Day 16 – Can’t Handle the Diet!
I can’t do it. I try to hang with my meal plan for more than a couple weeks, and I just fall apart. My biggest problem is finding the motivation at night to cook all of the meals for the next day. The first couple of weeks weren’t bad, but I was only working 8-hour days. Now that I’m back in the swing of things, working 8 regular hours, a few OT hours, searching for a new home, planning for a wedding and a new baby…and did I mention the IRS audit?!? I’ll save that for another blog. The point is, when I come home at night I don’t always have the time or energy to prep my meals for the next day.
My solution: Egg Whites International. I’ve been researching all over the net and find nothing but good things about this company and their product. In a nutshell, it’s liquid egg-whites. But instead of having to break shells, it comes in a half-gallon or gallon container, and you can even get a reusable pump for the top (which I will definitely be getting). You get 26 grams of protein per cup, and it’s the consistency of milk. So you can mix a cup of this with whey, and throw a couple tbsp. of peanut butter in there and you have an awesome shake. (If you want some other recipes, check this out.)
My plan is going to involve having the same 7 meals, but using the egg whites for 3 or 4 of them each day. I will figure out what I need to add to them to keep the protein/carbs/fat pretty close to my original meal plan. This will cut my prep work down considerably because I can eat breakfast at home in the morning (no pre-prep needed), and then only need to bring one meal for lunch (and a few egg white meals). Look for the recipes I use in upcoming posts.
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