Avoiding Stress and Convenience Eating

I'm a stress eater. I'm also a convenience eater. Neither is healthy and both will put those few pounds I lost right back on again. Intermittent fasting sort of hit a wall last Monday evening on my work trip, and I haven't resumed it yet. I want to start again, though today is not the best day to do so. Since today I will be at the call center when this  goes public, I'm actually writing it on Saturday. My work at home days are Monday and Friday this week, so later Sunday I need to think ahead so I don't just grab handfuls of anything and everything. DH will also be home for the foreseeable future at a normal supper time, so the three of us can actually eat together if I plan this right, with DD1 joining whenever she cares to. 

I started Saturday with loads of leftovers in the refrigerator. I should have had leftovers from our take out on Friday, but man, was it good, and comfort food at it's finest. Our daughter loved this spicy farfalle pasta dish in a vodka sauce with  sausage and pepperoni-so delicious. I'd love a link to a good recipe for an at home vodka sauce. Does it actually have vodka in it? I'll need to buy some before liquor stores close! I digress. No leftover pasta aside, I do have  tortellini soup, made when I worked from home last Wednesday that needs eating up today. I boiled eggs yesterday for some egg salad sandwiches, as we have bread to use up.  Yesterday we ate up some noodles, rice, and orange chicken, and  leftover frozen pizza. We had fruit, and carrot and celery sticks as well, so not all carbs. Out family had a smallish post funeral gathering at a sisters and  the last of the Sloppy Joes, well frozen were finally used up. 

Any shopping I do will be just replacement shopping, no stockpiling and I'll figure out what to make for meals depending on what  is available. More than ever, it is essential not to have food waste, so it was imperative that we ate and will eat all the assorted leftovers. I'm trying to stretch  ingredients, particularly those we tend to over eat like meat. On Thursday, DH made hamburgers for he and I and the girls had veggie burgers. I made sure he set 1/2 the pound of meat aside, and I cooked it up, wrapped it, and tossed in the freezer for a future meal. I'll use up fresh stuff first to make sure n waste or expiration, and take things from the freezer or pantry more sparingly. Options for this week are:

Cottage Pie
Hamburger stroganoff over egg noodles 
Sweet potato wedges, stuffing, and chicken wings
Hot hoagies or some sort of grilled/melted sandwich with veggies and dip
Bean burritos with rice
Spaghetti and marinara with cheese  on top or garlic bread and cheese
Biscuits and sausage gravy with vegetables
Cheddar broccoli soup and biscuits
Tuna cakes and rice with vegetables
Take out Pizza

Lunches will be leftovers, sandwiches , homemade lunchables, heard boiled eggs,  carrot and celery sticks and ranch or hummus, and fruit. Knowing fruit and vegetables are perishable, I hope to make those my  snacky foods, particularly on my work form home days. On in office days, I'll likely use the  crock pot and air fryer more, and less oven and stove top. This is all stuff I can make without any stops at the store, though I probably will, as I said to replace and pick up items for donations. 

How about you? Are you doing well with meal planning, or are you just choosing to be more flexible? Are you eating from pantry and freezer, or doing more regular shopping? And I was serious about that vodka sauce recipe. If you have one please share.