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LYNDALOVES2HIKE
Posts: 33,952 2/9/13 8:18 P
I plan within a loose framework when I buy food for the fridge, then fix whatever seems to appeal to me at the moment from that supply
Lynda in Orange County, So Calif
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God Grant me Serenity to Accept the things I cannot change, Courage to Change the things I can and Wisdom to Know the difference!
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. -- John Wooden
"Winners are not those who never fail, but those who never quit."
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GABIBEAR
SparkPoints: (43,752)
Fitness Minutes: (28,856) Posts: 5,737 2/9/13 12:47 A
Sometimes, I wish I did more planning so that I wasn't always thinking of what to make.
Thank you Lord for blessing our steps all the way to the end.
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JULIABELANGER
SparkPoints: (49,905)
Fitness Minutes: (45,561) Posts: 995 2/8/13 10:36 P
From week to week... and I go with what is on sale/season
"A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt *** When facing resistance, think "softness" and let go.
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GAYEMC
Posts: 17,078 2/8/13 9:03 P
Breakfast and lunch, yes. Dinner, sometimes
~Gaye BLC17, 18, 19, 20 Rockin Rose Ranger
Spark Portland Team co-leader
" The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them to the impossible." ~ Arthur C. Clarke
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CGG111
Posts: 6,859 2/8/13 7:48 P
Yepper
Hospice 5K 28.08 9/24/11 Seawitch 5K 27.34 10/30/11 Run for the Well of it 5K 27.28 11/12/11 Hair of the Dog 10K 1.00.45 1/1/12 Vineyard Dash 10K 1.01.18 1/2/12 DC RockNRoll 1/2 marathon 2.44 3/17/12
JUMPINJULIE
Posts: 4,743 2/8/13 3:30 P
Not a set plan. But i know what i'm going to eat on a regular basis so i don't really have to plan because i know how many calories usally.
It is always hard before it is easy. I Am Beautiful. I Can Do this. Sweat is Fat crying.
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RLLRKAT
Posts: 86 2/8/13 2:23 P
On a normal routine and schedule, yes. Lately tho, it's been hit or miss. I started again this morning on getting this under control before I noticed the question of the day! huh!
Confidence is contagious, so it lack of confidence - Lombardi
Choices today = progress tomorrow - Unknown
Positive Focus creates Positive Results
99% is a b...ch, 100% is a breeze!
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SUSHENO
Posts: 1,423 2/8/13 2:22 P
Not usually
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
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BRANDTSGIRL
SparkPoints: (46,790)
Fitness Minutes: (29,585) Posts: 8,486 2/8/13 1:10 P
Yes I do, I make a menu/grocery list and know what well have through out a weeks time frame. I feed six people daily.
SP member since February 2007 Leader of the "Perimenopause to menopause what should you expect team" http//www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/gr oups_individual.asp?gid=35537
"DO OR DO NOT FOR THERE IS NO TRY".....JUST DO IT!
LADYIRISH317
Posts: 49,172 2/8/13 12:32 P
Sort of. I try to have a good range of ingredients on hand so I can create dinner.
"...there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for."
"We're children of a fighting race that never yet has known disgrace." (The Soldiers' Song, Irish national anthem)
"Every day above ground is a good day." (Chef Justin Kennedy of New Orleans, on Chopped)
SparkPoints: (136,770)
Fitness Minutes: (38,190) Posts: 12,088 2/8/13 9:44 A
about 50%of the time
Knowledge not will power is the key
It's what you learn AFTER you think you know it all that counts.
Carol Southern CA - Pacific time
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BECKYGL
Posts: 2,533 2/8/13 8:50 A
Yes
do it!!
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DEBJAE
Posts: 1,348 2/8/13 8:25 A
I try to at least for my lunches since I pack it to work. I basically keep simple things on hand for breakfast & light dinners & snacks. It isn't written out day by day anywhere.
Everything we do in life is a choice...I choose to get fit & healthy.
Faith is taking the first step-even when you don't see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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MARYANN19339
SparkPoints: (15,361)
Fitness Minutes: (14,856) Posts: 240 2/8/13 8:15 A
I usually plan 1-1.5 weeks out. My husband usually does the shopping and I will spend a day getting dishes ready for the week. It makes life much easier, especially with 2 working parents and 2 very active kids! I really feel it if we don't get to do the planning.
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MRSBOBBIBJD
SparkPoints: (610)
Fitness Minutes: (0) Posts: 127 2/8/13 7:49 A
Most of the time, yes. I have several low carb cookbooks that I choose recipes from, and sometimes from Pinterest. Then, I'm lucky enough that my husband does the shopping.
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SHAWFAN
SparkPoints: (146,056)
Fitness Minutes: (114,879) Posts: 5,070 2/8/13 7:41 A
Like Cheryl-Anne, I don't really plan a menu ahead of time, but I do have an idea of what I'll be eating.
Julie SP member since June 2007
Daily Affirmations: I am strong! I am fit! I am healthy! I am beautiful! I can do anything I put my mind to! I am loved!
"You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles and break through the brick walls that are always going to be placed in front of you. If you don't have that kind of feeling for what it is you are doing, you'll stop at the first giant hurdle." -Geo
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CHERYL_ANNE
Posts: 910 2/8/13 7:26 A
Q: Do you plan your meals ahead of time?
A: Kind of. I'm not one who makes a weekly menu, but I do have an idea of the meals I will be preparing for the week and I plan accordingly.
Don't wait until you've reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take toward reaching that goal.
A few "bad" days can't ruin your plan... only giving up can do that. Just keep going and you will get there.
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NUTRON3
Posts: 20,437 2/8/13 7:14 A
yes
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NUTRON3
Posts: 20,437 2/8/13 7:13 A
Do you plan your meals ahead of time?
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