Meal Plan & Weekly Weigh In: May Week 1

Having a very lazy bank holiday monday! Going to try and recharge my batteries in preparation for the week ahead. It may only be a 4 day week, but its a big week for me. I got a bit of a promotion in work and I am starting my new position as Business Analyst tomorrow. So I want to be as prepared as possible, and as well as sitting around relaxing I am doing lots of research into the role.



Last week was a great week and I managed to lose the full 3lbs that I gained the previous week. I knew it was pretty much all water weight, but I really wasn't expecting to lose it all in a week. Am back to 1lb under goal which is a good place to be.

My training has been going really well, I managed a 14.5km run yesterday which is great news considering this week I signed up for my 4th half marathon! I will be taking part in the Rock & Roll Half Marathon in Dublin this August and I am both really excited and absolutely petrified all at the same time. If anything it will keep my training going. I have been looking back over my runs from this time last year when I was getting ready for the Clontarf half and I definitely was not doing long enough runs. I was focused on shorter fast runs. I think the key this year to make sure I don't hate every minute of the Rock and Roll like I did with the Clontarf is to focus more on the distance rather than the speed. 5 weeks to go until the VHI womens mini marathon and I am pretty much prepared for that, I am focusing on doing what I need to do for the half marathon and that in itself will be training enough for the 10k in 5 weeks.


With all that's going on in work, and the fact I have an extra day I really want to make sure I am well prepared. Also last weeks dinners were a bit dull, so pulled out the recipe books for some inspiration for this week and am excited about dinners again. I promise to post 2 more recipes this week, one sweet and one dinner recipe so watch this space!

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack 2
Sunday	Muesli, yoghurt & Banana - 13sp		Steak Sandwich & Crisps - 21sp	Chocolate - 4sp
Monday	Eggy Crumpets - 13sp		Mussels & Crusty Bread
Tuesday	Scrambled Eggs & Veggies - 5sp	Chicken & Roast Veg Salad - 5sp	Asian Steak Salad - 13sp	Banana & Babybel - 1sp
Wednesday	Cheese Omelette - 7sp	Chicken & Roast Veg Salad - 5sp	Spicy Sausage Gnocci & Warm Kale Salad - 12sp	Banana, yoghurt & Babybel - 2sp
Thursday	Peanut Butter & Banana Porridge - 9sp	Chicken & Roast Veg Salad - 5sp	Chicken Jalfrezi & Rice - 12sp	Banana & Babybel - 1sp
Friday	Scrambled Eggs & Veggies - 5sp	Chicken & Roast Veg Salad - 5sp	Work Night Out	Fruit Salad
Saturday	Poached eggs & toast - 6 sp		Burgers & Chips - 15sp	Chocolate - 4sp