Menu Plan Monday

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I am trying to lose weight so where I am eating something different from family I will put that in (parenthesis). The first few days of the year I ate something different from my family for almost every meal, but I am planning better this week... I think. Sometimes I will make substitutions, other times leave off part of the meal for myself and fill up on veggies, but most meals I am eating the same meal as my family this week. I have decided this is the only way to sustain healthy habits. I track my calories and exercise at sparkpeople.com and have lost 5 pounds so far this year... mostly water of course as is normal at the beginning of any diet... but happy for me anyway. I know it works because 2 years ago before my pregnancy and miscarriage I lost 45 pounds on sparkpeople and I am ready to go back and do it again.

Anyway.. our weeks menu.

Monday
Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls (Omelet with spinach, tomatoes, and mushrooms for me)
Lunch: Tortilla Rollups, Salad, goldfish crackers for kids
Dinner: Turkey tenderloin, parmesan egg noodles, steamed broccoli and cauliflower.

Tuesday
Breakfast: Oatmeal and bananas
Lunch: Grilled cheese sandwich and turkey vegetable soup made with leftover turkey
Dinner: Spaghetti and turkey meatballs, garlic bread, big mixed veggie salad

Wednesday
Breakfast: Cinnamon toast, berry smoothie (just the smoothie but with protein powder added to mine)
Lunch: Mac n cheese, veggies and dip (tuna stuffed tomato)
Dinner: BBQ Chicken with corn, baked beans, but with 1/2 cup brown sugar and half the chili sauce, and spinach salad

Thursday
Breakfast: Cereal, oranges and strawberries
Lunch: Meatball subs (with leftover turkey meatballs), goldfish crackers, veggies and dip, apple (leftovers)
Dinner: Pork tenderloin, sauerkraut, pea salad

Friday
Breakfast: Oatmeal, berries
Lunch: Chicken tenders, corn, sliced tomatoes with dill (grilled chicken)
Dinner: Pizza night (lean cuisine pizza for me), salad

Saturday
Breakfast: Whole Wheat Blueberry Pancakes
Lunch: Turkey Chili and home made bread
Dinner: Porcupine balls, corn, fresh bread

Sunday
Breakfast: ham and cheese omelets, oranges (low fat cheese for me, and mushrooms)
Lunch: Chili topped baked potatoes
Dinner: Pork chops with mushroom risotto and applesauce