1 Comment Posted by Emily 
Tags: 30 minutes, bell pepper, cheese, corn, low fat, peas, pork, vegetables
I started making a meal plan every week and now that I’ve been doing it for a little while, I have to wonder why I haven’t been doing this all along. It’s saving me so much trouble. Here’s an example of a typical nightly exchange between me and my boyfriend pre-meal plan:
Me: What do you want for dinner?
Him: I don’t know, what do you want for dinner?
Me: Whatever you want.
Him: I want whatever you want.
Me: I forgot to take any meat out of the freezer.
Him: So…pizza or chinese?
It was just unbelievably frustrating and there was no excuse for it other than laziness on our part. Now I’ve been making a meal plan for the upcoming week on Sunday and then I go to the grocery store and buy only the ingredients I need (so I’m saving some money as well since I’m not buying produce or anything that goes bad before we get a chance to eat it). I have it written out on a big white board in my kitchen, so the night before I’m reminded of what I’m making the next day and can take out any meat that needs to be thawed. It’s making my life so much easier. Even though I’m planning so much in advance it feels like I don’t actually have to think about food as much as I used to, which is a nice thing when you’re on a diet. (Almost 10 lbs. down in my first month, yay!)
