Doesn\’t it seem uncanny, the way things pile up on you?

Or, to be honest, not so uncanny. I keep bringing home the canned goods much faster than I use them. It can also seem uncanny the way prepping the next day\’s meals eats up so much time!

For this morning\’s breakfast, I planned black beans with corn tortillas. Sounds like a simple, easy-to-prepare meal, right? It\’s not so simple when I have to open the can of beans and rinse them; and then get them stored in the fridge.

Tuna for lunch isn\’t so simple, either, when I don\’t want plain old tuna fish. I had to drain the tuna; and then I chopped up a scallion and a bit of red bell pepper. I also wanted a bit of mayonnaise and a little lemon juice in the mix; and had to cut the lemon and store what I didn\’t use in a jar.

As part of my lunch, I planned carrot sticks with lemon/fava bean dip. That meant I had to measure out the dip and put it in a small container; and as to the carrots, I had to clean up a two-pound bag of them!

All that took about an hour, especially as I had to wash dishes to clear the kitchen counter before I could even begin. This is why I like to prepare a work day\’s lunch the night before. Even if I don\’t go out on the road bike, there isn\’t time to do all that and eat a proper breakfast in the morning.

Things are apt to continue this way. My weight is down where I want it; but if I let the meal planning/prep slide, I\’ll be back where I started. Seems uncanny, doesn\’t it?