I always know what I am having for breakfast & lunch & for snacks....dinner is usually a joint decision when I get home.

I PREPARE MY MEALS AHEAD OF TIME, BRING FROZEN MEALS TO WORK FOR LUNCH. ALWAYS EAT BREAKFAST WHETHER OATMEAL OR CEREAL W/FRUIT. FOR DINNER USUALLY PLAN DAY BEFORE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN STAY ON TRACK. BUY GROCERIES FOR THE WEEK AND IF I HAVE VEGGIES I CUT THEM UP ON THE WEEKEND AND PICK ONE TO COOK THAT EVENING (BROCCOLI/CAULIFLOWER, ETC.) I HAVE SNACKS ON HAND OR EXTRA YOGURT IN THE FRIDGE AT HOME AND AT WORK. DON'T CARRY MONEY SO I DON'T USE DRIVE THRU'S CUZ I CAN'T STAND TO USE DEBIT FOR A DRIVE THRU. I'M DOING BETTER WITH ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS

i probably overplan, but it always works pretty well. i have a basic meal plan that tells me what i should be eating when (for example, around 10AM every day I have a mid morning snack which needs to consist of some fruit and nuts). Then each week I shop based on this plan, so maybe my fruit for the morning snack this week is green apples and the nuts are almonds. Then, the night before I pack everything in lock and lock containers for the next day, so my almonds go in a little round container about 1/4 c. size. Then it's all in the fridge in the AM and I know what I'll be eating when.

Some days I have to do this for EVERY meal except breakfast (like yesterday I had school from 9:30AM to 8:30PM, so I packed my AM snack, my lunch, my PM snack, and my dinner!)

In order to cut down on carrying so much food around, I'll pick something that is easy to store in my desk, like graham crackers, and make that part of my daily routine when I'm there.

I hope this helps. Basically, I would recommend getting some good storage containers (I love lock and lock!) and sitting down and deciding what a balanced day looks like for you. For me its 3-4 servings of fruit, one at breakfast, 2 for morning snack, and one for lunch, and 4-5 servings of veggies, 2-3 for lunch, one for pm snack and one for dinner, 4 servings of protein, 1 for lunch, 1 for am snack, one for pm snack, one for dinner, etc. Then purchase just a couple of fruits and vegetables to spread out.

Some people could get really bored doing it my way, but I find that by buying just a couple types of fruit or veggie for a given week, things don't go bad so easily! If I have to go back on Wednesday for extra celery, that's ok too!

I plan my snacks... because that is where I slip up. A good snack is a whole wheat tortilla, lettuce, and lots of salsa. It's only about 150 calories, I LOVE salsa, and it makes eating lettuce a lot easier. :)

Oh man, you've got to plan ahead. Eating the food on hand is almost never the most healthy option. You've got to surround yourself and get rid of all temptations to really make this a success. I'm not saying I plan a week ahead or anything but I have two days planned at least.

I plan for the week while I grocery shop. I can't plan day to day because I might be craving something different. I'm pretty good on just buying the main things I need for my 3 meals a day. I don't buy extra snacks, just ones I include with my lunch--applesauce, fruit, granola bar,e tc. Even though I'm cooking for one, I do go grocery shopping once a week. I was originally going once every 2 weeks and was finding I was buying too much.

Oh caru_TH, I plan it all. I always plan from day to day, sometimes from week to week, what I'm going to eat....what my whole family is going to eat, actually. I leave my snacks random, but they usually consist of fruit and yogurt, or something similar. I watch the grocery flyers that come in the mail, and plan my meals for next week according to what is on sale, etc, and I buy what I need for those things. I keep my house full of fresh fruit and veggies for snacking, but I also buy things like Thinsations or Nutra grain bars if I feel like junk food snacky. Once a week, usually on the weekend, I plan for a "not healthy binge"....but I plan for it. So it's technically a healthy binge...maybe vegetarian pizza for dinner, with a salad, and a frozen yogurt cone for a big treat. I know it's coming up, so I can save calories for that extra slice of pizza if I really want it, or for that 220calorie soft drink that I feel I NEED to have to keep me sane.
If I don't have a plan, then I don't have to be accountable to myself, hence, eating and pretending that I don't.
When I go to work, I take a bag of food.....fruit, carrot sticks, salad with dressing, cheese, sandwich, soup, yogurt, whatever I choose to eat, it's all good and it's right in front of me.
Sorry...I can go off on this topic, but I'm a huge planner and it so works for me.