As I sit here inhaling the delicious aroma making its way down the hall from my kitchen to my living room I am reminded of a time when I never planned my meals..

One of the keys in my continued success against my battle with the flab has been planning my meals ahead of time..or "meal prepping" which may seem trendy as of yet but I have been doing this for a year now and have been very pleased with my efforts.

My meal prepping "before" consisted of unwrapping a box of lean cuisines or smart ones..heating it up in the mic for however long the directions said..barely being able to stomach the nasty bland taste and praying to god I wouldn't be starving 30 minutes later..of course I always. That was all I did..it was simple quick and easy..and I knew the calories I would be inhaling therefore I felt "Reassured" that I was doing the right thing. Of course at 8pm when I was ravenous from barely eating anything all day that whole calorie counting goal blew out the window as I sat on my couch with a tub of JIF peanut butter (former addict).

Enter clean eating..which I've done now since February 2013..basically right after I created EATRUNLIFTREPEAT.. I read up and did my research on meal prepping. I was scared to death and SOOOOOOOO NOT a cook by any means. Cooking?? What the heck is that? How do I learn?? All I had ever mastered was the microwave..and baking cakes..not for anybody but for myself.

Off to the grocery store I went with cart in tow not having any flipping clue what I was doing but just "winging" it and praying I would do ok. I filled my cart with vegetables..meats..oats..and much more. Brought it home all excited and then I thought to myself..now what the heck do I do..

Trial and error people trial and error!!!! After a few attempts it finally made sense. Make it all at once (the stuff that doesn't go bad quickly of course)..and use tupperware to store it for the week! Genius!! It really is that simple! I promise you if you do it once a week you will see the time and money you save!

After all..soldiers don't enter battle without planning..parties aren't held without the food and guest list planned..weddings are planned..many things in life are planned. If you take the few minutes ahead to plan out your days meals it will also save your waistline.