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Week #1 on THM

It has been a great week! We have really enjoyed our food and trying new and healthy recipes! The first week on Trim Healthy Mama are full of successes and trials! I'm still so proud of myself for trying so hard!
So far my successes have been...
  1. I meal planned the WHOLE week! Every meal! Not including snacks but I had an idea of what I had available for snacks so I was prepared all week when the 3 hours came around to eat again!
  2. I stepped out of my comfort zone and joined a local THM group that met for a potluck and I'm so glad I did! I learned so much and we are even going on a shopping trip this weekend to learn what to buy where for the best deals! How awesome is that! 
  3. I ate on time, every 3 hours, once I learned how very important this was from the potluck dinner. I started my mornings off right with a quick shake or overnight oatmeal and then enjoyed a normal egg breakfast 3 hours later.
  4. I did my best with changes in our schedule and plans. When I meal planned I didn't think we would be making any trips out to the property but when Hubby didn't have to go to work due to weather we went out. I took as much as I could and ate as much on plan as possible. 
Things I still need to work on...
  1. Planning out things to eat at the property and for dinner when we get home. I need to make sure I have a plan for being out there. 
  2. Drinking more! Drinking THM drinks like the Shrinker and Good Girl Moonshine and LOTS of water is so important and it's a struggle when you have to pack it take. At least at home it's available when I remember to go and drink it. 
  3. Pause...speaking of water I should go get some......ummmmm....refreshing!
  4. I need to be prepared. One thing I learned was to have one day a week, at least, where I will cook up a bunch of food and freeze it. Rice and beans for the kids so they can have healthy crossover meals to help them grow strong and yummy snacks like cheese danishes, cookies, and skinny chocolate that will sit in the freezer and will be ready for me to enjoy whenever snack time rolls around. 
  5. I need to order some things online. I need to save money on my purchases but I need stuff still to be prepared and baking is going to be HUGE! I have to be ready or I'm going to fall back into old habits of eating. I have experienced that already. Being unprepared has left me ordering pizza one night after working on the property all night. Another night eating out on date night and ended up not sticking to plan because of a craving. And then last night not having any healthy dessert snacks around I ate some of the boys rice crispy treats sent home by Gram. Old habits are too easy to fall into! I have to figure this out!
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