Who plans their meals in advance and why?

Longtobeslim

I plan out my menu ahead of time. It keeps me on track. That way I know exactly how many calories I am planning for each meal and for the day. Then if something special comes up and I want to have it I know in advance if I have the calories for it. Also, then I am not scrambling at the end of the night either to get all my calories eaten or trying to figure out what I can eat because I am about out of calories.

Also, if I see it in print, I am more aware of whether or not I am getting a good balance of fats/proteins etc...

I have a harder time staying on program if I don't pre-plan.

JmeJinxx

I plan my meals the night before. It's a easy way to keep your eating in check. I find if I don't plan my meals I tend to eat things (sometimes not the most healthy stuff) because they're convenient.

Ditto this.

Ijparsons2004

I plan my meal to make sure I'm eating good variety of food, it also helps with the grocery list.

Tamstar1985

i don't necessarily plan every meal in advance, although usually when i am packing my lunch for work, i will be thinking about what to have for breakfast to balance out the lunch, etc.

i do loose weekly planning, though! thursday is cooking day, so i will cook a bunch of different foods in large amounts. then if i want to eat the same thing every day, i can, but then if i get tired of something, i can switch it up a bit!

itgeekwoman

I CHEAT. I have a sports nutritionist that puts my meal plans together. I get a one week plan that I use for 2-3 weeks at a time. It works for me and I'm losing weight fast fast fast. It's all healthy, but I had to cut back on my workouts!
Still building muscle and supporting my 3-4 workouts a week, but I'm not burning out like I was going 6x a week.

I love the fact that I can copy my food diary days and it makes it very easy. I track the calories and nutrients on here so that I can learn from what she is doing so that I can carry on with life after this support session is over.