Shopping Done, Eating Begun - Day One

Hey, that rhymes!

Yesterday, with money and weekly circular in hand, I went to the grocery store.

I took my friend Pat along.  Pat's known me for over twenty years, but she's still an enforcer of integrity.  Know that episode when Kramer tells Jerry he'd turn Jerry in to the police if Jerry committed a crime?  That's Pat.  And I wouldn't have it any other way.  She would not let me cheat.  In fact, she directed me to the dollar shelves where I saved over $3 on olive oil.  Of course, it's a blend, so I hope I can choke it down.

I spent a total of $33.43 and it felt like I bought a ton of food.  While it was not necessary to buy everything in this one trip, I wanted to get it out of the way so I could plan my options. 

For people who may have to walk to the grocery, multiple trips may be necessary unless they have one of those wheelie carts.  This is an aspect of accessibility.  I will discuss this matter specific to my area later this week.

This morning, I got up, eager to begin the day.  In all fairness, I thought I should record my weight.  Publicly.  It was 142.4 (?!).  It's probably all muscle.  Ahem.

So far today, I've had orange juice and oatmeal (made with milk) with raisins.  I've had a snack of a boiled egg and half of a large carrot.  I'm keeping careful notes on how much the meals are costing per item.  Breakfast was .54 and the snack was .25.  The nutritional information I am tracking using the Spark People nutrition tracker on Sparkpeople.com.  So far, I've consumed 325 calories, 75 carbs, 7 grams of fat and 16 grams of protein. 

Lunch is looming, and it will be a salad with another hard boiled egg, tomato, and oil and vinegar.  It will be tough since I'll be using inferior vinegar. 

Also today, I'm going to walk my dogs, attend a toning class, and instruct an hour long Zumba class.  According to Spark People's fitness tracker, that will exceed 500 calories burned.

I think I'm going to be hungry today.