I cook in bulk and then portion it out and freeze the containers so I can grab and go in the mornings.

I always pack my gym bag the night before and just roll out of bed into my workout clothes. I shower and get dressed for work at the gym. Saves on laundry (and water) at the house since the gym provides towel service ;-)

Honestly, I have not been doing a good job of incorporating healthy ideas into my life right now. All too often, I give greater weight to excuses than to healthy choices. On the plus side, I have made checking into Goad a daily habit now. Baby steps, I guess.

Like others have said, being prepared and having a plan is key for me. Sure, I can make a decent choice with take-out food, but if my head isn't in the right place, I might decide I deserve a treat or might eat the whole restaurant portion which is likely a couple of servings.

Right now, I'd grade myself a "C" on preparedness. The food/ingredients are in the house, but nothing has been prepared in advance. I need to get going on this because I know action begets action for me. (And I'm a good cook too!)

I joined WW and followed the program basics. I attended a meeting and started a food journal. I went to the meeting every week and weighed in. I wrote down what I ate. Everything else flowed from those two things.

I didn't like going to the meeting. I was embarrassed to be there. If I was going to the meeting, I damn well better lose weight. That meant tracking. Men and women had the same number of points when I started. If I was going to get enough food within my points I had to have a good plan and follow it pronto. Quickly found that to make it I had to make most of my food choice from the CORE (SF) list.

I joined WW because I read somewhere that a food journal has been shown to be the best thing you can do to lose weight. The journal is more important than the points for any give day or week. It's task, a to do thing, an action to take. Not just a wish in your head.

For now (and since starting WW) I keep it simple. On the premise that weight loss happens in the kitchen, I 'simply' eat less than I used to. Weighing, measuring and tracking is key for me. I've lost and kept 80 pounds off by making better choices and following my plan.

I realized early on that the less a big deal I made of losing the weight (the less I fought the program), the more likely I was going to stick with it. This became especially important to me when it really sunk in this was a 'rest of my life' change.

From GOAD, I latched on to the phrases 'onward and downward' and 'persistence, not perfection'. Both aligned with not fighting the plan for me. Those phrases helped me grasp and appreciate that not every single meal, weigh-in, etc. was going to be a winner. I could and should proactively choose when to be consistent with my plan and when deviation was warranted or wanted. I adopted my 90/10 rule; stay on-plan 90% of the time (far better than my previous 0/100 adherence to any plan before WW).

Losing weight has opened lifestyle options for me simply because it's easier to breathe, walk or hike, rest, etc. It sounds simple but really when this stuff is easier, it's freeing to do more and participate more in life. I enjoy walking, hiking and snowshoeing. I can go farther, steeper and higher than I did pre-WW. I sleep better and that keeps the cycle going. There's more opportunities for movement ahead but my photography hobby has benefited as well. I can stand relatively still for longer periods without my back or knees hurting either.

Like 88 olds I joined WW, ate mostly SFT foods and counted points to let the plan do its thing. I mostly instantiated them by doing the process and not by introspection so much. After a year at "goal" weight I had the "program" memorized and haven't strayed that far from what got me there.
At home I cook lean proteins daily and not much recipe food. I am probably too impatient to cook recipes much. I do always use fresh herbs for black rice and quinoa with my chicken stock but simple.