Cooking ahead
I’ve gotta say, having my husband do this with me has been a GREAT way to keep on track. I’m very ADD when it comes to anything, so having a partner/competitor/nag with me really helps.
It gets a little weird when it comes to diet, as we both have different builds/needs/restrictions. He has no gallbladder, so thinks he needs a "no fat" diet. I’ve been maing a ton of progress on showing him that good fats don’t make him sick, that there’s a huge difference between avocado, nuts, oily fish… and a nasty burger at some fast food joint.
On my end, between body type and medical issues (severely stubborn hypothyroid, adrenal problems, blah blah), it’s come to light over the past 10 years of research and experimentation that I need to eat a lot of red meat, and go very, very low carb in order to lose weight. Not even just for losing weight, I thrive on almost no carbs. Feel alive, am stronger, no brain fog, etc. Basically, built to be a carnivore.
Unfortunately, while those side effects of low carbbing (irritability, constipation, etc) don’t apply to me at ALL, they do for my husband. He definitely needs fiber, good carbs, etc etc. Also, he has much less need for red meat, gets by good on chicken.
So what we’ve come up with is this:
Completely separate breakfasts. I have around 8oz beef for breakfast, he has a frittata, leftovers, or whatever. I can’t get by without 1/2 lb beef in the morning, he wouldn’t do so well eating like that 
Similar lunches: Chicken breast, Beans (1/2 cup for him, 1/4 cup for me), brown rice (1/2 cup for him) , and brocolli (1/2 cup for me)
Shared dinner. Lowish carb, meat with some sort of veggies.
This is the second week that I’ve preplanned out breakfasts and lunches, and cooked/packed them on a sunday. I’m going to start posting the recipes here, mostly to keep track of favs for us (I’m notorious for coming up with something, then forgetting all about it!), but maybe they’ll inspire others reading? Dunno.
