Meal plans

[Bayleaf25]

I’m wondering if anyone has any meal plans they are happy to share? I’m seriously over weight and really need some motivation. I’ve done SW and WW before but think I really just need to eat healthily but without a plan I just slip off the wagon/run out of motivation.

Thanks everyone x

This is mine. I am doing a quite strict paleo diet at the moment (whole30) and I've planned these meals using a keto-diet recipe book (with a few modifications). This week I'm doing a Filipino chicken thighs dish, a lamb meatballs tagine with eggs cooked in the sauce, a Greek stifado casserole, a chicken curry with a homemade curry sauce, steak and salad, and tinfoil steamed fish and veg.

Where it says 'freezer meal' that is a frozen portion of a leftover meal (so eg Chili or casserole or whatever) and I batch cook a lot so have a few of these in the freezer!

I've got pumpkin soup in the freezer for a few lunches this week. The other days I will have eggs, tinned fish and salad.

For breakfasts I either eat hard boiled eggs, or make a chia seed pot with nuts, raisins, almond milk etc.

I put my workouts/exercise on my meal plan so I know whether I'm out in the evening or not

Thanks @thenewaveragebear1983 - I think I also need to be more organised about having freezer meals or healthy snacks so that I don't loose the good intentions. Thanks for sharing.

@Bayleaf25 I use the plastic tubs like takeaway tubs, they are about £5 for 15 in Asda/B&m type shops. Then I just portion out 1 or 2 every time I cook a meal. If I'm doing a roast dinner I cook double amounts of veg and do 2 chickens, then portion out several meals. Or do extra mash with a roast and then do cottage pie and fish pies straight into the trays and top with mash and freeze. Write on top with a sharpie and you're good to go. They are a godsend if you're busy and tend to grab convenient freezer junk rather than cook!

The other thing I do is plan all my meals not just dinners, because I actually find it's lunches that catch me out. I end up just having eggs or salad so I plan exactly what I'm having.

If I do a full 7 day shop I freeze a lot of the fresh ingredients so it lasts the week as well, and then take out what I want for tomorrow the night before. It means I stick to my plan better because there's only 1 thing in the fridge!