Yep, I understand busy too! I have a full-time job, a part-time job, I work out five days a week and I have a household to run. It's really about planning ahead, for me. I plan out the entire menu for the week, do all the grocery shopping in one trip and try to make dishes that will last a few days. If I didn't do that, we'd be eating pizza every night.
Also, if I cook chicken breasts for dinner I'll make sure to cook a couple extra that can be sliced up and thrown in a salad or rolled into a tortilla the next day. Most of my lunches are leftover dinners.
And keep in mind, it doesn't have to be fancy. It takes ten minutes to broil a piece of fish and wilt some spinach. Drizzle w/ some sesame oil, sprinkle on some sesame seeds and you've got dinner. It just takes a little practice.
marv, I'm not trying to pick on you - I think it's great you're making changes! I'm just trying to give you some ideas as you go forward. It took me a long time to make all these changes in how I eat - I used to be a take-out-only kinda girl.
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