I originally just clicked on this video because it was a video on the Hobonichi Weeks. However, it's really made me think about my ADHD for the first time again in a few years. I was diagnosed years ago, but have come to realise that I've been kind of neglecting myself. That probably wasn't your intention - but I sincerely thank you for this :)

Sidenote / idea of something to track (stick with me here, I swear it'll all relate back to meal planning/cooking LOL): This past year I started tracking my period and learned about something called "inner seasons" where each phase of your menstrual cycle relates to a season (ex: your period is winter). When I started tracking them, it suddenly explained SO much about my dips in energy or motivation, fluctuating social battery, sudden urges to nest/organize/declutter, etc. Before, I would get down on myself for not "being consistent" or I would push and push myself past my limits to be what I thought was "normal" (I'm a pro at burnout!). Learning about the inner seasons was really life-changing in that I'm now able to tell in advance when I'll have energy/motivation and when I won't, so I can plan things accordingly. HOW THIS RELATES TO FOOD: Your energy is at its lowest when you're on your period so that's when I'm least likely to have motivation to cook or grocery shop. BUT if I make the most of my summer and autumn phases (days 15 to bleed, depending on each person's cycle) where my energy is at its highest (summer - ovulation phase) or my instinct to nest/organize is at its highest (autumn - luteal phase) then I can batch cook a meal or two and stick them in the freezer for when I'm on my period and most want to hole up and hibernate. (There's also a whole aspect of what types of foods your body naturally craves during different phases of your cycle, which can also really help with meal planning! I can share if anyone's interested, but I've already written a lot LOL Don't want to overwhelm anyone more than I already have! 😅) Hope this was helpful!

My feed is either adhd content or hobonichi, so no surprise this was recommended to me!

What if you used the 365 check off to track types of meals (pasta, stir fry, soup) or protein base using color coding? I think it would be helpful to keep meals varied since the color pattern would make that really clear. You could also track how you ate, cook, leftovers, eat out, order in. Good luck with your planning and thanks for sharing!

Fellow ADHD (possibly AuDHD) planner here! I've always struggled with meal planning and have never, ever managed to do it. Seeing this video is really inspiring me to start coming up with a list of go-to meals I can refer back to (similar to your recipe cards) so that I don't look like an utter guppy every time my husband asks: "Do you want something from the grocery store?" (Answer is always yes, but I never know what because I haven't planned anything. *sigh*)

I’m glad you shared your process. Breaking each thing down into simple steps and setting aside the time for organizing your process makes me more energized to do something similar.

This is a great video! I still trying to find systems that will work for me! Love your thoughts about finding systems, adapting, finding accommodations that would work for you! You love to see your lunch ideas! For meal planning, one idea I like is from from Kristan Kremer here on KZfaq. The video is called meal planning for the whole month in my Erin Condren. She has theme days like Fridays are for grilled chicken and Saturdays are for salad. She also alternate meals every other week on some days like Saturdays, for example weeks 1 and 3 are southwest salad and weeks 2 and 4 are chicken bacon salad.

Thanks for sharing, I also have ADHD and I can see myself in a lot of the things you struggle with, like issues with concentration or staying in task

I was inspired to meal plan this year by you and a couple other planner channels, and I recently switched to using the same Weeks for meal planning and logging as well. It has been really helpful, I wish I'd done this sooner. Thanks for sharing your process!

Hello! Thanks so much for sharing this video! I think I may actually purchase a Hobonichi weeks for meal planning. I may wait to get the April start ! Thanks for sharing your perspective on having a separate planner to help with meal planning/preps etc! Thanks so much ! I really am enjoying your videos!

This is really well thought out! But having listened to a few of your videos, I'm starting to understand the perfectionist mindset you struggle with bc to me (I'm not a perfecfionist, but I'm not sloppy either haha), it was pretty stressful for me to listen to your systems/plannings bc it reminds me of work and task/sprint plannings, it's very rigid for me (though I can't say I'm a wing-it kind of person either😅) But it's amazing that this kind of system works for you!❤

In the 365 days checkout page, maybe you could use different colors in the shapes to signify different things like, ate out, had leftovers, cooked a meal, etc. to get a big picture of what that's looking like over the whole year. On the yearly overview page, maybe you could track the protein that you're eating for dinner. I feel like both of those things might be interesting to see and also wouldn't be super stressful to track because it would be relatively easy to back fill or batch fill based on all the stuff you're already keeping track of. (I see other people in the comments also suggested similar things)