June Chat

iamfitcat

Hi Everybody! I am going to start doing carb cycling a la Chris Powell starting on Monday, July 1st. I plan on trying it for 10 weeks straight and see how I do!

I have both books, and I am going to try the turbo plan for it! LC LC HC LC LC HC sunday funday

I am struggling to see how to cook everything! I am a mom to six kiddos, and I want then to kind of eat like us, but of course not as strict.

Any ideas on how to cook and meal plan easily? I plan on trying to cook on Wednesday nights, and Saturdays to be prepared ahead of time.

I hope everybody is doing great!

Circapaleo

Any ideas on how to cook and meal plan easily?

I plan my week in advance and do all the prep ahead of time, like you had mentioned. I even measure everything out...like 1 cup of granola goes in a zippy bag.

I also tend to eat the same things all week long and then change it up the next week. I only have about 3 weekly rotations. This really helps work for me because it is a little boring and takes the entertainment value out of eating. It also helps me use up all ingredients. And I only have to figure a LC day and a HC day once for the week.

I've got protein and veggies portioned out in the freezer so I can just grab and heat.

I've done low-carb a lot in the past and that was pretty easy to make work for everyone because I would just make a meat and veggie side, and then add a carb for the rest of the crew. For me, CTL is much more difficult to incorporate into everyone else's meals, so I quit trying. I just make my stuff and I have a little plastic basket in the fridge and the pantry where I put my food for the week and just cook whatever for everyone else. Other people may have suggestions for incorporating this plan with the rest of the family.

iamfitcat

Thank you so much for sharing Circapaleo!! I am starting tomorrow! For the whole family! Kids will do a bit different! I am going to try to do for the whole family! I hope you are doing well!