I’m happy to report that we did a decent job with our return to meal planning last week. There was only one meal we didn’t get to make – penne with chickpeas – which we’ll recycle this week, just in time for New Food Monday. I’m hoping to ride the high of last week’s NFM success (see how the kiddos’ rated Martha’s orzo and cheese here).
Here’s what we’re planning for this week:
Recipe links: White bean and kale soup; penne and chickpeas.
To redeem myself from the junk food fest I know I will (happily) indulge in on Sunday during the Patriots game, I plan to make a batch of kale and white bean soup earlier in the day that I can throw in the fridge and quickly heat up for dinner on Tuesday.
From the workout side, now that I’ve completed my CrossFit Elements intro classes, I think I’m going to go back to my normal routine (at least for this week) and attempt my first “real” CrossFit class the next week. Probably not the wisest idea, considering all these CrossFit moves that I’ve been learning are fresh in my memory, but I haven’t been loving CrossFit as much as I thought I would and I kinda miss the cozy comforts of my gym and my familiar classes (which is also not necessarily a good thing; comfort can easily = complacency). I’m also not crazy going to CrossFit in the evenings, which is the only time I can fit it into my schedule, and this could definitely be factoring into my indifference.
Anyway, I’m going back to basics this week, while also starting to slowly increase my weekly mileage, knowing that my half marathon training will be picking up in a few weeks.
Sunday: Easy 5 mile run
Monday: 4 mile AM treadmill run (incorporating sprints)
Tuesday: 3 mile run (lunch)
Wednesday: REST
Thursday: 4 mile AM treadmill run (incorporating hills)
Friday: Boot camp
Saturday: Body Pump
I’m curious to see how my body responds to the chunks of running and weight lifting; I usually try to split them up more, but my schedule was a little tricky this week. I’m also excited to break in my new lululemon Run: For Your Life crops 
What’s on your menu this week?
Looks delicious! Do you post the recipes for your meals? I’d love to make both the penne w/chickpeas and kale & white bean soup
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I will post recipes tonight
Love the LuLu capris!
What recipe do you use for veggie burgers? The soup sounds yummy!
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I wish I had the time to make veggie burgers from scratch. I’ve been into the Gardein burgers lately – so yummy! I will post the soup recipe later today
And I broke the capris in today – loved them!
Your menu looks delicious and is so healthy! I love the concentration of veggies. If only my husband wasn’t allergic to legumes, I’d try that soup.
This week, I’m making braised turkey, potato leek soup, a spicy pasta dish, and our weekly standard of baked salmon.
I love potato leek soup!! One of my faves. I will post the kale and white bean soup later tonight
Ooh, such cute capris! Kale and white bean soup sounds delicious. I would definitely have trouble getting to an evening crossfit, too. I haven’t tried it yet, partly because I’m nervous to mix it with running (for fear of injury with box jumps, etc) and partly because, like you, it’s nice to stick with what’s familiar.
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