The king of grocery shopping

I spent the weekend with my best friend in Mississippi while Willie stayed behind to handle the dogs!  He also had to handle the grocery shopping so that we could successfully handle the Sunday meal prepping. For the record, my husband is AMAZING!

Having fun on my #run this morning! Mr trying to hit any specific miles just being at piece with myself. This place always feels like home! #Pascagoula #runchat #marathontraining #fitness #fitfluential #travelgram #mississippi

I got to enjoy views like this and he got to take the dog to get his shots.

Remember ho I told y’all Willie came in under budget for the grocery shopping?  He did it again.  Maybe I should start sending him to the store instead of going myself.  He did a really good job.  Our fridge is packed with food.  We might actually have too much food, but it’s ok.

I have so much I want to talk about but I feel the pressure to talk about my meal prep because it’s Sunday. I’ll have to save everything else for later, including the Christmas themed birthday party I attended this weekend. I’m kind of lacking on time at the moment so I’ll just get to it.

Thank goodness for a wonderful husband. He grocery shopped and made dinner for the week while I was driving home. I made the lunches. #sundaysetup #fitfluential #mealprep

This is what we’re eating this week:

Breakfast: nothing new is happening here. Same ole overnight oats and egg white muffins.

Lunch: Tuna salad with sweet potatoes and spinach..and probably served over a bed of romaine lettuce for me.

Dinner: Pork chops with beans, quinoa and whatever veggies need to be cleaned out of the fridge. Asparagus, spinach, green beans and peas. I’ll have to change it up because I think I need a break from broccoli.

Snacks: protein balls, greek yogurt and hummus with celery.

Pre-workout snacks: Larabars

I’m going to be out of town a lot for the next few weeks so I will be keeping my meal prep simple and easy.  I don’t want to have to make a fuss about it too much.

My best advice for meal prepping is to KEEP IT SIMPLE!  Save the fancy foods for when you have time to prepare them.  Maybe for a date night?

What’s on your menu for the week?

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