Do you plan you're meals for the day?

I dont, but I know a lot of folks do, I did start taking my lunch though so I guess I kinda do

I do plan my meals. It just makes things easier for me. I know alot of people don't and it works for them. I have to plan!

If I don't plan my meals at LEAST one day ahead of time, I end up spending 30+ minutes (sometimes well over an hour!!!) before each meal, trying to decide what to eat while keeping everything balanced. This is really bad when you've just finished your workout and are STARVING.

So yeah, I have the entire day's menu planned at least one day ahead of time. I actually shoot for 2-3 days ahead.

Adjustments are not uncommon; I often swap menu items that are of same caloric and protein/fiber value. But I still have to have everything planned.

I don't usually plan out my whole day, but I have a lot of go-to foods that I have to fill in missing nutrients.

I do plan meals (more like snacks) for work though. Tomorrow I'm having yogurt for breakfast and bringing a tupperware of almonds, peapods, veggie straws, and string cheese for my morning shift.

I don't because I am a stay at home mom, so I usually wing it with breakfast and lunch. And I plan dinners in the morning so I have to defrost things. On the weekends though I need to start planning and bring food with me when we go out because my husband likes to eat fast tfood/pizza ect on the weekends when we are out so Im going to start bring food with me so I don't end up eating what he eats!

Yes, I do.... I usually plan my meals the day before

i plan. i have a cheat sheet with meals and snacks with calorie count listed. i dont typically eat high carb or fat foods, so i dont worry too much about that. but i plan my meals the day ahead. if i try to wing it, i overeat without knowing until the day is over. i dont always stick to the plan, but i keep close. and stay within 50 calories.

I do when i cook because its just me and well, can you say leftovers?
In a perfect world, I would plan my meals 24-7.

Hi, Im new at this too, I am planning the day ahead; I log my food diary in today for tomorrow, then I pack my breakfast and lunch & snack for work, then I try to have what I "planned" for dinner. If it needs to be adjusted later, I adjust the diary according to what I actually did have. But, for the most part; planning 1 day ahead helps me feel "in-control" of my choices the next day. It has already been thought about, logged and packed, so really it simplifies it. Tomorrow is day 13, I am going to weigh in on day 14, but I do feel like I am moving in the right direction.

I eat breakfast and lunch at work - I have a long commute and it's nice to get breakfast at the end of it! Then I spend my whole trip home working out what I'm going to eat for dinner... so I suppose I pretty much plan what I'm eating for the day. I don't often deviate from that plan because my weekends are not so structured and I like to be able to be a bit more flexible on weekends. I always have snacks in the car too - so I don't pull over and get a chocolate bar or chips (like I always WANT to).

Saves me ridiculous amounts of money too - I can have my whole week's worth of breakfast and lunch for the cost of two lunches at the cafe across the road from work.

I don't plan breakfast or lunch because I never know what I am going to be in the mood for, but since i have a family to cook for I always have dinner planned. I buy everything for 2 weeks worth of meals and just pick one in the morning and defrost the meat or at least know what I'm going to make, and then I plan my other meals/snacks around that. If we're having a high calorie dinner I will have a lower calorie lunch.

We do diviate from the plan at least once a week. I will swing by the grocery store and pick up something to eat, or we will get Subway instead.

I plan for the week to save on my grocery bill. Tonight's beef roast will be used in tomorrow's minestrone

I plan in general. On Sunday's I do food prep for the week. I make a pot of whatever bean I will be eating, boil a dozen or at least a half dozen eggs and make a pot of whatever grain I want like brown rice or quinoa. if I have bulky foods like watermelon i cut it off the rine and put into Tupperware. If I have recently been to the market i sort my almonds into single serving snack ziplocs. I buy them in bulk because it's cheaper and sometimes I add dried cranberries to them. I leave some home and put some in my glove compartment in my car for emergencies.

This helps me keep my grocery bill down and also makes it easier to cook throughout the week. I rarely spend more than 15 mins making meals. So now that I have a general idea of what I'm eating for the week I can get creative with the meals, swap out different veg and fruit or even go out to eat with friends because in the back of my mind I have a general knowledge of how much I have eaten already and the sodium and sugars in those meals. Rarely do I get surprised by going out to eat and the food pushing me over. I strongly believe that I have to be conscience of what I am eating at all times or I will sabotage myself.After all not thinking about the nutrients and calories in what I was eating is how I gained it in the first place.The good thing is that thinking like this has helped me make better food choices when out at social occasions instead of mindlessly shoving food in my mouth.

Yes. I put what I plan to eat into my foods. If it doesn't look good I take them out and add something else.