I am so far behind on posting. I have been keeping up with adding up the money we've spent at least. We have $44 left in the budget for the month. This should be more than adequate, as we have a ridiculous amount of food in the house. Jeremy and I cleaned out the cupboards today after I came home from the store, and rearranged them. I can't believe how much quinoa and quinoa wild rice blend we have. It's normally pretty expensive though, and doesn't show up often at Grocery Outlet, so it's probably a good thing. We also have lots and lots of pasta, dried beans, various grains and flours, peanuts butter, jam/preserves, protein bars, and barbeque sauce. We do not need to buy more for a while.
I made some granola bars on Sunday with almonds, walnuts, dried apples, dates, dried cranberries, chia seeds, sunflower seeds, and oats. I had two of them for breakfast this morning and then went to the gym. After the gym I bought two pairs of short and a 7 pack of socks at Goodwill, and then went to Grocery Outlet.
At Grocery Outlet I bought eggs, turkey burgers (Jeremy likes these for lunch), whole wheat bagels, whole wheat pasta, almond milk, shredded pepper jack, sharp cheddar slices, herb goat cheese, a quart of plain yogurt, a box of cereal, two cans of tomato sauce, a dark chocolate orange, three bell peppers, 1/2 lb sliced mushrooms, an avocado, Annie's taco mac, a box of cheese and PB filled crackers, a pack of two hardboiled eggs, a bag of bulgur, a bag of slivered almonds, and probably some other stuff I forgot.
Next month I'll be adding whole wheat back to my diet, so I have been getting whole wheat pasta, plus the bulgur, so I'll already have some at home. We also have some whole wheat spaghetti we never used up from before.
Jeremy has been doing his personal training certification at the gym I've been going to. He talked to the owner about joining, and decided to switch. We figured out that both of us can go for less than what Jeremy was spending on his membership at 24 hour fitness plus the once a week sessions with his powerlifting coach. For about $20 a month less he will train once a week with the gym owner, and I am doing twice a month training for now. I am trying to rebuild strength in my serratus anterior and teres major, both of which I injured in the last few years. The owner has really good credentials, and I like his training style.
Breakfast: two apple cranberry walnut granola bars
Lunch: chicken and cheddar sandwich with lettuce, two clementines
Dinner: chicken sausage with carrots and mushrooms, quinoa wild rice blend, and low sodium teriyaki sauce
Snacks/desserts: two hard boiled eggs, two pieces of orange dark chocolate, strawberry and blueberry yonanas
Beverages: water
