Meal prep is something we've seen on countless tv shows and on the internet. It looks alot hard than it is. But I assure you, anyone can do it. It just takes preparation and a tiny bit of cooking skills. In this post I'll give you some tips and tricks to help you find meal prep success.

If you've read my intro post (click here to read) you know I've tried this 'weight-loss' thing a TON of times. Sometimes I've been successful, sometimes I've failed, but at least I've tried. This time around, I'm trying some different techniques to ensure my success. The best technique I've tried so far, Meal Prep. Yup, I'm on the meal prep train and I'm riding it on the long haul!

So, let's get into it - HOW TO MEAL PREP, the Fab Glance Way!

5lb down, and a bunch of inches gone! YAY!

For those who didn't know, I'm doing a 100 Days of Fitness challenge. Basically, you commit to working out/being active 30 minutes a day for 100 days. Eating healthy/clean is optional  but recommended. I developed a Facebook Group that has about 30 members in, you know, for support. I know I'll win this challenge, I just underestimated how HARD it would be to finish! WHEW!

How's the journey been? Interesting. I was going strong the first 30 days - I was logging in everyday, food prep and all that. Then around day 31, I just lost my steam. I also was in pain. I have arthritis in my knees so my body was telling me to slow it down. The thing about doing these challenges, you've seen them on Pinterest and Instagram, sometimes our bodies are not as ready as our minds our. Sometimes, we don't give ourselves time to work up to the challenge. I mean, there's a reason that every exercise video says "Check with a physician before starting this challenge".

Ok, I know I gotta get better about posting things on this site. WHEW! But I promise to hit y'all up at least once a week. You cool? Good!


I've been doing meal preps for the last 3 weeks (I KNOW I need to write a detailed post about it. Let me put that on my list). Anyway, it's been fun to come up with different recipes that I wouldn't mind eating EVERYDAY for five days. I've saved a ton of money and time. Plus it makes weekends fun because I get to taste and appreciate other food. I'm a person of habit so food prep makes my life much simpler.

This week I made Chicken Veggie Meatballs with Pesto Pasta - YO! These are so good I want to eat them at every meal!!! LOVE is not even the word. My goal for this week was figuring out ways to get more veggies in my life that didn't involve eating a salad or just steaming the veggie.

Now  bare with me - I'm no food scientist. He's my loose recipe (based off THIS recipe) for Chicken Veggie Meatballs.

Hola! Can I tell you this is my THIRD attempt at losing a major amount of weight?

Can I tell you that I don't know what skinny feels like, but it sure looks fun?

Can I tell you that I love fresh baked chocolate chip cookies more than anything - and I wish that everything tasted like them?

Can I tell you that I'm allergic to BEEF and PORK and their byproducts, and I'm still fat?

Can I tell you that, the thought of being an overweight senior citizten scares the crap out of me?

Oh, you didn't ask for all that, you just want to know my name? LOL!



Hi, I'm Melissa. I'm blogger (on the side or at night or all the time). I also have an office job that pays my bills and gives me sub-par health/dental insurance. I've weighed more than 300 pounds my entire adult life (except that one time that I hit 297 after breaking up with a boyfriend). This is my third time attempt to lose 100 lbs. And I think, by God, I think It might happen.

I'm six feet tall, African-American, and I live in Nashville. Currently, I'm single and love to mingle . . . with cookies. LOL! Naw for-reals, I go out all the time and I love dressing in fancy clothes, and helping other people dress up in fancy clothes. Need a stylist? Contact me!

This blog will serve as my weight-loss journal, my sounding board, an extension of my social media obsession (for real follow me on the Instagram, and the Facebook, and the Pinterest, and the Twitter), and my general thoughts.

Welcome to my world! Let's lose weight together, and also talk smack about people!