39DaysToFit ; Days 5 – 11

You made it through your first all fruit & veggie day! Congrats! Days 5 -11 are all similar just the menu changes. Eat according to the plan if you like everything (ie. tuna, fish, etc.) only make alterations if it’s a food that you don’t eat or don’t like. Also remember that if you’re exercising you may need to add a 5th meal, preferably post – workout recovery shake or muscle gain shake for maximum benefit of weight loss & muscle gain and predictability.

The best thing I can do for you is give you some meal prep suggestions. So here are a few to try and feel free to post a comment if you try something or if you have a suggestion.

Tuna salad: Drain a can of tuna (small or large) pour into cereal size bowl or container to take to go. Squirt in spicy mustard & pour in a little salsa  (this totally eliminates the tuna taste). Stir in chopped veggies like; onions, bell peppers, cucumbers, carrots. I call it a “tuna bowl” rather than a tuna salad. This way of preparing a meal allows you to easily take it with you, make it a day ahead, or eat right away.

Fish fillet: I bought a bag of frozen tillapia and cooked all 6 pieces at once. Thaw in the fridge. Spray a baking dish (the one you used to use to make brownies with!) with non-stick spray. In a small bowl melt a little butter (use real butter – make sure the ingredients  are cream & salt not stuff you can’t pronounce) and chop up fresh garlic. Now you’ve just made a great garlic fish spread! Put the fish in the pan and pour your spread over each piece. Pour a little EVOO if necessary. Cut a lemon in half and squeeze skin side down (so the seeds don’t fall in) and drizzle over the fish. Bake in your oven at 400′ for :15 minutes. Done! Now you have your fish fillets ready. Put them in a container in the fridge so you can eat them cold, add them to a salad or warm them up. Typically I would use a cooked fish fillet cold from the fridge and prep it just like my tuna salad. Sometimes I would even use one fish fillet and a small can of tuna together in one serving! Delicious!!

Enjoy your prep. Enjoy your cooking. Enjoy the plan!