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Weekly Menu for May 8, 2023

 Hello, Friends!  I'm back with another weekly menu.  I know, I missed last week.  I didn't feel too good at the beginning of the week and then after I was busy the rest of the week and missed coming back to chat.  Weigh in was good for the last two weeks.  I lost 2.6 over them.  BUT, I ate off plan over last weekend and truthfully was up 3.2 on Monday morning when I started the Summer Slim Down Challenge in the Optavia group I'm in.  So since Monday I have lost 4.5 at the writing of this.  And if you notice, there is a correlation between eating off plan, not feeling good and weighing more.  One day I might learn that my body doesn't do well with certain foods.

Speaking of the Summer Slim Down Challenge, they challenged us to set two goals, one scale victory and one non-scale.  My scale victory is to be down 10 pounds (13.9 if you count where I started on the 1st). I'm looking at numbers I have not seen since 2015ish. My non-scale victory was going to be to fit into a pair of bluejean shorts I bought that did not fit when I bought them.  I tried them on to see where I was with the fit and guess what?!  THEY FIT!  In fact, I have them on today!  So, I had to pick a different NSV.  When I bought those denim shorts, I also grabbed a pair of the cutest spearmint green Levi shorts with an elastic waistband.  They are sized XL.  They don't fit at all.  They're literally the smallest pair of XL shorts I've ever seen.  I buy XL often.  So, my goal is to have them slide on.  Even if they're tight as all get out.

In order to meet those goals, I need to eat good in the evenings.  So, without further ado, here's the plan for the week...


Monday - cilantro lime fish tacos
Tuesday - spaghetti.  Billy requested this after he saw a tiktok about a spaghetti sandwich LOL  I'll make the sauce and fix noodles for him and spaghetti squash for me.
Wednesday - chicken strips, green beans and mac and cheese.  I'm craving chicken nuggets.  I"ll use almond flour instead of regular flour to make them.  I also won't eat the mac and cheese.  I plan on putting cheese on the rest of the spaghetti squash from the previous night.
Thursday -  shrimp Cobb salad.
Friday - left overs

I'll be back during the week with a couple recipes I've loved from the last couple weeks.  I'm sure you'll like them too.  
Until next time....


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