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Meal Planning Monday, February 4th


Happy Monday friends!  Hope everyone had a great weekend!  Quite honestly, I was exhausted all weekend so I did not do much other than try to relax before the busy week to come.  Now, it's time for another edition of Meal Planning Monday!  The past week's dinner plan was as follows:

Cheeseburger and Tot Casserole;
Frito Pie;
Mexican Lasagna;
Smoked Turkey and sides;
Baked Potatoes;
Fettuccine Alfredo and garlic bread.


What we had was:

Monday: Frito Pie;
Tuesday: Cheeseburger and Tot Casserole;
Wednesday: Torte from Trader Joe’s
Thursday: Smoked Turkey, Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans;
Friday: I honestly don’t recall;
Saturday: Cheeseburger, tater tots and fried pie;
Sunday: Serve Yourself.

For the coming week, our plan is:

- Baked Potatoes
- Chicken Tikka Masala using the sauce I got from Target with Rice
- Bean and cheese Tostadas
-Meatloaf and Mashed potatoes and Green Beans
- Cheesy Hasbrowns
- Lazy Man Lasagna
-Mac and Cheese

As always, these meals are subject to change without notice.   I hope that the most recent change in schedule will help me stay on top of things.

Given the crazy week, I was surprised at weigh in that official scale showed me up only 0.2 this week.  This put my weight at 178.6.  I am certain it sounds a bit odd that I would be excited about a gain; but given the way my food was this week, I expected it would be more.  I don’t want to undo the work I did in January.  I mean I lost 4 pounds in January and moving back to old habits of drinking sodas on the daily or not paying attention to what I was eating, which I did a little too often last week, can very easily undo that and then some.  So this week, I am really focusing on what I’m eating and drinking.  Until tomorrow!  Have a fantastic week! 

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