Day 8 of the 30-Day Kick-Up-the-Arser
Meal Planning Made Simple
Most people treat meal planning like it requires spreadsheets, colour-coded folders, and a degree in food logistics. You don’t need any of that. But let’s be honest… winging it isn’t working either.
If you’re constantly grabbing whatever’s closest, skipping meals, or ending the day eating whatever’s left in the cupboards, it’s time to tighten things up.
Why Winging It Keeps You Stuck
When you don’t plan even a tiny bit, you default to whatever’s quick, convenient, and usually the opposite of helpful. It’s not a discipline problem—it’s a no-plan problem. A small amount of preparation removes a huge amount of chaos.
How to Make Meal Planning Actually Work (Without Losing the Plot)
1. Choose ONE Meal to Plan for the Week
You don’t need to plan your entire life like you’re prepping for a military operation. Start with the meal you screw up the most.
Hate deciding breakfast? Prep it or skip it intentionally.
Always scrambling for lunch? Lock in one reliable option.
Too tired for dinner? Batch-cook something simple once and reheat it.
Fix the one meal that keeps tripping you up — that’s where the biggest win is.
2. Keep It Stupidly Simple
If you’re imagining gourmet dinners or Instagram plates every night, park that. Stick to basics you can repeat without thinking.
Protein: chicken, beef, tofu, eggs
Carbs: rice, potatoes, pasta, oats
Veggies: broccoli, peppers, spinach — or whatever’s slowly dying at the bottom of the fridge
Fats: olive oil, nuts, cheese, avocado
This isn’t about eating perfectly. It’s about removing friction so you actually stick to something.
3. Make a Shopping List (Then Stick to It)
If it’s not in the house, you can’t eat it.
If it is in the house, you probably will.
A list stops you from walking around the shop like a bored toddler, grabbing nonsense for the sake of it.
Your Task for Today
Pick one meal to prep for the next 7 days.
Write it down so your brain doesn’t have to make decisions all week.
Buy what you need — if it’s in the fridge, you’ll actually eat it.
On the next one: Food Facts That Might Piss You Off…
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