ChaLEAN Extreme Update and Meal Plan

Soooo… the plan was to begin the 21 Day Fix Extreme along with the color-coded container meal plan on Monday.  I was super excited; I could not WAIT to get my program.  But, alas, it looks like I am g,oing to have to:  thanks to the United States Postal Service, who LOST my shipment (they said it was delivered to my house this past Saturday… no, no it was not), Beachbody has had to reship the program.

Sigh.  That pretty much deflated my excitement.

BUT…

I’m always looking for the silver lining.  I started ChaLEAN Extreme again (this is the second time I’ve done the program) at the beginning of the year, and I AM LOVING IT!  My plan was to interrupt ChaLEAN Extreme for three weeks to complete the 21 Day Fix Extreme, and then to go back and finish the rest of the program.  So, I just get to do an extra week of Chalene before starting the Fix.  Yay!  

This week is the PUSH month; it focuses on lifting HEAVY and having your muscles achieve FAILURE in 6-8 reps.  I have gotten so much stronger!  There are many things I love about lifting weights, but one of them is that it is easy to see your progress.  For example, last week I maxed out at 6 reps on the overhead press, but this week I made it to 8.  So next week, I will INCREASE my weight.  It’s pretty cool.  Not only that, but my body LOVES muscle.  I love the way I feel after lifting weights; my muscles twitch and shake a little, and they feel so FIRM.  Lifting weights is always something I miss when I’m not doing it, and I think that is one of the reasons I keep going back to it.

So anyway, I’m sticking to my standard clean eating meal plan.  I tried, for awhile, elimininating dairy, to see if that would help with my migraines.  Unfortunately, it didn’t do much for that, but I think the experience was good for me in that I realized I was probably relying on dairy too heavily as a protein source in my diet.  As much as I love cheese, I DON’T need it on everything.  I have integrated dairy back into my diet, but I am focusing on sticking to one portion per day.  I think this is just me moving further along the clean eating spectrum.

I used this week’s Aldi ad to make my meal plan.  I also looked at my schedule, and since I have appointments after work on Wednesday and Thursday, I tried to make those meals ultra-simple, and something that my husband would feel comfortable cooking.  Also, lately on Sundays I have been making a pot of soup or something that takes more time as is more involved than what I do on the usual weeknights, but this time, I decided to keep it simple with turkey meatloaf muffins.  They are one of my favorites, and it won’t be a production.  I’m just looking forward to my Sunday being relaxing.

Anyway, here is my meal plan for next week.  Chris and I will probably go to the grocery store on Saturday, and on Sunday, I will prep my snacks for the week:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Meal Plan for 2.16
Workout	Push Circuit 1	Push Circuit 2	Burn Intervals and Extreme Abs	Push Circuit 3		Burn it Off and Recharge
Breakfast Protein, CCFV, protein	Shakeology, almond milk, and frozen fruit	Shakeology, almond milk, and frozen fruit	Shakeology, almond milk, and frozen fruit	Shakeology, almond milk, and frozen fruit	Shakeology, almond milk, and frozen fruit	Shakeology, almond milk, and frozen fruit	Shakeology, almond milk, and frozen fruit
Snack Protein, CCFV,	Strawberries and Greek yogurt	Strawberries and Greek yogurt	Strawberries and Greek yogurt	Strawberries and Greek yogurt	Strawberries and Greek yogurt	Strawberries and Greek yogurt	Strawberries and Greek yogurt
Lunch CCFV; protein; CC-S; HF	Leftover White Chicken Chili; salad; bread, salad dressing	Turkey Spaghetti, salad, dressing	Chicken Stirfry, Brown rice	Round steak;  salad, dressing, bread	Turkey Tacos, salad,, dressing, salsa,  corn tortilla	Leftovers	Leftovers
Snack Protein, CCFV,	Mandarins and almonds	Mandarins and almonds	Mandarins and almonds	Mandarins and almonds	Mandarins and almonds	Mandarins and almonds	Mandarins and almonds
Dinner CCFV(2); protein; CC-S(2); HF(2)	Turkey Spaghetti, salad, dressing	Chicken Stirfry, Brown rice (2)	Round steak; veggies, salad, dressing, baked potato, bread	Turkey Tacos, salad, guacamole, dressing, salsa, 2 corn tortillas	Salmon, mashed potatoes, bread, salad, dressing, veggies	Leftovers	Meatloaf muffins, mashed potatoes, green beans, carrots, corn
Snack Protein, CC-S,	Baby carrots and hummus	Baby carrots and hummus	Baby carrots and hummus	Baby carrots and hummus	Baby carrots and hummus	Baby carrots and hummus	Baby carrots and hummus

I hope you have a great week!

STAY FIERCE!