Friday custom: Each Friday, with out fail, I get a Dunkin’ Donuts egg and cheese on an every little thing bagel with an additional egg. My daughter loves grabbing her cool drink earlier than college, so it’s turn out to be our little ritual, however I maintain it to Fridays so it doesn’t turn out to be an costly behavior.
Lunch (12 p.m.)
I’m typically not very hungry at lunch, however I’ve discovered that if I don’t eat sufficient noon, I’m extra more likely to make a less-than-great selection at dinner.
My lunchtime go-to is a ChefRX meal, a ready-to-eat combo of protein, complicated carbs, and veggies. (Full disclosure: I helped to formulate these meals!). My favorites embrace the steak, potato, and inexperienced bean plate; salmon with mango salsa; and the rooster enchiladas. Three minutes within the microwave and I’m set. If I would like somewhat additional protein, I’ll add a scoop of Good Tradition 2% cottage cheese on the aspect.
Afternoon Snacks (3 p.m.)
I normally crack open a Eating regimen Coke whereas ready for varsity pickup. A number of days per week I’ll slot in a run earlier than dinner; after I do, I seize a easy snack after, like a Fiber One bar and a few fruit. I’m not an enormous snacker anymore, however we maintain loads of kid-friendly choices at house (popcorn, pretzels, hummus, granola bars), so I’ll have these if I actually want one thing.
One factor I educate my GLP-1 purchasers (and follow myself) is why we snack. If it’s to bridge a protracted stretch between meals or gasoline a exercise, nice. However lots of snacking comes from behavior or boredom, and on a GLP-1 it may possibly truly make it more durable to eat sufficient at meals. If somebody feels continuously full, we regularly have a look at whether or not they’re consuming once more earlier than their physique has time to digest.
Dinner (6 p.m.)
Dinner is the meal I’m most definitely to prepare dinner for the household, and I all the time maintain it easy: a protein, a carb, a veggie, and loads of taste. Latest favorites embrace pork with roasted veggies, flank steak with asparagus, and shrimp pasta. I’m identified for being a comfort prepare dinner: microwave rice, air-fryer potatoes, steamer-bag veggies, sheet-pan meals…something that cuts down on dishes.
Pre-Mattress Snack
On nights after I’m hungrier, particularly if I went for a run, I like having a bowl of cereal earlier than mattress. I’ll seize a enjoyable Cheerios taste, Froot Loops, or Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and use a vanilla Premier Protein shake because the “milk.” I didn’t do that whereas actively shedding pounds, however in upkeep (and after I’m lifting heavier), it matches completely and helps refuel my muscle tissues.
Weekends
Weekends for me are all about flexibility…and somewhat little bit of takeout! That normally means a dinner out at a restaurant or one thing delivered by way of Uber Eats. And since my husband has been on a GLP-1 for nearly a 12 months now, eating out has truly turn out to be extra enjoyable. We nearly all the time cut up an entrée as of late, which feels each satisfying and economical. After we do exit, we wish to make it rely. An incredible steak or a stupendous seafood spot are high decisions!
