Helpful Apps Part 2

Came across two more helpful apps for my weight gain journey. Instead of having to carry around my notebook around the grocey store, I found a cool shopping list. The second one is a great app for workouts I opened and played around with it and I love it. I can't wait to use you come monday. 

Grocery List!

Woo!! Only 17 more days left until the kickstart of my weight gain journey. I am beyond excited and I am currently getting everything ready. Instead of going on a romantic date and spending time with that "special someone" I'll be out purchasing some of my items for the big day. This weekend I'll be buying grains(oatmeal, quinoa, brown rice & wild rice) fats and oils ( raw almonds, coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, flax seed, chia seed, walnuts, peanut butter, almond butter & walnuts) legumes (edamame & black beans) condiments and seasonings (salsa, soy sauce, honey, hummus, ACV, tabasco sauce, & sriracha) drinks ( sparkling water, tea, boost, ensure plus, & muscle milk) lastly I'll be picking up my vitmains and supplements ( maca root, dandelion root, fenugreek, zinc, vitamin E, & whey protein. After I go out this weekend all I have to do is get my protein,dairy, fruits, and veggies but I will get those the weekend before my journey. Plus it'll give me more time to gather some more recipes, I'm limited to some of the amazing recipes I came across due to the fact of my braces *sighs* but I will not let my braces stop me from putting on the extra pounds. I will just be making a lot of high calorie shakes through my journey. 

Meal Planning

The purpose of meal planning is to help gain weight, the main goal of my meal plan is to  increase the nutrient density per meal. How I achieved my meal plan is by planning to eat 8small meals every 2-3 hours. In my meal plan I will include whole gain carbohydrate and lean protein with every meal and snack I have. I will add peanut butter as a spread to my items such as toast, bagels, shakes, etc. With my meals I'll make sure to add whole wheat bread,rolls, or cheese toast. I will add granola to my yogurt, and ice cream. Throughout my research I have found that avocado is very good for the body so I will make sure to add an avocado to my salads, sandwiches, wraps, burgers, chips, crackers, and dips. It's important that I eat my sandwiches on wheat bread, buns, and subs. When cooking my meals I will use extra virgin olive oil.  When making my shakes I  will  include high-calorie shake powder. I will have to get used to eating almonds, walnuts, and other nuts as snacks or adding to shakes and salads. Drinking wise I will drink 100% juice, water, milk, and different types of herbal teas. Most important thing is making sure I eat a snack right before I go to bed. If I skip a meal, I will have to double up throughout the day on the meal I missed. 

Finally created a table for my  meal plan, the reason it is blank is because I will print this out and write down what I eat for each day. However when I do my update on Sunday's I will have my meal planned all filled out for each day of the week. So for each day I will consume 4,700-5,400 calories nothing less. The reason I made my calorie count high is because I am trying to reach a higher weight in a small amount of time(Aug).

Helpful Apps For My Weight Gain Journey

Currently, I have downloaded some apps that will be helpful for me through my weight gain journey. All of the apps were free, and can be downloaded in the App Store I am not sure if they are on Google Play for Andriod users however you can check that out.

1. MyFitnessPal: is a great app so far, I have started playing around with it to get to know how it works. It will help me keep track of my calories I consume. 

2.CalorieKing: is perf! You can type in a food and it searches to find how many calories, protien, etc it has. 

3.FitQuote: amazing! Has great quotes that I get daily to keep me on track and have a positive attitude. 

4.Butt: I haven't opened this app yet, however it has great reviews and from the photos seems like it will be awesome for me when exercising. 

5.Abs: This app is made by the same person who created Butt, and I haven't opened it yet, but I am very excited about using it for when I workout. 

6.DailyYoga: this app will help me practice on my yoga and make me feel better. Well, that's what I heard yoga does makes you feel more relaxed and calm. 

7.Omvana: I got hip to this app from Instagram, I am not sure who page I was on but I was very interested to downloading and seeing what it can do. This app helps you get a better nights rest which will be a key factor into my weight gain journey. 

8.Su Chef: I love this app! Great healthy recipes for my journey. 

I am so happy that I have came acoss these amazing apps to help me throughout my weight gain journey.