I Forgot To Cook Lunch!

We've all been there. It's 6:00AM, you're getting ready for work, and it hits you. You forgot to cook lunch. This is a pivotal moment in your Stimulock journey. Do you eat out and chance getting sugars and fats in your body? Do you skip lunch and cross your fingers your stomach doesn't eat your kidneys and you don't stall in weight loss from not eating? Do you grab that container with 3 day old left overs and cross your fingers it doesn't make you sick?

To all of this...I say "NO".

You make something good to eat, that is protocol friendly, that will actually HELP you lose weight, and keep you satisfied until dinner.

This was my morning.

What did I do, you ask? While cooking my breakfast, I quickly thawed out some chicken breast, cut them up, cooked them in the skillet with coconut oil, and mixed up some of my favorite SUPER FAST orange chicken marinade, poured it on, portioned it out, and tada!! LUNCH WAS SAVED. It took me 10 minutes tops to do all of that.

Some days when this happens I opt for tuna, but I wasn't feeling it this morning...I actually like to look forward to the food I'm eating at lunch, not avoid it, so orange chicken it was.

Click here to see my Orange Chicken Recipe! You will NOT be sorry. Literally, you'll want to drink the marinade.

Berry Delicious

Berry Delicious...

Cheesy, I know, but it totally is. 

Summer! Summer is my absolute favorite time of the year, mainly because of the sun and I despise being cold, but also for the fresh veggies and fruit the season brings. When JW and I went shopping this weekend, we saw a great deal on berries so we snagged some up.

Since I HAVE to switch my food options up as much as possible, I mixed together blueberries, strawberries, and Stevia. 

Tada...that's it. I eat 1/2C for my fruit servings. Typically I save my fruit for either mid morning, or after my meals as dessert. 

Enjoy!

Stop Eating CRAP

The photo below is a GREAT example of why Stimulock works!

Meal Prep Sunday

For a while now "meal prep Sunday" has been super popular across my social media time lines and on Pinterest. Everyone is trying their best to get ready for summer, and by prepping all of their meals for the week, in one day, they are setting themselves up for success, saving money, and saving a boat load of time throughout the week. 

So, I gave it a try. Now, I didn't cook EVERY meal I was going to eat for the week, as you are well aware, an egg and toast takes no time cook in the mornings, but you could boil all your week long eggs for an easy grab and go. Here is what we did. 

The photo above shows a few different meals. 
- Taco Salad
- Hamburger Patties
- A LARGE tub of grilled chicken tenders
- Grilled Squash & cut up Cucumbers

In the Freezer:
Cooked shrimp,

Here's my menu for the week
Mon - Sun -- Egg & Toast for Breakfast 
Mon - Sun -- two servings of fruit each day

Monday
L - 5 oz Hamburger Patties 1 C sliced cucumbers
D - 5 oz Grilled Chicken 1 C grilled Squash -- Green Smoothie

Tuesday 
L - 5 oz Grilled Chicken 1 C sliced Cucumbers
D - 5 oz Hamburger patties 1 C Sliced Cucumbers -- Green Smoothie

Wednesday
L - 5 oz Grilled Chicken 1 C sliced Cucumbers
D - 7 oz boiled shrimp 1 C squash chips (these are just raw squash--I like the crunch)
-- Green Smoothie

Thursday
L - 7 oz boiled Shrimp 1 C squash chips
D - Taco Salad 1/2 C Salsa 1/2 other veggies on top of salad

Friday
L - Taco Salad 1/2 C Salsa 1/2 other veggies on top of salad
D - Orange Chicken, 1 C cauliflower 

Saturday 
L - Orange Chicken, 1 C cauliflower
D - Meal at a wedding we are attending (steak and veggies :) ) 

Sunday
L - Salad at a restaurant with friends after church
D - Spaghetti (zoodles, meat, spaghetti sauce)

-Meal prep for the next week

I know that was a lot, but I think prepping on Sunday's will not only save us a TON of time since we are extremely busy, but it will help set us up for success and help us save money by not going out to eat because we don't want to cook. 

Disclaimer*** My husband is in class Monday - Wednesday Nights so we typically have burgers, eggs, or chicken on those days because it's easy. If you don't like having the same meal more than once in the same week, you might want to get more creative with your cooking. This works for us though. Boiled shrimp is an EASY and fast meal on Wednesday's because I don't come home between work and church and I can thaw it out during the day and just measure it out at church and have a "no-brainier dinner".

Something else we do to set ourselves up for success is, we don't keep anything in the house that isn't Stimulock Protocol. This is easier for us I am sure since we do not have children and we are both eating the Stimulock Protocol meals. Once again, this works for us, but might not work for you. Find what does work for you and stick to it! You will reach your goal! 


Happy Monday everyone!

** a gazillion eggs, lime juice, meal prep containers for the work week, green tea sweetened with Stevia, Huge jug of salsa, Sugar free jellos, and a drawer FULL of veggies. YUM!
 

 

Recipe - Tuna/Salmon Patties

When I was younger my dad would make my sister and me dinner at his house; and being a single dad, he often made what he knew. By that I mean a lot of eggs, lettuce with a lump of dressing on top, fresh veggies from the garden, fried okra & squash, sandwiches and, my favorite, salmon croquettes. 

I absolutely loved those things, and they were easy to make as well, so it was one of the first things I learned to cook. Canned salmon, an egg, and saltine crackers, mix it up and stick it in the frying pan. The mixing with my hands part might have been the whole reason I loved this so much. I got to play with the food, get messy, and eat something tasty all at the same time. It was a true WIN + WIN! 

I have been craving them for a while now and knew that I couldn't have the crackers, so I just ignored the craving. Then on Monday I decided that I already had everything at home (no grocery store run required -- another win) to make tuna patties. 

So this is how I made them, and let me just tell you...delicious. 

Tuna/Salmon Patties

Ingredients:                                                                          Serving Size 2 (16 oz of tuna)

• 4 cans of white tuna (in water) (or canned salmon if you like that better)
• 1/2 lemon juice
• Sea Salt & Pepper to taste
• 1/2 white onion chopped
• Green onion chopped (as much or as little as you'd like)
• 1 TBSP minced garlic
• garlic powder & onion powder to taste (optional)
• 2 eggs
• 2 TBSP of coconut oil

Directions:

• Drain your tuna, put everything in a bowl (except for the oil) and mix together. 
• In the skillet put 2 TBSP of coconut oil & let it get hot
• Form patties with your hands and carefully place in the skillet
• Let the patties brown on the bottom & then flip
• Once the patty is cooked to your liking remove from skillet and enjoy. 

(4 cans of tuna made 6 patties = 16 oz so my husband and I just each ate 3 = 8oz or protein each) 

These are a new favorite of ours! Let me know what you think!

Happy Wednesday! 

Recipe - Italian Chicken

One of my wonderful clients (& friend) sent me a photo tonight (below) of her amazing meal & she shared the recipe with me! It both looks & sounds delicious! 

Thanks Ashlee for sharing! Yall give her some love & follower her on Instagram @ashleelohman 

Recipe: 

Serving size - 2 

2 5oz chicken breasts

2 cups halved cherry tomatoes

1/2 cup basil - or more per your taste

2 table spoons minced garlic

1 teaspoon oregano 

(Taste as you go and adjust seasonings based on your liking) 

Directions: 

Sauté the chicken in coconut oil first for 10 mins on medium until brown & cooked, add tomatoes & basil after chicken is cooked (or it gets soupy), serve & enjoy! 

Um. Yum! 

Thanks again Ash!! Share your favorite recipes with me and I will show you some love! We are all looking for new ways to cook up some protocol meals!