I'm not organised, I'm prepared.

I had a personal trainer last year that asked me to keep a food diary for her to analyse and give feedback on my eating habits. But this wasn't any ordinary food diary, it only included entries for days Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I said "what's the point of that then? You're missing out on all the clean eating that I do thoughout the week" I remember her giving me that smirk to say "precisely!"
She went on to say that people tend to have a routine during the working week, then Friday night approaches and its the battle of social nights out, a cheeky take-away or a grabbing a quick meal on the go. At first I didn't agree with her because organised people with a daily routine tend to have organised weekends too.

Unfortunately I do not fall into that "organised" category, as no day is ever the same in my life. If I'm not at university or studying , I'm either doing shift work, at an arsenal game, or down B&Q looking for wallpaper for my new home. I may not have an organised lifestyle but I do know how to prepare. Based on the fact that I would be working three late shifts in a row over the weekend, I went down to my local supermarket and bought two HUGE fillets of salmon, mackerel, king prawns, some fresh brocolli, green beans and mushrooms, and there you have it, my tasty healthy Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday night meal.

I know what you're thinking, it's not an adventurous meal, but it takes minimal time to prepare. I tend to be fussy when it comes to fresh food so I cooked my meals for the day in the morning, having a portion at lunchtime before I head off to work and another portion whilst on my break 

One thing I haven't stopped is snacking whilst at work, but I found some pretty cool alternatives.

Friday night snacking

Saturday night snacking

I literally have Green tea about 4-5 times a day, little known fact that it increases fat burning and improves physical performance. Damn! I can feel the inches dropping off already haha!

Fruit Flavoured Green Tea

I was super proud of myself for staying focused over the entire weekend, believe me it was hard, if anyone would have given me those meals a few months ago I would have said "you're missing something mate, where's the rice? Where's the pasta? Where's the meat??!" It is a massive change in my eating habits but it's something I've incorporated over time. I would prepare the same vegetable based meals but add a portion of brown rice, and over time I would decrease the portion of rice or have rice in my lunch portion but not in my dinner. I never thought the day would come when I said that I'm satisfied with my meal prep but WAHEEEYY! I'm satisfied with this weekend's meals. What did you eat?

Pippa x