Weekly Meal Plan- 3 Day Refresh and Start Insanity Max 30

This is a busy week!  I will be doing the 3 Day Refresh Mon- Wed.  This is a 3 day program designed to cleanse your system and get you back on track. It isn't a juice cleanse. You eat fruits, veggies, healthy fats, Shakeology, and the Fiber Sweep and Vanilla Fresh shake for protein.  This available as a "kick start" option at the beginning of any Beachbody program. My goal for this round is to get back on track after vacation last weekend, and to get rid of some lingering bloat.  I will be doing yoga or walking for exercise, as the program is less calories that usual and recommends limiting exercise so your body can direct its energy to cleaning your system.

My challenge this week is that I have to teach and do site visits for my position at the University, so I will be gone for 12 hours on Tuesday. I will have to really pack my food, and plan appropriately so I don't end up at a drive through, even for a healthy option.  I am going to cook my veggies tomorrow and then pack them for dinner to heat up at the school in between classes.  As incentive to stick to the Refresh, I've promised myself a Starbucks pumpkin spice latte and breakfast sandwich at some point this week after completing the Refresh (probably on Friday.)  I didn't add treat meals into my meal plan this week, so I have room for two treat meals- my Starbucks treat and another option on the weekend.  (I don't recommend treat meals on the fly, but I have no idea what is in the works for next weekend, so I assume I will have a treat meal on Saturday sometime.) The reason I didn't plan them in is that I have all clean eating meals planned, so if I don't end up out for my treat meals, I don't have to rethink clean options.

I am also starting a new program on Thursday- Insanity Max 30!  This is an intense cardio program meant to take your fitness to a new level! If you've done Insanity, or heard about it, this is a shorter version, with workouts in 30 minutes or less.  I am excited because 1) I love Shaun T, and 2) my goal is to get on track BEFORE the holidays.  I'd like to focus in on my nutrition just a bit more and push myself in my workouts before the holidays come and I just want to maintain :) I decided to give up the half marathon idea for now, so I have a great opportunity to get take my cardio to the next level with my at home workouts.