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Buffalo Chicken Soup

Homemade Caramel Popcorn

Curried Butternut Squash Soup

Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup

Green Beans with Mushrooms and Bacon (Paleo/Whole30)

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Hey there! Welcome to Eat the Gains™! I'm Kelly - nutrition coach, meal prep expert, and lover of food and fitness. I like to create healthy recipes that make my body feel good inside and out and fuel my active lifestyle. Here you'll find lots of easy & tasty whole food recipes, workouts, and a little indulgence, because who doesn't love a spicy margarita! Find out more about Kelly…

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Why I'm not the biggest fan of meal plans & why I

Why I'm not the biggest fan of meal plans & why I don't give them to my clients…⠀
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First, I think meal plans can be great if you want to make them. We write out what we are going to have for dinner each night at the beginning of the week to have a game plan! It also helps with buying groceries & saving money. Do we always stick to it? No.⠀
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What I'm referring to is when you follow a meal plan given to you by someone for X amount of days for every meal.⠀
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I have people coming to me saying they followed a specific meal plan for some time, but now what? Things like they ate the same plan for a year and are tired of eating those foods (true story). Or me asking people to send me their previous meal plan so I can see how they ate and it has things like 2 tablespoons of avocado or 1 tablespoon of almonds (unfortunately, another true story).⠀
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Meal plans are generic & rarely set people up for the long run. We all have different tastes, preferences, & backgrounds. What works for me isn't going to work for you.⠀
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Other problems:⠀
- what happens at the end of the 10, 15, 30, or X days? Do you go back to day 1?⠀
- what if you don't like/want something on it?⠀
- what if you are still hungry?⠀
- what does it teach you in the long run? Pretty much to look off something and follow it. Not how to build balanced plates, no intuition with cooking, no bio-individuality, and learning how much food works for you.⠀
- what do you do when you want to go off plan? Like hello, random pizza date night! Do you feel guilty for not following a plan? Food should not make you feel guilty.⠀
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Food is meant to be enjoyed and with that comes eating the foods we want. Eating what we're craving. Listening to our bodies and following their lead. Our bodies are so smart. If you are craving carbs, you probably aren’t getting enough. And following a meal plan isn’t going to tell you that.⠀
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Go ahead and plan your meals and I'm not saying never follow them. They can give great inspiration when you are burnt out or need help. But if you have to rely on them week after week, let's start learning how to build balanced meals/plates⠀
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