Lowlife or practical lol?
Were I to make "5 star meals" everyday, I would lose at min, one hour a day to other things I wanted to do. Especially now that I have to make two meals a night - one for the kids, and one for the big people lol.
That's to say - don't feel bad. When you decide that making presentable meals is worth the extra time - you'll do it. Just think about your shaving. Would you ever have believed it that you would take the time to wet shave and maintain your blades as you do now before you started? Probably not lol.