tomatoe

            Reduced fat cheez-its (14 crackers)

            Celery

Snack: Light and fit yogurt

Dinner: Grilled lemon chicken, vegetable medley of broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots

Monday

Breakfast: Special K Red Berries cereal, skim milk, nectarine

Snack: Fiber One 90 calorie bar

Lunch: Smart Ones chicken rigatoni

            Broccoli and light ranch dressing

Snack: Pineapple bits

Dinner: Vegetable burger on wheat bun and fat free Fig Newtons

Tuesday

Breakfast: Egg white omelet with cheese and turkey sausage, V8 Fusion Light juice

Snack: Nutrigrain bar

Lunch: Lean Cuisine flatbread meal

            Celery

Snack: Nature Valley protein bar

Dinner: Gluten free mac and cheese with Hebrew National beef franks, cut up and mixed in

* Dessert* Skinny Cow fudge bar

Along with these kinds of meals, I've also been drinking at least 8 large cups of water every day. The idea behind the amount of water you should drink is to take your weight, divide the number in half, and that's how many ounces of water your body needs.

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any and all questions, if you have them. I enjoy helping any way I can!