now at 40% of their goal

Total weight lost is now 165 pounds! Average is 0.2 pounds.

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  Few more tips on meal prep!
  I posted yesterday a few things I always have in my fridge and some simple ways I throw it together. I got a couple questions on the salad too!
  
  First, the way I typically meal prep, I bulk cook the items in my last post, maybe put a few meals together, and usually have more of some thing’s left over than others. That makes it so maybe one night I need to restock and prep protein, then two nights later I make a new carb, then a day later I make a new salad. One small thing I prep during the day/week instead of one or two giant meal prep days a week. So when people ask me about the salad staying fresh it’s because I’m making one every 3 or so days, putting it in a closed container. The lid I got for my big mixing bowl is from OXO (amazon or Bed Bath and Beyond) and comes in different sizes. It lays flat across the top and creates a suction with the bowl to stay sealed. LOVE IT.
  
  What’s typically in the salad:
  Chopped up greens- I prefer something like spinach, arugula or a mix. Dark leafy greens over romaine.
  Grape tomatoes- the salad and tomatoes will last longer if you don’t cut em up.
  Shredded carrots
  Chopped celery
  Bell pepper chopped
  Sprouts
  Beets- my fave I buy premarinated at Whole Foods. I think the brand is Love Beets. I keep these separate because they have more juice to them and add them when I’m ready to eat or pack my lunch.
  
  Dressing- I put it on when I’m ready to eat or pack. I don’t make any sort of fancy dressing but I do make sure that I eat a reasonable amount. If the dressing is thicker you can add a tiny splash of water to a serving and mix it up. It doesn’t change the flavor but it spreads easier so you don’t use as much.
  
  There’s a million different ways to make salads and this for sure isn’t the end all! Just something that works for me and may work for you!
  
  

• I got a severe sprain (totally torn ligaments) on my “bad” ankle - which is good I guess as by the end of this saga, surgery or whatever, I’ll get a stronger ankle :)
  
  but I gave myself permission to totally pig out “to fuel healing” and am now up 10 full lbs from 3 weeks ago!
  
  I know some of that is water, but daaaang...how dysfunctional was my eating to put on that much weight (rhetorical...I know pretty dysfunctional 😅).
  
  I had a cast, but 36 hours in to the 2 weeks I actually got such cast anxiety (maybe from restless leg+Benedryl and Cleithrophobia combining) that I went to the ER and had it removed! Now in a walking boot 😓 better for me but not great for the ankle.
  
  Need to refocus on my diet and get back on track ❤
  

• Well, this puts a damper on things 😅
  

• Energy Breakfast! Planning on a 3mi+ jog to the park today with the pup. 🐕 😷