Meal planning with ease

I've been living a vegan lifestyle for the last five years. I love it. However, I haven't always been good at eating a healthy, balanced diet. This is mainly due to improper planning. Last October I paid out a hefty amount to join an online diet scheme where it provided you with a shopping list and meals for each day. I paid for three months' worth, including an exercise regime. I lasted a couple of weeks at most. I just didn't enjoy it. Then several weeks ago a friend had been in attendance at an event aimed at introducing vegetarians to a vegan diet. She gave me a handout she picked up there. It included a one-page weekly meal plan. I love it! I've been using it ever since. It tells you what to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner for seven days. Now I've learned to plan meals ahead of time. Also, it's not aiming to be the healthiest meal plan in the world. Don't get me wrong; it does include fruit and loads of vegetables and it is healthy. It just doesn't go overboard. It keeps it real. The food is food that I would be used to eating anyway (for the most part) and the cooking is easy. It's wonderful, and it was free!