Sept. 15, 2021
weight = ? haven't hopped on the scale
I am basically checking in just to keep my journal active. I am struggling to get on and stay on plan. Sometime ago I went camping with D1 and 3 of the 4 grandchildren and I have been struggling to get out of that downward spiral. D1 brought some oreo cookies, man I love those cookies - not the filling just the cookie part. I found myself in the cookie aisle looking for those "thins". On the positive I did not eat the whole bag in one sitting.
To combat, I found a cookbook that had soup recipes - I made a creamy broccoli soup - main ingredients were onion, broccoli and potato. That was good. I added some nutritional yeast to give it more of a cheezy broccoli soup.
Rice and beans - I added some Salsa Lizano, this gives the dish a whole new flavor profile
Ramen noodles - no packet - added some curry powder and soy sauce with a lot of vegetables.
Went to a Mexican Restaurant and orders a fajita quesadilla - minus the dairy - it came with a lettuce salad.
Went to Buffet style restaurant with GD1 - filled up my plate with salad items. Ordered lunch sandwich (hubby wanted to take that home) it came with a baked potato which I topped with salsa and some black olives.
I am still obsessing with those extreme budget meals and I am wondering if I will ever do it as a challenge to myself. I really don't know if I have the discipline to actually do it.
I am thinking I would buy:
1 pound brown rice
onion
carrots
celery
black/pinto beans
mixed vegetables of some sort
oats
banana
apple
That is for starters - I think that would be close to $10.00 -give or take some. I think I could eat that all in about 3 days and have to fast the rest of the week
That is a difficult challenge - stresses me out just thinking of doing it. Reminds me of the days when I had $30.00 left over after paying the bills to feed me and our 2 daughters for the month. It was supplemented with WIC and SNAP. Maybe that is why I am having difficulty doing this challenge; it is bringing back memories of hard times.
I am working on figuring out how many servings I can get with those items and what meals I could make:
Rice and beans with diced onion, carrot and celery
A rice soup with vegetables.
Oats with apple/banana.
Apple Rice Breakfast
But then, I am going, "Oh, if I had this item or that item... To be honest, I don't know why I am obsessing over doing this. But, did I ever mention, I did this challenge for my sister and her family? - $10.00 per person (total $40.00) I bought the groceries and even gave her the recipes for the meals. So, why can I not do this for me!?