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Question.  How many of you either plan your meals in advance, have the same thing on the same night of the week, or wing it?Question. How many of you either plan your meals in advance, have the same thing on the same night of the week, or wing it?  

Answer 1

Plan ahead. I get several staples to keep for lunches and breakfasts that we rotate depending on what we want. For example, my husband eats scrambled eggs, turkey bacon or breakfast ham, and toast every morning. (He can do that. I can’t. I need variety in my life). We cook a breakfast casserole for me every week. Sometimes it’s a frittata, sometimes it’s a hash brown/egg thing, sometimes it’s kodiak pancake bake. I’ll eat it for the week. Lunch, I either take dinner leftovers or a chicken salad or turkey sandwich/wrap to work. For dinner, we plan on Saturday. We chose 3 meals to cook throughout the week. In addition i like to keep things that are easy to make on hand in case we just don’t feel like a labor-intensive meal. (Low point Spaghetti, taco soup, tacos) It’s just easier if we have a backup plan so we don’t spiral. I also found that if you freeze some breakfasts or dinner portions, you’ll have something to grab in a pinch. For example, I LOVE the chicken parm recipe that we make so we will make a few extras and freeze them so I can grab it if I’m running out the door late to work or if I don’t feel like cooking one weekend.  

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I am also WAY MORE SUCCESSFUL when I prep my fruits and veggies on the weekend but I HATE doing it.  I keep little containers of hummus and boiled eggs at all times. Always have fruits and veggies. I love making my own ranch with a ranch packet and equal parts cottage cheese and Greek yogurt (sounds gross but if you blend it smooth it is phenomenal)

Answer 2

I always wing it, I take something out of the freezer and try to figure out what I'll make and what will go with it

Answer 3

If I don’t plan at least a little it sort of sets me up for failure. I cook dinner and purposely plan to have enough leftovers for my lunch to next day. Before I go to bed I have my breakfast, lunch, and snacks planned out, packed, and logged into my app before I go to bed. Then I know how many points I will have at the end of the day, and that helps me plan supper for that night.  

Answer 4

This is what happened when I “winged” supper tonight ‍♀️

Answer 5

I meal prepped on Sunday's dinners for the week while reaching goal. That was a big help after a long busy day. Now I make whatever I'm in the mood for.  

Answer 6

I may be kind of boring, but I plan and prep. I have my usual go-to's that i switch around a bit

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@disagree what are your favorite things to meal prep?  

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@append i will usually do fruit with yogurt for breakfast; for lunch I do hard boiled eggs with grapes and apples; then for dinner it's either zero point chili, zero point chicken taco soup, burrito bowls or brown rice pasta with no added sugar sauce. I'm going to make 2 ingredient bagels today to have for breakfast next week. It's just so much easier for me if I have things ready to go. I also have grab and go snacks.  

Answer 7

It's just my husband and I, so I plan 2 or 3 dinners a week and have leftovers the other days.  

Answer 8

I plan my weeks every sunday and pre track as many meals as I can . this is more like a guideline that I can change later if I need to. I generally eat the same things a lot but they are things I like and dont get tired of.  

Answer 9

I winged it this week . I planed last week and lost lots more !  

Answer 10

I always have the right food in the house and I wing it daily because I work so many hours. I come home and mayby and omelette sounds good and if I feel energetic I'll throw together two ingredient dough pizza. As long as I have my arsenol of WW friendly foods I am good!  

Answer 11

I plan it all out a day ahead. Love cooking and planning meals. Since starting everything I will eat in fridge and pantry are marked with points with a Sharpie. No guessing. I'm only buying lean meats, fresh veggies and fruit. It keeps me from panicking trying to figure out food. That's just me though.  

Answer 12

I meal prep all my breakfast and lunch for the week on Sunday’s. then I create a menu for dinners for the week. I find the meal prep is a must for me or I end up going off plan!  

Answer 13

All of those except for winging it.  

Answer 14

My breakfast and lunch is pretty similar daily. Dinner is always different but I prep that decision early and daily.  

Answer 15

I wing breakfast and lunch, but plan my dinners weekly. The dinners aren't set in stone though.  

Answer 16

Meal prep is good. I need to do more of it. But sometimes i wing it.  

Answer 17

I rotate through chicken, steak, pork, fish, eggs and canned tuna. One night it might be breaded chicken cutlets, the next night omelette, the next night fish, next comes tuna melts, pork chops, haddock. Steak is about once every two weeks, as is spaghetti and meatballs. All meals are accompanied by veggies of some sort. This is a lifetime way of eating so, in my opinion, I had better eat a variety of foods. Down 70 lbs in under a year.  

Answer 18

I plan the week ahead out on Sunday and no we have lots of variety with spices but primarily chicken, ground beef or turkey and fish

Answer 19

I plan Saturday and shop Sunday for the week. We need to go Wednesday for fruits and veggies ❤️

Answer 20

Plan it out.  

Answer 21

We wing it but I’d love to do more planning

Answer 22

I eat pretty much a lot of the same things. I eat a ton of chicken, Vegetables and fruit. I wing it most days.  

Answer 23

I have to meal plan and try to limit my diet to a few items otherwise I get off track

Answer 24

Wing it! I never plan my meals.  

Answer 25

Wing it!  

Answer 26

I only plan for that day

Answer 27

We meal plan on Sunday for the week. Our plan usually includes one “take out” day. I also plan and prep my lunches for the work week on sundays too. I’d be lost if I didn’t and bad choices would be made all around  

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@combine16 Same I cook two big meals on Sunday for the weeks Also have a big supply of boiled eggs in fridge

Answer 28

I pretty much eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch. I also plan what we are having for dinners for the week. It makes shopping much easier and now with the craziness I am trying to plan meals around what I already have. Eating the same things for breakfast and lunch I can also pre-track those meals.  

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@swindell what do you eat for breakfast and lunch

Answer 29

I like to have a loose plan. Which means 3 or 4 meals ready to make and flexible on what day.  

Answer 30

I seem to cook enough to freeze or eat for lunch the next day!  

Answer 31

I’ve been planning so I can limit my trips to the grocery store. It’s really hard!  

Answer 32

Since quarantine I plan my meals. Going to the store bi-weekly

Answer 33

I make two week dinner menus including points. Then I plan my whole day in the morning before I leave for work.  

Answer 34

I always plan if i don’t sometimes i go off track

Answer 35

I eat the same foods pretty much Might change up by week just a tad bit

Answer 36

I plan our meals out for the whole week- then put together a shopping list of what we need next to it.  

Answer 37

Plan for 1-2 days in advance

Answer 38

I plan the week in advance because I work and hate doing things on the fly

Answer 39

Either I plan like a beast or I’m totally winging it

Answer 40

I plan it out day by day

Answer 41

We used to wing it but the past 3 weeks we have been meal planning. It helps with minimizing trips to the store and keeps me on track. I have a small magnetic white board that I use to make my weekly meal plan the. On Saturdays I go get what I need for the week.  

Answer 42

I eat basically the same stuff everyday

Answer 43

Plan for variety!  

Answer 44

We plan dinners for the week. Breakfast and lunches don’t vary much, so no long range planning for those meals.  

Answer 45

We plan the week but subject to change by the management! ME!  

Answer 46

I find I do much better if I plan and prepare

Answer 47

I plan a month at a time- every Tuesday is Tacos- chicken or beef - only plan dinners and one night is leftovers as it’s only me and my husband

Answer 48

Both. Plan in the morning to do points, same meal every Friday night, breakfast and lunch same everyday

Answer 49

Wing it!  

Answer 50

I make a menu every week based on sales. I can flip around what meals on what days, but it helps give me direction when I have to figure out what I'm eating for the day.  

Answer 51

Wing it!  

Answer 52

Always try to plan. But I’m learning that I need to find a way to be flexible so I don’t get frustrated when my husband decides to surprise me by cooking dinner.  

Answer 53

I am a total planner! I don’t eat the same thing every day, but I plan ahead.  

Answer 54

Plan in advance