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| Sat, 05-29-2004 - 9:54pm |
I'll start by answering my own questions: I love to grocery shop, especially by myself. I can get it done faster, but have more time to choose, select, think without the distractions of my boyfriend. What an A$$PAIN he is to shop with. When I did Atkin's full-on, by-the-book, it seemed like I spent alot more on groceries and found myself making more trips for little crap that I ran out of. I feel it can be a bit more expensive in some ways to eat healthy, especially produce, because it's glacial in NH 9 months out of the year and the only thing that grow here are pine trees and cows. I know frozen entrees and highly procesde foods can get expensive, because you have to pay for the extra packaging, so on and so forth. I think some prices are higher for things regionally, so fill me in if this is the case. I would be interested in everyone's thoughts and what you shop for and your ideas.
***What $127.87 Got Me at the Store***
(This is for 2 adults, and generally lasts us two-three weeks, and we usually get more produce/fruit in between trips. Anything with an * next to it is an new or unusual item that I picked up just 'because'.)
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Joseph's Low-Carb Pita Bread
1 lb. Starbucks French Roast - Whole Bean
1 gallon Arizona Diet Green tea w/Ginseng * (Kyle is SO spoiled)
Whole Grain Low Carb Bread
Diet Lemon Tea Mix
ChiChi's Hot Salsa *
12-pack Diet Cherry Coke (SPOILED, I tell you !)
Fat Free Cool Whip (my personal crack cocaine)
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Bag of frozen berries
2 boxes of Jell-O Fat Free Sugar Free Pudding, Chocolate (DUH)
Cracker Barrel Sharp Cheddar (brick/log/whatever)
5 boxes of Lean Pockets (for Mr. Lazy)
1/2 gallon of Land O'Lakes Fat Free Half n' Half
2 bottles of Fat Free Cranberry Balsalmic Vinagrette (LINDA! Hurry up and buy some before Kyle gets it all!)
Potato Bread
Two 2 liters of Schwepps Diet Ginger Ale
Skippy SuperChunk PB
Big-A$$ bag of Splenda
Two 32oz. tubs of Stonyfield Fat Free Plain Yogurt (for all those beries and Splenda)
2 cans of tuna
Chicken boobs, boneless, skinless
Boneless pork loin chops
Low Carb Tortilla Wraps
Whole Almonds (bulk)
Head of Broccoli
2 bags celery hearts
Romaine Hearts
Mixed Field Greens (Lawn clippings/weeds)
English Cucumber
Rainbow pack of peppers (red, orange,yellow)
Pack of Cilantro
Two Salmon steaks
One Tuna steak
One 16 oz cup of coffee for my little adventure
God love you if you made it to the bottom here!
Amy

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Well, living with my folks makes my shopping
Fear
This is the cycle I think keeps me FAT. Up at 5:00 am, work at 6:30, off work at 6:30, home 7:30 ish, rest cuz my feet and knees have been hurting (I blame everything on weight), then try to spend time w/ ds, and I home school him cuz the schools in CA SUCK!not in bed until midnight and back at the crack o'dawn for another round of eating crap and body abuse under piles of stress.....
I joined the Walk it off thing for 3 years now, and get to see it in my email box,week by week, but save it so that two months later, i can see if i might get a walk...oh yeah, i volunteer weds nights for 3.5 hrs, sun for 8 hours, and other events when needed...
Yuk, my life looks like crap (in black, 10 pt font!) dede
And, welcome Tina!
Amy ***barks at Tina's shopping cart***
I try to pack lunch/dinner/whatever the night before, and keep snacks at work like celery, PB, apples, popcorn, almonds...I have a drawer soley for the pupose of food storage, and sometimes, the 'mice' get at it. The uniformed, gun-toting 'mice'. If I kept my gun in dispatch I'd defend that drwaer, but I don't mind sharing...sometimes. I make them beg for it first.
hang in there!
Amy
*scared $hitless*
I just got back from the grovery store and after this thread, I was noticing how expensive stuff was.
oh my goodness..i bought 2 little baskets of strawberries for 2.50.
and i was complaining about my cost
6!!!!????
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