Hey everyone!
So today was my measurements day. I'm not going to give you the breakdown, but I will tell you that I lost 2.75 inches in total. I'm not 100 percent sure of these results only cause it's hard to tell if I measured exactly the same places as last week and but I'm pretty confident.
It says that I lost an inch around my arms and that may sound ridiculous, but I have noticed the most difference so far in my arm. The muscles seem more defined because they don't have the extra cushion :) SO I'm going to take that as true.
I've been really busy this week. I have classes on Monday and Tuesday nights on top of working full time and trying to plan meals. I've been having a lot of fun with dinners but I'm having a really hard time getting inspired for lunches. I don't know how many more tuna salads I'm going to be able to stomach. :(
Also, If you're looking to make dinners and don't have a huge budget for ingredients I have 2 suggestions.
#1: Find a grocery store near you that discounts meat that's almost at the expiry date. We have a grocery store right across the street from us (Metro) but it's pretty expensive for meat there. We happened to be at the grocery store in the mall up the street from us and noticed the past few weeks that meat there is discounted by 50% if it's almost up.
Today we got a 3 pack of pork chop, a pork roast, 2 packages of prime chicken, 2 packages of porkchops that are packaged with spices all for $19.00. We just freeze it anyway so it's a lifesaver for us.
#2 Buy a spice rack. There are tons of spice racks you can get with the spices already in it. We had a bunch of spices in the resealable packets that were just in the cupboard. Out of sight out of mind. So we bought a rack for the counter and filled the containers with what we already had. It makes all the difference to cook with the spices....more experimenting and less boring meals.
Ok, I'm really just procrastinating here. I'm supposed to be going to the school to study. So let me know in the comments what you do to cut costs and make your meals exciting!
<3 Steph
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
We definitely freeze discounted meat as well - so long as the meat looks good - I'm pretty fussy about that. KraftCanada.com is one of my favourite recipe sites - they have EASY and TASTY meals - not sure what they'd have for low-carb, but you should check it out. Mrs. Dash is my new favourite thing to shake on anything - meats, vegies, salads, etc. It's so tasty. (and no salt) I also love Lemon Pepper. I went one step further this summer and bought a little spice planter that has basil, oregano, pineapple mint, chives, etc. and it sits in my kitchen window getting lots of light (and aqua-globes to keep it pretty and watered :) It is amazing when I snip a couple of basil leaves and add it to steaks when they are cooking - the flavour is undeniably more wonderful. Oh, and one more thing: Rachael Ray. She has some awesome and easy recipes. Check out her site.
ReplyDelete