So, now that I've decided to take on a 4 week challenge, to a healthier me, I'm a bit obsessed. You may have heard of it "The Game On!" plan.  I will be competitively playing against some of my BFFs across the US and I'm actually really excited.  I'm concerned about the "food planning", giving up soda, and having to exercise 20 minutes a day.  I mean, the water, giving up bad habits, adopting new habits, and sleeping a full 7 hours a night are also a bit disconcerting.  We plan on starting on April 30th, so this weekend will be the weekend to live it up.  I've had so many people tell me that "oh, you don't need to lose weight".  And while that's all fine and dandy, I personally feel as if I would be much happier sitting at 10 lbs lighter.  I also feel that now that I'm in my 4th decade, it's important to adopt some healthier ways before it's too late! So did I mention this new diet has no alcohol.  Actually, you can have one serving on your day off.  Yes, we get a day off, and a meal off.  And my most favorite is 100 calories of whatever for each day (excluding alcohol, soda,  and diet soda)!  Will that be my saving grace?? In all seriousness, I think the prep work to have food during the work week is going to be my biggest challenge.  Oh and did I mention the 16 year old?  He's going to struggle with some of the household changes.  Jon's agreed to do a "modified" version of this plan, but I'll believe it when I see it.  So, today during some downtime, I used this...(a digital version of the book)

And then I pulled together 7 days of 5 meals a day... that looked like this...

So, I know that's so legible right?  I'll break it down for you.  I'm rotating meals 1,2,3, and 4.  But meal 5 will be an original dinner each night. 

WEEK 1 

Meal 1(Breakfast):  

1. Apple(fist size)    American Cheese (low-fat)-palm size      Thumb size portion of pistachios 
2. Blueberries(fist size)     Cheddar Cheese (low-fat)-palm size     pistachios-thumb size portion
3. Strawberries (fist size)     Swiss Cheese (low-fat) palm size      pistachios - thumb size portion 
4. Banana and an egg 
5. grapes and an egg
6. Kiwi (fist size)     Turkey Bacon - Palm size portion and macadamias - thumb size portion ( I was really hoping those could be chocolate, bu they can't) 
7. pineapple (fist size)     Turkey bacon - Palm size portion and macadamias (thumb size portion) 

Meal 2(Snack):  (rotated) 

• Salmon Patty (Palm size)  (made with whole wheat bread crumbs(Fist size)) cooked with olive oil.
• Peas (fist size) with Cheddar Cheese (low-fat) Palm size with a thumb size portion of avocado 
• Tuna (palm size) with a thumb size portion of olive oil, and a fist size of whole grain crackers

Meal 3(Lunch): (rotated) 

• Spinach (fist size) and shrimp(palm size) sauteed in olive oil with artichoke hearts(fist size) and a side of butter beans(fist size). 
• Eggplant(fist size), mushrooms(fist size), and tomatoes(fist size) with grilled sirloin steak strips(palm size). 
• Zucchini(fist size) and onion(fist size) sauteed with grilled chicken slices and a side of brown rice. 

Meal 4: (Snack) and(yes, it's rotated)

• Grilled Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes (fist size), pulled pork (palm size) and sunflower seeds (thumb size)
• Whole Wheat Pasta (fist size) with low-fat Mozzarella pieces (1/2 palm), and a side of black beans(1/2 palm) a tad of low sugar low fat dressing (thumb size)
• Cantaloupe (fist size), lean ham slices (palm size), and thumb size amount of walnuts. 

Meal 5: Dinners (will use olive oil on all dinner proteins except the ground beef sliders)

1. Turkey(palm size) , Carrots and cucumbers (fist size each), apple 
2. Pork ( palm size), artichoke hearts and green beans (fist size each),  blueberries
3. Beef (palm size), onions and peppers (fist size each), and strawberries
4. Chicken (palm size), spinach(fist size), tomato and cucumbers (fist size each)
5. Pizza on whole wheat tortilla, low-fat mozzarella (palm size), tomato sauce (fist size), Peppers and mushrooms (fist size).
6. ground beef sliders (no bun) (palm size), asparagus and okra (fist size) in olive oil (palm size), and sweet potato fries (fist size).   
7. Fish (palm size) with lemon and artichoke hearts(fist size of both), and kale chips (fist size).  

These meals need to be spaced out by anywhere from two to four hours, if I go more than four hours without feed, I lose points.  

I will be looking at the store for a delightful 100 calorie treat that I'll splurge on daily... 

So that's where I am now.  Next huge task is to put together a shopping list, and to put it together so that it's economical.. haha, that is probably going to be a joke.