Nutritarian Revamp! Week 2 Meal Plan

Here we are!  I'm two weeks into my Nutritarian Revamp!  

If you have been following along on Instagram, I posted reels of my day-to-day for the first 5 days.  This was so fun, but so tiring! This week, I showed off some of my meals through stories as well as my grocery haul.  Since getting back into the Nutritarian way of eating, I really forgot how much fresh produce we go through, especially on days when Kevin is also having a large salad. So, at the end of the week, we were ready for a produce restock.

I'm finding that going into my second week back, I am starting to really crave and enjoy my salads as the favorite part of my meal.  It might be because the weather has been so warm, but salads are just hitting the spot right now.  I've also been enjoying ALL of the summer fresh fruit. Mangos, cherries, watermelon... yum!

My inflammation has gone down a lot since starting!  I can tell that I'm sleeping better and my moods are more level throughout the day.  I am starting to feel more in-tuned with my hunger and satiation levels, so I'm starting to not want as much during my evening meal so that I am not still feeling full by bedtime. Each day last week felt like the longest day as I was uncomfortable and getting back into the habits I wanted to have, but this week just flew by.  I hardly had to do any thinking about what I was going to eat.  I didn't stress about meal times, even though a few lunches were delayed from kid activities.  It was kind of nice to be on autopilot and know that what I needed and wanted to eat was already in the fridge and mostly prepped.

Just like last week, I found that I had so much success sticking with Nutritarian eating because I planned ahead and had my recipes and grocery list ready to go.  I decided for now to keep offering up the free meal plans for download, so if you want you can join in too. :)  Here is a link to the blog post about Week 1 if you want to start from the beginning.  

I will have Week 3 out next Sunday (July 30th), and then I will be taking a short break for a family trip to Hawaii and then to my hometown for the first part of August.  Expect Week 4 on August 20th!  In the meantime, I will be posting on Instagram all about my travel to Hawaii and (hopefully) all of the fresh tropical fruit I get to eat!

I hope this week is wonderful for you however you spend it, and that you find peace in how you are eating and the joy you find in life outside of food.

Nutritarian Revamp Week 2 Meal Plan (download link)

Health and Happiness,

Amy

Nutritarian Revamp! Week 1 Meal Plan

*****Scroll down for the Week 1 Nutritarian Revamp Meal Plan!***** 

So, I don't know about you, but I am tired of the phrase "fell off the wagon", or "fell off plan" or "off my diet".  Let's do a quick re-branding of that for our success and our mental health.  I'm calling this a "Nutritarian Revamp"!  Call it what you will, but for me, I know that I haven't been feeling great and I needed to reset and revamp some of my Nutritarian habits that have fallen away over these last few years.

This has been a long time coming, but I realized that I need to make some serious moves to rebuild habits that will serve me for a long and healthy life, and the habits I have had lately are no longer sustainable.  It's taken me some time, a bit of therapy, and lots of self-love and understanding to come to the realization that I'm ready to dive back into a Nutritarian lifestyle, but with the motivation to take care of my body and my health by building long-term sustainable habits, rather than a place of self-loathing which often meant periods of over restriction and bingeing -- but that is a story for another day.

Some of the meals I've had this week, with a killer Berry Walnut Dressing for my salads!

A week ago, last weekend, we had spent all day at BBQ birthday party at a friend's house.  While the party was so fun to see friends and enjoy the Seattle sunshine, I felt awful from the beer and BBQ foods.  I woke up the next morning so inflamed, bloated, dehydrated, and just plain unwell. That day I had a birthday party to take Ben to, then we had a Costco trip planned for a few groceries and I knew "It is time."  Time to get some fruits and veggies in this body.  Time to clear out this inflammation that has been plaguing me on and off for years.  Time to stop sleeping fitfully and waking up with back pain.  Time to stop waiting until after XYZ time to be ready.  Time for a revamp.

I created this meal plan for myself for the first week or so, and I thought I'd share it in a little guide with a shopping list, recipes, and other info that helps me.  If you're in the same boat as me and working on getting back to better habits, or if you are a veteran looking for some new recipes, or if you just want to dabble and take a few tips from me. Consider this my gift to you for following along, but if you would like to there is sponsorship information in the PDF download.  :)

Nutritarian Revamp Week 1 Meal Plan (Download link)

Make sure to follow along daily as I post on Instagram.

If you aren't interested in the meal plan, I still got you with this new graphic I made for the basic Nutritarian daily goals that I am working towards.  There is a PDF and JPG version for downloading.  Feel free to print or use it as you'd like.  

Health and Happiness,

Amy