Weight and Measures

W: 152
M: 39-32.5-40
I made myself write them down so I wouldn't forget before I posted!

(Last previous M: 40-32.5-40)

Stopped the TFP exercise on Wednesday, but that's ok because I am now in exam mode! And celebration mode! Maybe we'll play again in a month.

Being Thrifty

The hardest thing about this Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) is that I've been making it include all my meals and snacks. Otherwise, what's the point? Thirty dollars a week goes way farther if you don't count the restaurant meals every night, you know?

Anyway, it's hard to come home and eat what I have in the house every night. It would be much easier if I could just stop by the Mexican restaurant, or grab some lunch out. But no. I am being thrifty. Grr.

So far, so good, though. Last night I made chicken on the George and roasted potatoes in the oven. I have half of the chicken breast left over that I can eat tomorrow. Tonight I'm thinking that I will make some tilapia and a little bell pepper/red onion salsa and see what kind of beans/peas I have in the pantry. The bananas are getting ripe, and tasting a little bit grainy, so I think I will make muffins with them soon. Maybe tomorrow.

Anyway, these are the meals I have left:
pasta + sauce
chicken + frozen/canned veggies
tilapia + frozen/canned veggies (enough for probably 3 meals of this)
eggs to make omelets/french toast
and half a bag of little red potatoes
plus, oatmeal for breakfast.

I should be able to sail through Thursday, no problem. Although I did sort of cheat and eat a free lunch of a half a pita bread and a tiny bit of tuna salad at work. Free for me, though. Who passes up free food? Not me.

Deduction

A pint of ice cream and a can of diced tomatoes: $3. ??. Apparently the receipt has walked off in the past half hour. Whatever, I have less than a dollar left until next Thursday, which is fine.

Weight and Measures

W: 153

And I took measurements today, but that was this morning and I don't actually remember. I'll do it again tomorrow and see what's what.

Deduction

Well, I wanted a snack today to take to work, so I bought some ok iced tea and rice snacks--$4.10.

That leaves me with $4.07 for Thursday.

And Marla, I don't know how well I'll be eating (nutrition-wise) while focusing on the Thrifty Food Plan. These are the calculations used to determine how much a person gets on food stamps, which is interesting because people with lower incomes tend to live in areas with little access to quality foods at anywhere near a decent price. The biggest challenge for me is to come home and eat whatever I feel like eating, instead of getting something on the way home.

Today: oatmeal with milk and tsp of raw sugar, glass of oj, leftover pasta w/sauce and grated Pecorino cheese, 1/3 pound of rice crackers, iced tea, two pieces of toast with nutella and a banana, and another glass of oj. I need some more veggies in my diet!

Thrifty Food Plan

Marla inspired me to start back looking at my food bill again. I've decided to use the Thrifty Food Plan from the feds, so for my age and sex I get $30.10 a week. Yesterday I went to the grocery store and what I bought (plus my at home food) will start me off this week at $21.93. No, it's not a blank slate because I have a good deal of food here at home, but we'll play with this a while. (I'm incredibly lonely right now, so something to do is good.)

My $21.93 was not well planned out, so I will see where it gets me by next Thursday. But I got:
.99 a pound box of store brand penne pasta
1.67 a red onion
.06 a jalepeno pepper
2.30 a red bell pepper (spendy!)
1.08 a bunch of bananas
2.59 a bag of new potatoes
4.99 a gallon of oj
3.81 thin-sliced chicken breast
3.99 a bag of frozen tilapia
.65 half-dozen eggs
1.99 a half-gallon of milk
.65 TAX

Today: oatmeal w/ milk and raw sugar, two glasses of oj, a spoonful of Nutell@, pasta with tomato sauce and cheese, nasty ice cream. Sigh.

I have $8.17 left until next Thursday.

Slipping

On Friday, I was either 155, 154, or 153. I think I ended up having a twice-read 154, but really I can't be sure. Eh.

It is less than 3 weeks until the huge bike trip with my dad. It's pretty exciting. I had four days of cycling planned out originally, but we have now extended it to "well, we have over a week's worth of time, why don't we just see how far we can go." So we may end up with a 250 mile trip or a 450 mile trip. Who knows. We don't. If we feel good on day 4, then it is anybody's game. I'm betting we feel great. Or ornery enough to continue down the highway with our home on our backs.

After that, it will be time to move to Raleigh and be with Dr. MM! I can't wait. We are planning on being fairly active when we are together and have our lives all settled out. We have decided to start running together and join the gym at the university. Also, there are so many other opportunities--like a weekly social bike group, hiking everywhere you turn, and fun paddling nearby. It will be great!

Right now, I'm just going to focus on continuing to go to my spinning classes when I can. I will try to walk on Weds and weekends when I get the opportunity. Mostly I need to focus on studying at this time of the year though.

Hmmm.

Is it a good workout or not when you decide to walk some after spinning for the sole reason that if you collapse, at least there's a defib'er downstairs? Just joking. A little.

In other news, woohoo!, I went back to spinning!

BMR: 501.5
FMR: 368.98

Weight

W: 154

Ice Cream

I have eaten six pints of ice cream in three weeks, and I may be misremembering too low. Something has got to give. Every night I come home and I eat my random (yucky) dinner and a half a pint of ice cream. Yesterday I ate a pint and a half, although one was low-fat yogurt.

Partially my house is disgusting and I'm tired and I'm ready for everything to be OVER. I just want a week or a month of joyous fabulousness. Sorry for being a grump, but it's as if I've been working hard to accomplish the two big things this semester and now they're done and what else is there? Oh, woe is me and I just want to lay in the floor and howl like a petulant 3 year old.

Hmm, PMS or is my life really terrible? ha.