You CAN Help Others!
I love Thursdays! On Thursday we go to Mercy Hill Church (http://www.mercyhillgso.com/) having grown up as a missionary kid in Brazil I have been apart of a lot of churches and Mercy Hill is by far the best and our entire family loves it. If you are curious or feel like you are missing out on something I strongly suggest you come and visit 😉 I promise you will learn something practical and cool!
With that said…. little accountability check 😉 from this weeks challenge. Did you know that one of the best ways to get better at something is to help someone else learn how to do it?
When I was in education as a teacher and administrator I often felt bad for my first period class because they were basically the lab rats. I would prepare my material and present it to them and I would also learn more about my material and see what did and did not work. By the time I got to the last class of the day I was killing it! I had all my jokes planned, I knew what the trouble areas were going to be, etc. In short I had mastered the material.
So…have you learned something cool this week that you think would help someone else? They will never learn it if you don’t teach them. Plus, if you take the time to teach someone else a new skill I promise you, you will become better at is as well ;-).
My call to action today is this…if you learned something helpful or cool, please tell me about it by replying and letting me know ;-).
Below is the weeks meal plan.
Go be awesome!
KELLEN LAKE – Learn by teaching 😉
Just Tell Me What To Eat…Give me a Meal Plan.
This will work, however, if you aren’t losing weight it is likely because you are eating to much. If that is you, eat ¼ to ⅓ less than shown.
To see the recipes click and download here.
All meals serve 1 unless otherwise indicated
Day 1
Breakfast
Creamy Chocolate Shake (see recipe)
Lunch
Ingredients
4 ounces of chicken, cooked with seasonings
Grapefruit & Avocado Salad (see recipe)
Directions
Enjoy the chicken separately or chop into the Grapefruit & Avocado Salad. Dinner
4 ounces of ground turkey, browned
2 cups of raw coleslaw mix
1 cup of broccoli
15 walnuts, chopped
1 tbsp sesame seed oil
1 cup medium salsa
Directions
Brown turkey in a large skillet. Once cooked add in the coleslaw mix, broccoli, sesame seed oil and salsa. Stir-fry until the veggies are tender but not limp. Remove the mixture from the heat and add walnuts on top.
Day 2
Breakfast
Ingredients
Sausage Stir-Fry Breakfast (see recipe)
1 cup of mixed fruit
Directions
Prepare the recipe according to the instructions. Enjoy with fruit on the side.
Lunch
Ingredients
Mexican Salad (see recipe)
Directions
Prepare Mexican Salad recipe according to instructions.
Dinner
Braised Cabbage & Sausage (see recipe)
Large green salad
1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
Directions
Prepare recipe according to instructions. Make large green salad with a kale, romaine and spinach. Add in 1 cup of raw chopped vegetables. Top with Apple Cider Vinegar.
Day 3
Breakfast
Ingredients
1 serving Breakfast Smoothie (see recipe)
Directions
Add more ice if desired.
Lunch
Ingredients
4 oz turkey burger (see recipe)
Large Portobello mushroom, grilled (instead of bun)
1 cup coleslaw (see recipe)
1 tbsp olive oil – ½ used to grill mushroom and the other ½ used the coleslaw
* use Dijon mustard and sliced onions, tomatoes and lettuce as toppings
Directions
Place the turkey burger on top of the Portobello mushroom. Add additional condiments if desired. Eat with a knife and fork. Enjoy the coleslaw on the side.
Dinner
Ingredients
4 ounces of grilled chicken breast, cut up into strips, seasoned with salt and pepper
1 cups of grilled vegetables – onions, peppers, shredded kale, mushrooms
¼ cup avocado – cut into chunks
10 large olives
¼ cup salsa
Directions
Cook chicken breast. Mix all ingredients together for fajitas on a plate.
Day 4
Breakfast
Ingredients
Fruit Salad with Cinnamon (see recipe)
2 slices of bacon, cooked
Directions
Prepare the fruit salad with cinnamon according to the recipe. Enjoy with the bacon on the side.
Lunch
Ingredients
4 ounces of light tuna (less Mercury) packed in water
2 large handfuls of spinach
1 tomato, cut into chunks
2 pieces of bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar
Directions
In a large bowl mix all ingredients in and top with Apple Cider Vinegar for dressing.
Dinner
Slow Cooking Pork Loin (see recipe)
Butternut Squash Soup (see recipe)
1 cup steamed broccoli
Directions
Enjoy the broccoli as a side dish with the pork loin or mixed into the soup.
Day 5
Breakfast
Ingredients
2 whole eggs
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 piece of bacon, cooked
1 grilled tomato
Directions
Scramble eggs in coconut oil. Sear tomato in frying pan. Enjoy the scrambled eggs, with the tomato, bacon on the side.
Lunch
Ingredients
1 cup spaghetti squash
Turkey Vegetable Meatballs (see recipe)
½ cup tomato sauce
2 handfuls spinach
1 tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese
Directions
Cook the spaghetti squash according to the directions. Top the squash with the cooked Turkey Vegetable Meatballs, spinach, hot tomato sauce and sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
Dinner
Ingredients
Halibut With Dijon and Almonds (see recipe)
Stir Fried Rice (see recipe)
Directions
Prepare the recipe according to the instructions.
Day 6
Breakfast
Ingredients
Low Carb Green Smoothie
½ cup Greek Yogurt
Directions
Prepare the Low Carb Green Smoothie according to the recipe. Enjoy with the Greek yogurt on the side or mixed into the smoothie.
Lunch
3 Grilled shrimp and veggies on a stick (see recipe)
Avocado Salsa (see recipe)
Directions
Make the recipes according to the instructions
Dinner
Ingredients
Dijon Almond Crusted Salmon (see recipe)
Large green salad with vegetables of choice
½ cup of cooked sweet potato
½ tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
½ tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar
Directions
Toss the cooked sweet potato into the salad or have on the side of the salmon. Mix the Extra Virgin Olive Oil together with the apple cider vinegar as the salad dressing.
Day 7
Breakfast
Ingredients
Smoked Salmon Scrambled Eggs (see recipe)
1 small grapefruit
Directions
Prepare the recipe according to the instructions. Have the grapefruit on the side.
Lunch
Ingredients
Chicken Waldorf Salad (see recipe)
Directions
Prepare the Chicken Waldorf Salad according to the instructions
Dinner
Ingredients
Ginger Beef & Broccoli (see recipe)
Cauliflower Mash (see recipe)
Directions
Prepare the Ginger Beef & Broccoli and the Cauliflower Mash according to the instructions.