Do you plan your meals in advance?

I meal plan, otherwise all the junk food they bring at work would be calling me. The worse thing in the world is to go to work hungry and see all donuts and bagels sitting there.

I usually make 4 days worth of dinners on Sundays. You don't really need a freezer for that if you are planning on eating it in that week. My meals usually consist of chicken and vegetables, and a starch. Breakfast for me is usually a protein shake or bar, depending on my workout. Mid-morning snack is fruit. Lunch is simple, sometimes greek yogurt, sometimes a pb&j flat bread sandwich. It probably sounds kind of boring, but I have gotten it down to a science, and it works for me, and I really LOVE pb&j :happy:

I have discovered that meal-planning ( at least for me) is one of the most crucial elements in staying on track. I pack both breakfast and lunch before going to work. When I prepare dinner, I make enough to have leftovers for a few days. Sometimes I even enter my food in my diary a day ahead so I know exactly what I'm eating and I'm more likely to stick to it that way.

One helpful thing you can do is set aside a time during the week in which you prepare the majority of your food for the week (most folks choose Sunday). Make tupperware your friend. It doesn't have to always be cooked food for the freezer. Fill your containers with pre-cut veggies, boil a bunch of eggs, make your own trail mix, etc etc. In the end, this makes it also more easier to count calories as you know exactly what you are putting in your food.

I plan my daily menu and try to stick to it.I always plan my day a few hundred cals short.That way i can swap and change if i change my mind as to what i want.
Planning is really working for me,i've never really planned a full days food before,but have for the last 6 weeks & its working!.I am at home all day so its easy for me as i don't have to think about packed lunches etc.But if i did i would try and plan a day ahead.Especially as you don't have a freezer available to you at the moment.xxxx

I tend not to... I eat what I fancy (obviously all good foods) so I don't know what I fancy until that mealtime comes...

Yes I do

i pre-plan because i make bad choices when im tired and hungry . i dont use a freezer really i pre-plan my meals on shopping day i pick options so breakfast, 7 ideas for lunches 7 for evening meals then mix and match kinda thing makes it easier xxxxx

Always. My diet is set up the morning of or the night before to make sure macros are in check and I've varied my food intake for micronutrient balance.

I have discovered that meal-planning ( at least for me) is one of the most crucial elements in staying on track. I pack both breakfast and lunch before going to work. When I prepare dinner, I make enough to have leftovers for a few days. Sometimes I even enter my food in my diary a day ahead so I know exactly what I'm eating and I'm more likely to stick to it that way.

This.

I can't say I manage to do it *every single day* without fail, but I generally try to map out my food consumption at least a day in advance. I almost always bring my lunch and often rely on nutrition bars for a fast breakfast or lunch on the go. By the way, I cannot eat soy, so the nutrition bars I buy are soy free: Larabar, Pure Organic, Kit's. I stock up when I can find them on sale, and I usually keep one or two in my bag..

I am NOT the type who will sit down and plan a week's worth of cooking and eating in advance, though. For me, it isn't necessary or practical, and I don't really think it would be a good use of my time. I live in a very "foodie-friendly" area and walk past dozens of food shops and markets every day, so it's no big deal for me to stop in and pick up enough food to get me through the next day or two.

As for the lack of a freezer -- my fridge is about 30 years old and the freezer compartment holds very little (an ice cube tray and some bags of frozen fruit), so I am not able to cook a lot of food and freeze it. If I prepare a large quantity of something (for example, a big pot of soup), I pack it into individual portion sizes (yes, tupperware is my friend), stick them in the fridge and plug them into the next few day's food diaries.

I preplan it roughly because sometimes my daily schedule change in a mid day or so. I lately eat all the protein in the morning though, just to make sure I got enough protein during the day-just in case my schedule changed. =P My usual breakfast is 1 boiled egg and 1 can of Tuna.

I plan everything! That's how I have success.