2023 Q4 Fall Week 6 London England & Meal Preparation & OSOM
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🌎️Challenge #6 Saturday, November 11 - Friday, November 17🌎️
✈️DESTINATION - London, England 6,000 Miles - Meal Preparation & Out of Sight Out of Mind (OSOM)
The challenge begins on Saturday morning. Exercise & Meal Preparation & Out of Sight Out of Mind (OSOM) done before SATURDAY DOES NOT COUNT!!!!
We are off to jolly old England! This is another city best seen with a hop-on-hop-off bus tour for an overview of the city before walking the historic streets. Royalty-spotting and museum trips are top to-do’s in London—from iconic landmarks like Kensington Palace, the Tower of London, Big Ben, Oxford Street, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, to the world-renowned British Museum. Of course we must see Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace too! The London Eye observation wheel provides panoramic views of the city. We will enjoy a tasty lunch on a Thames River cruise, for a different view of the city. In the evening we'll attend a show at a West End theatre. There is so much to see – amazing architecture, history, parks and green spaces, monuments… take your pick!
Fun Facts
Over 300 languages are spoken in London.
Feeding the pigeons in Trafalgar Square is illegal.
The world's oldest underground rail network is in London.
The quintessential double-decker buses weren't always red.
There are over 170 museums in London, including 11 national ones.
London has hosted the Olympics three times.
Race - You must exercise to earn air miles to get your team to the destination.
1 minute of exercise = 1 air mile
DAILY MAXIMUM 120 exercise minutes/air miles.
📝Living the Good Life - Meal Preparation & Out of Sight Out of Mind (OSOM)
When you are hungry do you wish there was a magic meal genie? This week it will be almost as good as having the genie. Let's be more efficient and intentional with our time in the kitchen by meal prepping. Imagine a scenario where within a few minutes of walking through the door you have a delicious home-cooked dinner, and perhaps even lunch packed-up for the next day.
Meal prepping is the concept of preparing whole meals or dishes ahead of schedule, and portioning it out to be eaten at another time. This will save time and money, and help with weight control, because you decide in advance the ingredients and portions served. Overall it should provide a more nutritionally balanced diet, with less time in the kitchen, tastier meals, and reduced stress as you avoid last minute decisions about what to eat, or have rushed preparation. Make good use of your Instapot or slow cooker, cook a good sized batch that can be eaten over the next few days. Have basics like cooked rice in the fridge ready to accompany future meals.
Also, when you plan ahead you can be more creative. You will have healthy snacks on hand - fresh fruit and vegetables, nuts, seeds, etc. Or for instance a Costco rotisserie chicken can be stretched into 3 to 5 meals - as an entree, ingredient for chicken salad, soup, tacos, chicken pot pie, sandwiches, etc. If you thrive on variety then freezing prepped meals will give you more choices in the future.
If spending a whole afternoon prepping meals for the week seems too daunting, then ease into it. When you cook rice, make enough for the week. When you prep fresh vegetables do enough for the week so you can eat them raw, have in a salad or steam them. Make the meatloaf big enough for several meals - a future sandwich, to add pasta sauce or stew. Cook once but eat twice or more. Eat one portion the first night, then later in the week use the second portion in a different way if you like variety. Or you may choose to make a week of identical meals that can be varied with different sauces or sides.
What do you eat when you are tired, lazy, uninspired? Kraft dinner with tuna? Hit the drive-through on your way home or turn to frozen convenience meals? The advanced planning and work saves you from decision fatigue - the deteriorating quality of decisions made by an individual. Wouldn't it be nice to reach for that nutritious planned meal in the fridge, ready to be quickly heated and enjoyed?
If you already food shop once a week and have basic cooking skills, your goal may be to choose one day a week to do most of the cooking, or try a new recipe. If you already cook some weekday meals create a schedule so that you are not deciding last minute what to make and to ensure you have the needed ingredients on hand.
When you have your breakfast prepped in advance you won't skip it or decide on fast food. When lunch is prepped, it's easy to have a grab and go brown bag. When dinner is prepped it's so enjoyable and easier to clean up. You can feel like a guest in your own home.
How can you use your small kitchen appliances to heat or finish cooking your prepped meals? Are there new ways to better use them? For instance if you have a steamer you can make poached eggs or corn on the cob. Use the air fryer or George Foreman Grill to cook a steak. What about your sheet pan? You can roast vegetables, bake fish topped with cheese or make homemade pizza.
This week enjoy home cooking.
Simple meal prepping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Ht2arrwBc&t=285s
Overnight Oats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI--h_Ey6Ck
🌟Build healthy forever habits - Meal Prepping
✔️To score points this week
1. Eat one home cooked meal = 10 points all or nothing. Daily maximum 10 points.
1. OSOM keep the naughty foods out of sight and easy reach = 10 points all or nothing. Daily maximum 10 points.
Summary
Record all exercise minutes. It's 6,000 Team Exercise Minutes/Air miles. DAILY INDIVIDUAL MAXIMUM 120 exercise minutes/miles.
Scoring: 1 minute of exercise = 1 air mile
Living the Good Life
1. Eat one home cooked meal = 10 points
2. OSOM naughty foods not in easy reach/sight = 10 points all or nothing.
We will record this on one thread. (example)
My Exercise: 30
My Home Cooked Meal: 10
My OSOM: 10
****Remember if for any reason your health does not allow you to participate in a challenge please do not attempt it. Always follow your doctor's orders.
🌎️Challenge #6 Saturday, November 11 - Friday, November 17🌎️
✈️DESTINATION - London, England 6,000 Miles - Meal Preparation & Out of Sight Out of Mind (OSOM)
The challenge begins on Saturday morning. Exercise & Meal Preparation & Out of Sight Out of Mind (OSOM) done before SATURDAY DOES NOT COUNT!!!!
We are off to jolly old England! This is another city best seen with a hop-on-hop-off bus tour for an overview of the city before walking the historic streets. Royalty-spotting and museum trips are top to-do’s in London—from iconic landmarks like Kensington Palace, the Tower of London, Big Ben, Oxford Street, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, to the world-renowned British Museum. Of course we must see Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace too! The London Eye observation wheel provides panoramic views of the city. We will enjoy a tasty lunch on a Thames River cruise, for a different view of the city. In the evening we'll attend a show at a West End theatre. There is so much to see – amazing architecture, history, parks and green spaces, monuments… take your pick!
Fun Facts
Over 300 languages are spoken in London.
Feeding the pigeons in Trafalgar Square is illegal.
The world's oldest underground rail network is in London.
The quintessential double-decker buses weren't always red.
There are over 170 museums in London, including 11 national ones.
London has hosted the Olympics three times.
Race - You must exercise to earn air miles to get your team to the destination.
1 minute of exercise = 1 air mile
DAILY MAXIMUM 120 exercise minutes/air miles.
📝Living the Good Life - Meal Preparation & Out of Sight Out of Mind (OSOM)
When you are hungry do you wish there was a magic meal genie? This week it will be almost as good as having the genie. Let's be more efficient and intentional with our time in the kitchen by meal prepping. Imagine a scenario where within a few minutes of walking through the door you have a delicious home-cooked dinner, and perhaps even lunch packed-up for the next day.
Meal prepping is the concept of preparing whole meals or dishes ahead of schedule, and portioning it out to be eaten at another time. This will save time and money, and help with weight control, because you decide in advance the ingredients and portions served. Overall it should provide a more nutritionally balanced diet, with less time in the kitchen, tastier meals, and reduced stress as you avoid last minute decisions about what to eat, or have rushed preparation. Make good use of your Instapot or slow cooker, cook a good sized batch that can be eaten over the next few days. Have basics like cooked rice in the fridge ready to accompany future meals.
Also, when you plan ahead you can be more creative. You will have healthy snacks on hand - fresh fruit and vegetables, nuts, seeds, etc. Or for instance a Costco rotisserie chicken can be stretched into 3 to 5 meals - as an entree, ingredient for chicken salad, soup, tacos, chicken pot pie, sandwiches, etc. If you thrive on variety then freezing prepped meals will give you more choices in the future.
If spending a whole afternoon prepping meals for the week seems too daunting, then ease into it. When you cook rice, make enough for the week. When you prep fresh vegetables do enough for the week so you can eat them raw, have in a salad or steam them. Make the meatloaf big enough for several meals - a future sandwich, to add pasta sauce or stew. Cook once but eat twice or more. Eat one portion the first night, then later in the week use the second portion in a different way if you like variety. Or you may choose to make a week of identical meals that can be varied with different sauces or sides.
What do you eat when you are tired, lazy, uninspired? Kraft dinner with tuna? Hit the drive-through on your way home or turn to frozen convenience meals? The advanced planning and work saves you from decision fatigue - the deteriorating quality of decisions made by an individual. Wouldn't it be nice to reach for that nutritious planned meal in the fridge, ready to be quickly heated and enjoyed?
If you already food shop once a week and have basic cooking skills, your goal may be to choose one day a week to do most of the cooking, or try a new recipe. If you already cook some weekday meals create a schedule so that you are not deciding last minute what to make and to ensure you have the needed ingredients on hand.
When you have your breakfast prepped in advance you won't skip it or decide on fast food. When lunch is prepped, it's easy to have a grab and go brown bag. When dinner is prepped it's so enjoyable and easier to clean up. You can feel like a guest in your own home.
How can you use your small kitchen appliances to heat or finish cooking your prepped meals? Are there new ways to better use them? For instance if you have a steamer you can make poached eggs or corn on the cob. Use the air fryer or George Foreman Grill to cook a steak. What about your sheet pan? You can roast vegetables, bake fish topped with cheese or make homemade pizza.
This week enjoy home cooking.
Simple meal prepping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Ht2arrwBc&t=285sOvernight Oats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI--h_Ey6Ck🌟Build healthy forever habits - Meal Prepping
✔️To score points this week
1. Eat one home cooked meal = 10 points all or nothing. Daily maximum 10 points.
1. OSOM keep the naughty foods out of sight and easy reach = 10 points all or nothing. Daily maximum 10 points.
Summary
Record all exercise minutes. It's 6,000 Team Exercise Minutes/Air miles. DAILY INDIVIDUAL MAXIMUM 120 exercise minutes/miles.
Scoring: 1 minute of exercise = 1 air mile
Living the Good Life
1. Eat one home cooked meal = 10 points
2. OSOM naughty foods not in easy reach/sight = 10 points all or nothing.
We will record this on one thread. (example)
My Exercise: 30
My Home Cooked Meal: 10
My OSOM: 10
****Remember if for any reason your health does not allow you to participate in a challenge please do not attempt it. Always follow your doctor's orders.
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I’m on home prepared dinners for a few weeks as I finally get to grips with the stock in my freezer.
I’ve already got grab and go chicken stir fry for 6 meals and sweet and sour chicken for 4, and cooked mince for 3.
Wednesday and Saturday are always fish because I get it fresh from the fishmonger who calls in the street.
Just having rice or potatoes to do on the other days are a bonus.0
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