Dinner sucks

bcattoes

Can you have dinner ready when you get home, like a crockpot meal or a slow cooker? Maybe make a few meals in advance so its heat and eat?

This ^^ For me, the fact that fast food tastes like crap and my cooking is awesome is enough to keep me from stopping for fast food. But if time in the evening is your problem, cook or prep your meals ahead.

Also, thinner fish filets can be put in an oven frozen and baked, so keeping frozen fish in the freezer is a good idea if you are short on time.

BCSMama

I agree with preplanning. I prepare dinners for the workweek for my family on Sundays. Our schedules during the week are super crazy, so it's nice to know there is a nice homecooked meal that just needs to be warmed up. I'll also often do crockpot meals that I've prepped on Sunday and put in the crock in the fridge, so the morning I want to use it, I just put it on and it's ready when we get home.

Also, I log my food at the beginning of each day. Most of the time, I will know what I'm eating for lunch and dinner so I know how many cals I have left for snacks. I always try to leave 200-300 for the end of the day to use for a treat or glass of wine. That way, I'm not left at the end of the day with tons of calories either.

1newcat

My kiddos get mcdonalds once a week and we always go on the way home from the gym... sobtalk about feeling justified, lol. But i force myself (if I'm starving) to have a snack wrap, or grilked chicken most of the time to get me home to the real food. Sure once in a bluemoon i get a mcchicken sandwich, but thats more about a splurge than a time thing. Anyway, meal planning and the snack wrap or bunless chicken has been my resolution, by the time we walk in the door, its 7:00

sally_jeffswife

I would make a big batch of soup or chili on your day off that makes alot so I have extra in the fridge that I can just heat up and maybe have it with a quick side salad. Otherwise baked fish in fennel mayonnaise is really yummy and really fast to make. Just lay your fish in a olive oil greased baking dish and in a bowl mix mayonnaise,lemon,fennel,salt,pepper,couple garlic cloves and spread that all on the top and bake it, is really low calories and good if you like fish.

aliciapenny

if you did not go over your calories for the day what is the issue? fast food doesnt make you fat. it only does if you go over your calories. the mroe you stress and the more you try to complicate things the more likely you are to fail. stay within your calorie range and let yourself live a little.

miracole

I eat 6 meals a day (breakfast, elevenses, first lunch, second lunch, dinner, snack) and I find that adding in that second lunch at 4 gives me much better willpower in the evenings to have a healthy dinner. Spread your calories out more during the day and pre-plan your meals, it'll help! feel free to add me to take a look at my normal eating habits if you'd like.

graysmom2005

Crockpot is great. Also, something I do a lot if it's late when I get home. I have salad stuff pre-made. chicken/turkey/pork is already grilled. Cucumbers/peppers etc are already cut. I just grab a big bowl, dump a bunch of spinach/spring mix in there. Toss in my favorite veggies, weight and throw in something protein and BOOM. Low cal filling and FAST dinner.

KenosFeoh

Sometimes I sit down and have a small snack and a cup of hot tea before I start making dinner because I used to have a terrible habit of munching this, that, and the other thing while I was making dinner so that I wasn't even hungry by the time it was ready. Then I'd eat dinner anyway. Craziness!

It's a good idea to always have something quick and easy to throw together on those evenings when you're just too tired to put a lot of thought into. And if you do stop for food, make it a grocery store where you have better options than fast food. I've often picked up a roasted chicken and salads.