Ok... first week on the diet, got a little derailed... Had a bad run in with a coworker and stress ate a pice of roll, a piece of pita bread, and a cup of noodles last night. More about that later.
Also, the stuff from Trader Joes, even though it follows the plan.. I'd have to be a football player to consume all of that!!!! Barely through 2 days of the meals in 4 days. I feel a little better about my spend though.
I need to plan some grab and go breakfasts to eat in the car without heating them up.
Got 2 hours of sleep last night, didn't do homework but I did make it to class on time.
Progress as of today: 61.8 lbs lost so far, only 66.2 lbs to go!
Got home a little before midnight, stayed up till 2AM setting up meals last night... Mostly due to interruptions. Next time I do this I'm using a stopwatch and clocking how long this actually takes me without distractions.
4 days of food was super pricey. I've been trying to do meals on $7 a day and hovering around 10, but this was over 17 before delivery... largely due to buying 2 prepared salads a day. I'm shooting for 4 days because I end up eating out a couple of meals a week and then I just move the prepacked stuff over to the 5th day.
Still need to do the nutritional information and photos to go with it. Looking forward to making this a gift.
Progress as of today: 61.8 lbs lost so far, only 66.2 lbs to go!
I spend so much of my free time on weekends food shopping, too. I must explore and rethinking this option. thank you very much for bringing this to my attention!
Ow. Just Ow. OMG.
Did my second workout with the boot camp last night. It was insane. I have no idea how my body kept moving the whole time... must be the "herd" thing. I just about cried walking up the parking ramp... The guy at reception was like "Are you ok?" All I could say was "Squats, so many squats." He just laughed his ass off. I got two cups of coffee at the same time this morning so I wouldn't have to stand up to walk back for the second cup.
Cleaned out the fridge when I got home after the workout. I was in so much pain but weirdly active. I took all my remaining prepped meals and put them in my dad's section of the fridge, which made him obnoxiously happy. They were all grain-based which isn't the menu plan for the bootcamp. I even cooked dinner and took my dog on a run, which shocked her. I never run when I walk her.
Got the breakdown from the delivery service today... They posted a refund for the difference between what I was billed and my total. I signed up with a 30 day free trial, so after this month I will be charged $19.99/mo for the service if I keep going. Here is what it cost me:
Groceries from Trader Joe's - $129.53 (No markup)
10% of bill as Service Fee - $12.95
Flat Delivery Charge - $12.00
Gratuity - $18.00 (I should have added another 1.35 to make it 18% but I did the math wrong in my head)
1/4 of subscription fee, if you assume I get 1 grocery delivery a week= $5.00 (waived in 30 day trial)
So the total additional cost for using delivery was $47.95... But really $49.30 if I had done the math right. Interestingly, one of their competitors that will do a Costco run for you runs about the same without a monthly fee but doesn't offer Trader Joes.
Not terribly cost effective over the long term... Or really this week even... But for just getting setup and started and not tempted off track... a good experiment.
Progress as of today: 61.8 lbs lost so far, only 66.2 lbs to go!
Many times i really do workouts that use up like ALL of my energy - i come home and head straight for the couch LOL...sometimes it's good and i sleep SO WELL also.
That's a HIGH cost for delivery, approx $50...it sounds NOT REASONABLE to me as I could never afford such a high markup / additional fee. I agree with you that it's completely not cost effective but maybe if those stores had something you love that can last a long time (like a special ice cream i like thats not available everywhere), it could be worth it as a gift to yourself if you place a huge order...otherwise, yeah i agree with ya! too much dinero!
I’m a little sleep deprived and this morning I lost in sequence my id badge, car keys, wallet and phone. The trackers I bought as part of my hot mess project located them in seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is an end in sight!
Also... The delivery lady was super nice and it was really easy to get a delivery done. I just waited down in the parking lot and she drove right in and followed me down to my car. I got everything into the cooler... It barely fit! I am super glad I deleted all the extra refrigerated items... only the lunch I was planning on eating today didn't fit. I added a little cash to bring the standard tip up to 15%. I am looking forward to checking stuff off my list and then seeing how I was billed for it.
Progress as of today: 61.8 lbs lost so far, only 66.2 lbs to go!
Glad the delivery worked out as well! Sounds like a productive day for you, Happy!
great idea: everytime you buy something, you put away cash in a fund and once a year buy stock in that company for the same amount. Like a bulk purchase on scottrade.
Progress as of today: 61.8 lbs lost so far, only 66.2 lbs to go!
This is awesome... Gauge Girl goes shopping at Target and picks products for the week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlabMocms-4
I however did Trader Joes online tonight through a delivery service... Trying to avoid impulse shopping and get time back for homework... But I ended up building my list obsessively all night instead.
Kind of scared about it because a charge came through for $195 when I thought with fees it would be about $120... But I hope it is just that some of the items didn't have prices so they added some padding. $120 is still pretty high when you consider that it only makes 4 days of meals, but maybe I miscounted on the servings and actually have a week of food with some portions frozen. It also gets pricey because there's no cheap carb fillers like bread and pasta or dairy for protein... It might also be more than I would normally buy in a single trip. I may end up keeping this shopping trip in the cooler all week... Augh.
Produce is much cheaper at Sprouts and normally I coupon. Buying it all at once means I'm going to be stuck eating pretty much the same thing every day for a week. It would be better if my mom would partner up with me and do meal prep with me, as I could set up meals for everyone,.. but she doesn't want to do that. Very frustrating. My dad would very much like it if someone just made him meals he could stick in the microwave but he won't give up filling the freezer with lean cuisine, which I would need to do meal prep.
And so the cycle goes.
Progress as of today: 61.8 lbs lost so far, only 66.2 lbs to go!
Oh man... my favorite little diet meal pickup place "My Fit Foods" is out of business. They closed and left a lot of people who prepaid for meals to get the discount high and dry. No easy button this week :-(
BUT!!!! I found this video on 5 min meal prep from Trader Joes from a video blogger on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EIHRQkX05g
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/254242341441608994/
http://gaugegirltraining.com/
Probably high in sodium but yum.
Progress as of today: 61.8 lbs lost so far, only 66.2 lbs to go!
Met Jared Spool in person!!!!! So exciting. He was pitching his new $60k 2 year unacredited program for team design. Augh. If I win the lotto maybe.
Got a hotel room last night with the plan of doing homework but mostly slept. I'm seriously sleep deprived. I try to go to bed at 11, but my parents go to bed about 2am. Ugh.
At least I had a successful trip to the 99cent store and got lots of canned sardines and a few cans of salmon packaged in ok countries for my poor phosphorus deficient dog.
30 min late to class.
B: bagel / cream cheese
L: MP sandwich
What will I do with all the food in the fridge that isn't on the diet for the fitness program I am doing? Ugh. Mostly grains and dairy. And peanut butter!!!! How am I supposed to live without peanut butter????
Progress as of today: 61.8 lbs lost so far, only 66.2 lbs to go!
I eat it (almost) daily and have averaged losing 3 lbs a week just by counting calories and incorporating lower-calorie versions of foods that I actually enjoy, into my weight loss plan. That is just MY experience..Perhaps you enjoy your Paleo & bean diet and it works well for you :)
Either way, good luck. You've already lost nearly 62 lbs! That is AMAZING!
Hugs! Lisa
In the end, it's you in charge of YOU!
In my typical overreaction to things.... I decided to conquer hypothermia and the general feeling of being at the mercy of a cold cruel world with an agressive plan to toughen up. I signed up for a 3 day backpacking trip with REI for the PCT called "Into the Wild". Someone clearly did their maket research and I fell neatly into the snare. Since I cannot even keep up on a level 2 Sierra Club hike, I have decided to go to a fitness bootcamp organized by my old boss who did a career change and is now a fitness trainer. I went to the first one last night, didn't die, and then today I signed up for 69 more... every workout on my schedule between now and the departure date.
The nutrition plan looks disgusting. He really needs to make it more appealing, maybe with some recipes. Pretty sure my current meal prep and half n half with my coffee doesn't fit a "Paleo with Beans" diet.
Plus I really want a brownie.
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Just blew $150 at Old Navy for some tall size workout wear. Running last night was really hard... my fancy Lucy gear fro REI was a Fail. The shirt kept riding up and my yoga pants kept falling down. AAAARGH. I bought 3 sets of tall size workout clothes all in black since there is a sale plus a discount code (ENJOY)... 3 workouts a week means 3 sets of clothes if I only want one laundry day. Anything that doesn't fit I will just return. I also bought some running shorts since I don't have any quick dry shorts for summer right now. REMOVE ALL BARRIERS!!!!!
Progress as of today: 61.8 lbs lost so far, only 66.2 lbs to go!
Found my apple watch!
And TMI WARNING ---> Figured out how to reseal the base of my toilet <------ END OF TMI WARNING.
Very proud.
Went to Vons on the way home and tried to pick up some healthier things to space out the prepared foods. Salad, veggies and 60 cal a slice high fiber bread.
Progress as of today: 61.8 lbs lost so far, only 66.2 lbs to go!
Resealing base of toilet must have been GROSS ??
Yes, salad and veggies will lighten up the prepared foods...that's what i do too...balance "real food" lol with tons of veggies (also real but the base to my meals as well).
I'll have to fix it correctly someday, but for now no danger of breaking the wax seal.
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LOL me and you having "run-ins" with coworkers. I learned better to just say nothing. Keep mouth shut. OR, if you really have a problem with someone and feel they are in the wrong, tell a superior, rather than that person if you think that person will react poorly and place you in jeopardy...
That's so good it's taking you extra long to consume the food...that's savings, right!?
Have you tried the Rose flavored Kombucha!??!! it's the one by Synergy = AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!