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Thank you and enjoy!
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The Dollar A Day Challenge Ebook
Want to read my blog easily from start to finish? I edited it and published it as an ebook on Amazon here:
Sunday, July 1, 2012
July 1 - Challenge Recap
I made it!
So here's a few stats from my challenge:
Total spent on food consumed: $26.48 averaging 88 cents a day.
Total calories: 35,212 averaging 1174 calories a day.
Leftover food: 8 corn tortillas, 2 T Peanut Butter, 1 serving chicken soup, 3 oz of chicken breast, 1 serving red beans, 4 servings pinto beans, half a canister of oatmeal, and 12 oz soy milk.
I'm not sure why I have so much food left over. I think it's because I couldn't eat the full serving sizes and also I had a lot more fruit available than expected. I still have avocados, oranges and a few apples and loads of fresh vegetables.
So....
What did I eat TODAY?
(I was working a craft show today and I didn't pack any food to go.)
Breakfast:
McDonald's large decaf coffee
McDonald's Egg McMuffin with strawberry jam
Snack:
McDonald's large decaf coffee
McDonald's Apple Pie
Lunch: (from my brother-in-law, THANKS!)
1/2 hamburger
1/2 order french fries
1/2 order onion rings
Snack:
Chocolate frozen soft serve ice cream
Dinner: (husband took me out to dinner)
Grilled Mahi Mahi and Kalua Pork
White rice
Macaroni Salad
Dessert:
1/2 Chocolate cake
1/2 Coconut cream pie
1/2 Chocolate caramel apple
Pot of decaf coffee
Okay, so my body might go into shock tonight. But I will say this. I feel stuffed. Uncomfortably stuffed. Things tasted good, but not as good as I thought they would. When I think about how much these prepared items cost compared to my homemade items, I am appalled! I prefer to have my homemade meals that cost pennies. The slice of chocolate cake was $3.75, and my Orangesicle costs 5 cents. I want my Orangesicle!
I told my husband that restaurant food costs too much and I am going back to my budget menus again TOMORROW. And I am really happy about that. Oh, and I will be cooking for both of us from now on. He will eat what I eat.
So you see, I really did learn a good lesson. More expensive food does not equate to better food.
Today, I came over the fence and tasted the conveinience of prepared foods, and tomorrow I choose to go back.
So here's a few stats from my challenge:
Weight lost in June: 7 pounds
Inches lost:
Bust - 2 inches
Waist -2 inches
Hips - 1 1/2 inches
Thighs - 1 1/2 inches
Total spent on food consumed: $26.48 averaging 88 cents a day.
Total calories: 35,212 averaging 1174 calories a day.
Leftover food: 8 corn tortillas, 2 T Peanut Butter, 1 serving chicken soup, 3 oz of chicken breast, 1 serving red beans, 4 servings pinto beans, half a canister of oatmeal, and 12 oz soy milk.
I'm not sure why I have so much food left over. I think it's because I couldn't eat the full serving sizes and also I had a lot more fruit available than expected. I still have avocados, oranges and a few apples and loads of fresh vegetables.
So....
What did I eat TODAY?
(I was working a craft show today and I didn't pack any food to go.)
Dessert: Chocolate Cake, Coconut Creme Pie and a Chocolate Caramel Apple
Breakfast:
McDonald's large decaf coffee
McDonald's Egg McMuffin with strawberry jam
Snack:
McDonald's large decaf coffee
McDonald's Apple Pie
Lunch: (from my brother-in-law, THANKS!)
1/2 hamburger
1/2 order french fries
1/2 order onion rings
Snack:
Chocolate frozen soft serve ice cream
Dinner: (husband took me out to dinner)
Grilled Mahi Mahi and Kalua Pork
White rice
Macaroni Salad
Dessert:
1/2 Chocolate cake
1/2 Coconut cream pie
1/2 Chocolate caramel apple
Pot of decaf coffee
Okay, so my body might go into shock tonight. But I will say this. I feel stuffed. Uncomfortably stuffed. Things tasted good, but not as good as I thought they would. When I think about how much these prepared items cost compared to my homemade items, I am appalled! I prefer to have my homemade meals that cost pennies. The slice of chocolate cake was $3.75, and my Orangesicle costs 5 cents. I want my Orangesicle!
I told my husband that restaurant food costs too much and I am going back to my budget menus again TOMORROW. And I am really happy about that. Oh, and I will be cooking for both of us from now on. He will eat what I eat.
So you see, I really did learn a good lesson. More expensive food does not equate to better food.
I ate for a month on a dollar a day, and in the end,
I was a healthier person.
Today, I came over the fence and tasted the conveinience of prepared foods, and tomorrow I choose to go back.
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