We’ve all been there, but are you really ready to jump start your ideal weight goals?
Let’s do it together!
I’ll be sharing my favorite recipes, and a few new ones here for us all to try together! Come along with me on the journey to cleaner eating, mom and toddler friendly exercises, and lots of positive thoughts to inspire us in the new year!
I’m really excited to share our meal plan for the week. While not vegan, many are vegetarian and all are dairy free. There are lots of great recipes here that I’ll be sharing with you and I hope you’ll try them! You’ll notice that most of the recipes have proteins and vegetables, or veggies and carbs. This is because it is easier for our body’s to digest foods in certain pairings. But more on that later! My favorite nutritionist recommends starting your day with a cup of warm lemon. It helps get your digestion moving and has tons of digestive enzymes!
Another great tip is what we drink. I’ll let you do your own research with this topic, but a friendly reminder to myself is to drink less adult beverages when I’m loosing weight. I also skip all sodas, even ‘diet’ labeled stuff. And I use half or completely skip the sugar I add to my coffee. I drink it with plenty of un-sweetened almond milk, but almond milk has it’s own sweetness. Between drinking lots of plane water, juicing (that’s another blog post for another day), green smoothies, 1 cup or less of coffee a day, warm tea, and 1-3 glasses of wine a week I find that I don’t need to drink any soda.
Our Meals this Week
We love making a special meal once a week. Have you ever made pork wellington? It’s actually really easy! My hubby makes this amazing dish for us! Here’s the recipe for Pork Wellington.
Another favorite meal, that is oh so toddler friendly is oatmeal! We use instant oatmeal, sprinkle in a little cinnamon and raisins. For the littlest member of our family we add sprinkles!
We love breakfast around here! A new favorite is this Banana Breakfast Wrap!
Below is a preview of this week’s meal plan, you can download it here, Delightful Southern Moment Clean Eating Meal Plan.
(Please note that this is not medical advice and not to replace meal plans given by your doctor).
Recipes:
Being Active
To balance out all the good eating, I need to get more active! It’s difficult in the frozen winter months to be motivated to run outside, or even head over to the gym. What if you could workout at home? If you’re interested in the workout video I showed on stories the other day, you can find it here on Amazon. It’s engaging, fun, and yes, even toddlers can do the exercises and have a great time! All you need is a mat and a couple of weights.
If you aren’t sure how to make something, or are curious about substituting something, or even looking for a recipe you don’t see here, feel free comment below or send us a message through our Facebook or Instagram pages! What are you hoping to add to your wellness plan for the new year? Comment below to tell us about your plans!
xo,
Christine
Delightful Southern Moments 
Thank you for sharing these great ideas.
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