As a kid we all looked forward to the weekend. No schedule, no responsibility, just good old fashion fun playing with our friends, little league games and getting into trouble. As we become adults we start to fall into this trap of having every single moment of our day planned and scheduled out. Now, this is both good and bad. From a mental standpoint this can become monotonous and tiresome. From a nutrition standpoint this is an easy way to make sure we are fueling our bodies and paying attention to what we need at all times. Since we are talking about nutrition we will talk about the good side of planning and having a schedule. Now for the weekdays, this is good as majority have work schedules to adhere to, or have childrens schedules to adhere to, so making sure you have enough time for yourself is a must. Now for the weekends if you are anything like me, I am usually scrambling around once I realize that I have not eaten since 8:00AM and it is now 3:00PM and I am all of a sudden more HANGRY-ER than I can remember. This is because once the weekend hits, I sometimes forget to plan and prepare. I do not believe that someone should have every moment of every day planned and prepared for to the “T” as that is just as unhealthy as never having a plan. I believe that on the weekends it is a good time to not necessarily have a schedule, but more so just simply be prepared. Preparation-”the action or process of making ready” Since most people plan Monday - Friday and don’t take the weekend into consideration, yes there are 7 days in a week not just 5, they arrive on Saturday and realize they haven’t prepared meals or food and that their refrigerator is now empty. Or, if you are like myself, you have a good breakfast, head to the gym, get your fitness on and then run some errands and before you know it you realize as said before that you haven’t eaten in 6 hours. YOUR BODY NEEDS FUEL!!! I present a simple solution to you for when planning to avoid the weekend struggle. Make a list prior to heading to the grocery store, think about what meals you’d like to have all week and do some math to find out how much of each item you will need to make your meals for a full seven days. EX- If you lunches require a certain amount of say sweet potatoes, ground beef, cabbage and spinach simply multiple the amount by however many meals you need and you have your total. Not only will this make shopping that much easier, but you will be prepared with all the food you need for the week and avoiding that weekend struggle that is always just trying to mess up our flow! Remember, when it comes to our goals, having a plan and being prepared is how we stay on track. FOREVER THE WEEKEND!!!
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