Did Statins Help?
Pardon if this is riddled with typos but it's 2:30am. I got my lipid blood test results back yesterday. I'm going to assume heading into perimenopause years shot my numbers up because nothing has changed food wise (though stress wise it's been astronomical the past few years which apparently contributes as well). A reminder, I was at 264 at the beginning of December and my shuck and jive speech to get my shit together didn't land well with her. After a talk with my bestie who is on them convinced me (us) with her experience, I relented and agreed to go on them. After almost 4 months on a 10mg dose (the lowest dose available), I'm at 184. So, I guess they work. 😂 I will also say this is with zero dietary changes and a pretty scattered workout schedule the past two months. I hope in time when all of the projects are done and we are finally able to focus on ourselves that I can eventually go off of them with hard work. I'm pleased with...
I'm glad you are getting the chance to do this so that you can ease the burden later on. Very smart!
ReplyDeleteI always think I should meal prep, but then I don't. I do like to keep shredded, unseasoned chicken in the freezer so I can use it in a variety of recipes. I know I have some chili portioned out in the freezer for lunches. Beyond that though, I just don't plan well enough.
ReplyDeleteI don't meal prep as much as I'd like to because 1)one of our freezers does not work so I have very limited space, and 2)I'm not using my Food Saver as much for the same reason. One thing I do consistently though right now is I always pre-chop/dice my vegetables because I find that to be most time consuming and it creates bulky dishes so I want those out of the way. And I portion out my seasonings ahead of time and have those ready to go so I'm not fumbling with my spice area. And I will always prepare lasagna or chicken manicotti the day before so that's easy to pop in the oven the next day. Beyond that, I haven't been able to do too much.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest eating problem is portion control so I started a new system in January where I do all of my meal prep on Sunday for the week. I thought I'd hate having the same breakfast/ lunch/ dinner Monday to Friday but honestly it's not that bad and even though it takes a good chunk of my Sundays, the time it saves me when I get home from work is so worth it. I just cook for me so I just make one thing each week then drastically switch it up the next and make sure it's balanced over my 3 meals of the day. For example, when I have tuna for lunch I don't do it on the same week that I have shrimp for dinner. If there were 2 of me (us?) I would maybe consider making 2 dinners and alternating nights. I've done a roast, pulled chicken, ground turkey, shrimp (which i cook daily but just have all the accessories prepped/measured and ready to go)... basically anything you're already making, just make bigger batches. I'm only 5 weeks in but so far, so good.
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