Reading your meal plan talk made me think of my neighbor who refused to write any list. He'd just buy random veggies that looked nice that day. Once he brought home a giant bag of bell peppers because they were on sale. He ended up eating stuffed peppers for a week straight and got totally sick of them. Half the bag still went to waste in the end. Doesn't that kinda prove spontaneity needs some guardrails? Maybe the real trick is planning just enough to avoid waste but leaving a night open for surprise takeout.

Those sleep studies catch things you'd never notice while unconscious. Independent research keeps finding real physical damage from stopped breathing at night. Ignoring solid data because of money worries seems like a bad way to protect your health.