Meal planning has completely revolutionised my Slimming World experience. It allows me to make amazingly food-optimised meals that I’m excited to make/eat and even keeps the Mr interested in meal times. I've found it a time-saver in general and it really helps keep me focused on what I'm eating.
But most of all, it helps me kick my top 5 excuses to the curb:
1. “I don’t know what to make” - meal planning allows you to be prepared. I put aside an hour of my time on a Saturday/Sunday to put my meal plan together and then I don’t have to think about what I’m going to cook all week. Pencilling in that time means I’m able to look up recipe ideas online or in my recipe books to decide what I really want to make that week, and then I don’t have to think about it during the week.
2. “I haven’t got what I need to make a slimming recipe” - Once I’ve made my meal plan, I put together a shopping list of everything I need to make the recipes that I’ve chosen and head down to the supermarket. Then I know that mid-week I only need to restock on fresh fruit/veg and bread. It saves time doing multiple smaller shops and means I’m always prepared.
3. “I don’t have time” - If you know you’re going to be too busy to cook one night, you can plan that in. For example I try to go to the gym after work a couple of times a week, and I know that when I’m done I don’t want to come home and have to start cooking. So i’ll plan a meal for that night that I can throw into my slow cooker in the morning and eat straight away when I get home. It’s also a good idea to have stuff in the freezer thats ready to go, just incase something unexpected comes up and you’re home later than you’d planned to be.
4. “I’m not cooking that night and so I have no control over my meal” - meal plan together! My partner isn’t following Slimming World and so, on nights where he’s cooking, I ask what ingredients are being used and make sure that my Slimming World substitutions are made. As long as you know what’s in the food you’re eating and you syn it accordingly you’ll be right on plan and I can’t imagine anyone minding you asking if you tell them you’re trying to watch your weight.
5. “I have an event to attend so I can’t stick to plan this week” - plan ahead. Everyone I’ve spoken to about Slimming World has said I must be mad to weigh in on a Monday night but I think it’s perfect. You start your week with your weigh in and then if you have an event on the weekend you can save your syns all week for it, rather than having to pull it back when you’ve already gone overboard.
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