Anyone ever used a meal prep service? I'm thinking about trying Evolve. Yeah I get it I can make the shit myself but I'm lazy and my skills are trash. Putting some money into this will help me stick to eating better and be more consistent.
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Yeah. It helps a TON. My wide uses Freshly. The meals taste great and they are not at all plain, but they are also kind of expensive.

I've been using a meal prep that operates out of a gym here in town. The meals are $5 each and you just pick from a menu of one meat and two sides. Just consult their calorie table and build up your meal. I eat 4 of those per day, and my 5th meal will be something I make at home (usually anabolic French toast or egg whites and oatmeal).

A meal prep makes counting calories much easier...its easy to track, convenient, and you don't have to worry about overeating portions.

I suggest looking on google for a local business that does it. It'll be fresher, probably cheaper, and you support a local business.
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Learn to cook Billay. Your future wife will love you for it.

Unless you’re ripped and hung like Loochy. Then you can forget it.
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I don't blame him though. Sure, I could cook all of the stuff myself, but then I'd have to go to the store and buy salmon, chicken, and steak; weigh each piece; measure out the peas, beans, and rice; then cook everything. That's a lot of time spent. If you have the money to spare then I say go for it. If you have lots of spare time and not much money, then do it yourself.
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Yeah, even a prepped meal a day can stop people from grabbing some shitty fast food somewhere.

I have also tried some local meal prep services and they are better/cheaper than the national companies. Good recommendation there.

A game changer for me is using the instant pot for making chicken. I can throw chicken breast in there (even frozen if I forget to thaw) and cook lbs of chicken at a time for the week without having to do much work. It's a game changer for saving time.
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I may give that a try. For a long while I did a Sunday afternoon thaw/butterfly/marinate/grill of chicken breasts for the week. It wasn't bad, but the thaw and butterfly process was messy and kind of long. I'll try your frozen instapot method.
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Heard alot of great things about Evolve but its 10-11 a meal. Went to Hyvee tonight they have premade meals for 5.50 with the macros printed on them as well.
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Are they the littke type you pop in the oven that have like salmon and asparagus, steak and potatoes, chicken and green beans, etc? I bought those kind of things from our local HEB (regional grocery chain) when I wasn't dieting. They are very tasty and a good way to get solid, real food while controlling portions.
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Yeah pretty much. I got chicken with zucchini just throw it in the microwave boom done.
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I never thought about local grocery stores doing these. What section would they be located in?
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The ones at hyvee were over by the deli/hot food section
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My store has them in a big refrigerated area between the produce and the frozen food. I'm particularly fond of the "Seafood-stuffed salmon with roasted potatoes". They come in a little foil dish with shrink wrap over the top. You just take off the wrap and put it in the oven for the specified time.
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Yep, this is the way to go.
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Do you just cook up a bunch and shred it?
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I have some tadalafil arriving today. Off to buy some lab rats for experimentation.
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