Struggling to Eat Healthy

I for one have found it to be a difficult task to try and eat healthy. One of the biggest obstacles in my life is putting together a meal at the end of a work day. Not only do I not feel like cooking, but for some reason everything in the refrigerator is unappealing to me. Does this sound familiar? I think part of the problem is that it is so simple just to say screw it were going out tonight, and have someone else do all the work. Then the food that restaurants provide is just not the good stuff you need to be eating. Also I find the lure of being out with other people appealing, instead of just eating with your spouse or alone for that matter. It's nice to hear the buzz around you and feel you,re apart of the social nightscape as it were.
Another obstacle that stands in my way personally, coming from wisconsin, is the bar scene/beer. I am a social being and a very easy way to meet people, were it friends, coworkers, musicians, new people, etc, is to go out to the local club or bar. But this is also a trap for your so called healthy life style. The music is good, the conversation is rolling and the beer is a flowing. Leaving your wallet slimmer and your belly bigger...lol. One way to try to combat this is to just not go out at all, but how likely is that to happen? A more realistic idea might be to try one of those low calorie, tastes like watered down beers instead. Buzzzzz...wrong again, for me anyway. I am looking into the idea of switching on and off, which is not a new invention by any means, but has been overlooked numerous times. In other words, have a good beer, then have a water, or ice tea or whatever and go back and forth. Now you're a party animal and your aim is to get all jacked up this is probably not the answer for you, but if you're like me and are more out the socializing aspect of it all this might be right up your alley.
Some good things about society today is that everyone is like minded in the movement to get healthy. There are so many resources that the possibilities and chances of getting in shape are greating increasing. One publication that I have found useful is Shape Magazine.
It has a lot of healthy food ideas, as well as little exercises you can do anywhere. Exercise is another monster all together that is definitely worth noting, but I think it also deserves its own blog for another day...lol.
So pretty much the game plan is as follows: Make more meals at home, plan a night out every couple of weeks as a reward, prepare healthy lunches the night before so you are not tempted to eat out for lunch, when out with friends try and switch up the beer intake, plan more outings that involve actual movement rather than sitting and watcing a movie, etc.
If you have any good ideas that have worked for you feel free to leave a comment. LKB