My relationship with food has been completely flipped on its head after starting meal prep, some thoughts

Typically I would Hop in the car and drive to whatever food place I felt like eating that day. But now a time that used to take an hour for me to drive to a restaurant and get back, now I just grab a meal out of the fridge. All this extra time has been an eye opener to the sheer amount of time I was spending going out to eat and how much money I was wasting. <br><br>I no longer think about what and where I should eat everyday, or what type of food I feel like that day. I never get tired of eating the same thing everyday, because it’s always a new day and I can always eat something else the next day if I want to, when I’m out at a restaurant there’s no option to switch meals in the middle of it.<br><br>I feel extremely proud of myself every time I eat a meal I made, and I get to say: “I made this and it tastes good, and I saved money and time and calories doing it.” <br><br>I don’t have to think about what groceries I need to get to make individual meals throughout the week. I now know exactly how much food I will eat everyday of the week.<br><br>Finally, I feel like I fit in more and I don’t feel ashamed of eating in front of my co-workers anymore. I eat faster and I don’t have to worry about getting ketchup or sauce all over my clothes.<br><br>Probably the best feeling is not thinking about food at all anymore. I don’t have to think about what I’m going to eat, when I’m going to eat, where I’m going to eat. All my mental energy can now be spent on better things.