Dola:
It's funny. Even after nearly 8 months of doing it, I still find working out a meal plan to be one of the most interesting aspects of this process, for some of the same "resource management" reasons I enjoy text-simming.
This morning I was actively working on "how can I eat as much dark chocolate and walnut snack as possible while still staying under my calorie budget, hitting at least 175g protein and 35g fiber, while staying under 25g saturated fat and 60g sugars.
(FWIW, those are my daily goals these days, and probably will remain so for a long time.)