I am so sorry, I completely forgot to update my Grocery Budget post for this month! Oops!
I've been tracking my grocery purchases for the last couple months, seeing what the kids and I have been eating, and trying to see if we can cut back at all. You can read last month's post here. Last month, from mid February to mid March, I spent about $750.00. We had a few birthdays to buy for, my husband was home, and we had other company come and visit. So our grocery spending was a LOT!
From mid March to mid April, I spent the same. Yikes! I really thought that we could cut out a lot of stuff. I've been buying healthier food, lots more produce and fruit now that it is getting warmer. I did include one Domino's Pizza delivery for $17.49 which was weeks ago. There was no other eating out.
My husband and I have come to the realization that we can't cut back anymore. Things here are so expensive! WA state just costs a fortune for everything. We have 4 kids who eat a lot, and one dog and two cats to provide for as well. We go through loads of produce, milk, and bread. I've cut it down as much as I can, and we use left overs as much as possible.
That being said, I won't be doing the grocery budget tracking anymore. I feel like it is kind of pointless to track what I am spending if it lands up being the same each month.
In other news, I am doing great on the Fat Smash Diet! I had a rough day on Saturday. My blood sugar was really low, and I had a headache almost all day. We figured out that I needed electrolytes, so I ran out to Target and got myself some Powerade ZERO. It has helped a ton! I also started taking a multi vitamin, and that has also helped a lot. I feel 100% better now that I have added those two things back into my diet.
I have had a few week moments where I just want to go out and pig out on Peanut M&Ms and Pizza, but then I realize I'll just screw myself up. I can have subway on Thursday, and when my husband comes home in a week, I can indulge just a little (I will be taking care to stay true to phase 2 as much as possible though).
I'm on day 7 now and I have finally noticed a change in my body. My belly has gone down/shrunk somewhat, and I have lost 9 pounds!!!! Only 21 more to go till July 16th! I'm very proud of myself!
4 comments:
Don't know anything about that diet, but be careful! Its not worth it if you don't take care of yourself. Okay, on another note! Congrats on the 9 lbs. Good for you, I'd love to lose 9 or so, or so pounds, he he.
Are you a member of Sam's or Costco? With you buying more veggies and fruit, you'll definitely save money buying them there. I only have 2 kids and a husband and find it beneficial to buy from the wholesale clubs. I've been trying to cut down on the grocery spending as well.
JOANNA!!!!!!!!!!! 9 POUNDS!!!!!!!!
That's freaking amazing. Congratulations!!!
Can't wait to see you in July and we can show off our newly svelte bods! :-D
Thanks larina, but I wouldnt' call it a svelte bod, lol. I've got a lot of weight to lose, a LOT more than 30lbs. I'm down 10 today.
Thanks though, I appreciate it!
Dee-Zigns...the first phase of the diet is a detox phase, hence the loss of 10lbs in a week for me. You should go down a few posts and see what I wrote about the diet. It's a great diet!
Wow - this is awesome! I found my blog twin in this post! hahaha.
Girl, I so feel you!!!
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