The Shred-Day Fifteen

Halfway there! Super sweet.

So, despite this morning's disappointments I'm persevering. I did level 2 this afternoon after a day of shopping (of the grocery and deal-getting sort) and then as soon as I finished I took the pup for a walk. Why I don't do that every day, I'm not sure. I might try to make that my new resolution.

Again, things are getting more doable. I'm not doing the double jump ropes-sorry-just plain jump ropes. Today I had a harder time with balance, strange. No big deal though.

In six more days I'll be transitioning to level 3. That seems incredible. I certainly hope I start seeing more results soon.

Menu:

Low fat Greek yogurt with honey and a little bit of granola--that's all that was left.




See all this blank space? That's me, not eating.
I hadn't planned on being out too long today, an hour or two tops. Turned into 6 hours! I did take an apple with me but by the time I remembered that, I had bought a spicy tuna roll from one of our grocery stores (make it fresh right then and there). I shoved half in my mouth en route to the next store.

1/2 spicy tuna roll


other 1/2 spicy tuna roll (4 hours later-post workout)

For dinner we're having hamburgers except (and hubby didn't want me to mention this--I think it's creative!) they're on hot dog buns, because that's what we have, so they're shaped like rectangles.
Green beans
Baked french fries--I'm keeping these to a minimum

I might try to throw in a grapefruit later too. Happy Monday!

Budget, pt 2

Grocery Budget Reform, Week 2

Okay, so you may not give a rat’s, you know what (where did that saying come from?!) about the budget, but I’m going to tell you anyway.

So, week two rolls in at..............22.71

And this time I saved (insert even louder drum roll) 24.53!

Granted, I wasn’t able to buy meat like I was last week-although I did buy Tilapia. But I totally stocked up on frozen veggies (insert summertime remorseful blegh) for a really great deal.

Meijer had Green Giant boxed frozen veggies on sale 10 for 10 bucks, get the 11^th free, and I had a coupon for saving 50 cents off two. Meijer doubles coupons so I basically did a BOGO.

I also had a coupon for other Green Giant Frozen Steamers. They were on sale for 1.54 and I had a 50 cent (1.00) coupon, so I only spent 54 cents a bag. Now we have a nice assortment of veggies to choose from (brussel sprouts, beans, pea pods, broccoli, broccoli with rice and cheese, red potatoes with green beans, and sweet corn).

The menu we have planned so far-and really not yet in order-is Chili Mac (leftover chili from last week), Tilapia fillets, Crockpot Lasagna, Grilled Pork Chops (in the freezer), and I wanted to do a chicken but Meijer was out of their sale chicken.

It’s still early but I’m left with 2.29 for the remainder of the week.