So I learned a couple of things, making my hungry, last minute grocery kick-off trip this morning. I ended up spending $184. I got lots of fresh fruits and veggies, some frozen (can't wait to make some smoothies), and some bags of beans. I also got some items I hope to not have to buy as often, so hopefully the cost of my trips will lower. I picked up a couple of salad dressing cruets and a good new knife. Also, seasonings, vinegars, tahini and veggie/fruit wash. Nuts are so costly! It's worth it and I've spent more money at the weight loss doctors, so I just have to keep that in mind. I didn't get any seeds (this is a new area for me) or anything I associated with diet or am not a big fan of. I figured this would turn me off of the plan real quick, so I stuck to things I like. It may be boring for a while, but hopefully this will help me stick with it! I do plan to expand and try new foods, eventually.
What I should have done/ what you should do if starting this kind of life change:
A. Plan, plan, plan - I totally believe in this way of eating and had been planning to commit to it for months, yet when it came down to my committed start day, I was still unprepared. I wandered the store for a while, grabbing this and that, feeling totally unsure and foreign. And hungry, since I had nothing to eat at home before the trip.
B. Starbucks is evil - So I went to Kroger, since it's closest to my house, and of course the first thing I see when I walk in is Starbucks. I think I'm adding this to my celebration list for after the six weeks. Maybe not a grande soy white chocolate mocha, but maybe a green tea non-fat smoothie. Or something. But yes, something from Starbucks is on my list.
Ok, so that may be all I learned, but my craving for coffee is big. Mostly probably because I know I'm not going to have it for a while!
I'm not excited anymore - I was - now I'm just feeling over and under-whelmed at the same time. I'm sure it will get better as I start to feel better. Oh well, switching to Direct TV, so must finish cleaning and take my mind off Starbucks.
- Erin
3 comments:
You went and were back from the grocery store by 8am??
That is impressive! LOL
My first big mistake today- eating breakfast too early (before I was hungry, hungry). I was starving by 11 (and I had already eaten a banana, 5 big strawberries, and a cutie clementine for breakfast). So I had a big salad with lots of stuff in it. Using just balsamic vinegar wasn't as bad as I thought it was gonna be. But now it's 12:30 and I'm hungry. Gonna have some grapes.
Oh, and I just weighed myself. Eeek.
No, the time on this thing is off. lol. I didn't get back until like 10:30.
Yeah the balsamic wasn't that bad. I also got some pear infused one that's pretty good! I am going to buy a blender, I can't find half of mine and if I don't make a smoothie I will go crazy.
Oh and I'm realizing how addicted to sugar I am. I thought caffeine would be the problem, but nope, I want anything with sugar!
I fixed the time.
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