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Happy August, everyone!

Alright, guys and girls, I mentioned on Wednesday that I was trying to start meal planning for myself.  I say myself because I'm a vegetarian and I would honestly never have a clue how many to cook for if I even did plan something that I could omit the meat.  That's neither here nor there, though.

I'm starting meal planning (or hopefully starting it) to help myself lose weight.  Like Zach pointed out, the less time I spend dwelling over what's for dinner, the less time I would think about food, so the less hungry I would be throughout the day.

Meal planning is also a great way to budget if you're trying to watch your spending.  It's also great for families with children so you don't have to hear that infamous "What's for dinner?"  Whatever your reason for meal planning, I'm sure it was difficult to begin with, but has made life easier.

I admit, I'm a fan of hand-writing things.  I know it's easier to type it -- at least for me -- but I remember more if I write it by hand.  When I ran across printable meal planners, I was happy.  (Because, of course I also like things to be cute.  Duh.)

Of course, if you want to be fancy, you can always make a pretty little display.  I like this one with chalkboard paint because it's reusable.  Although, why is Sunday missing?  Maybe that's a fend-for-yourself day.


Me? I had just planned on doing something simple like this planner from Grace Got Healthy for right now.  At least for while I'm just planning for myself.  I've found that I don't need a snack between breakfast and lunch, nor after dinner.  If I do grant myself a dessert, it's just a fruit, though.

You can find plenty of printable meal planners and how people use them on Pinterest.

I also found that there were a few on Microsoft.  I was looking for "planner" because I doubted they had meal planner templates.  I was wrong, though!  If you don't find one you like on Pinterest or through Google, you can always make your own by tweaking the templates in Word.

Do you guys meal plan?  What method do you use?