Grocery Dash

So Natalie came over last night so that we can make our meal plan for body back. I was very excited about this because I just came home from 3 days in Arizona of eating crap. I knew Body Back was starting on Monday so I figured, eh what the heck... I will just eat all of this:

 Bean Dip

 Chicken Tacos

 Pepsi

BBQ'd Ribs



So by Sunday night I was very ready to start eating healthy.

However, everything changed as soon as I started trying to write my meal plan. I realized that I will be eating chicken every single day. There are not a whole lot of food options on the body back plan, so I was already getting bored just making my plan. I have about 30 dinners that I make for my family, so I think after this 8 weeks, I will be soooo over chicken.

I toughed through making the meal plan and headed off to sprouts. Here is what my meal plan looks like for the next 2 weeks.

Things just got uglier from here. Not only was I shopping at a new grocery store, but I was forced to buy things I didn't even know what it was, like Kale and Flaxseed.

As Natalie and I headed through the store, our anxiety levels and frustrations began to rise. We were both on a strict budget and everything felt like it cost $5.00 per item. I began to check things off my list that I would just get at Winco.... I seriously can't get away from that store, its so cheap.

Little miss Cassidy decided to throw a little bit of fun in there too as if we weren't having enough, she was whining, crying, begging for yogurt, and asking to put bags on her hands, lol.

About halfway through the store, we had our chicken (which was $1.99 per lb :) ) and our full cart of produce. We started thinking that maybe we should just go to Winco, and this is where we absolutely lost our minds. The conversation went a little bit like this:

Amanda: Maybe we should just ditch our carts and go to Winco, I know we can get everything we need there for half the price.
Natalie: Well how are we going to leave the carts?
Amanda: We can say we have a family emergency.
Natalie: How are we going to say that with a straight face?
Amanda: We can say we forgot our wallets at home, and ask them to hold the carts for us, and just not come back.
Natalie: Both of us left our wallets at home?
Amanda: We can just tell them that their prices are ridiculous and walk out.
Natalie: We could, but I really want to buy the chicken
Amanda: Me too.
Natalie: Come on, lets just go buy what we have, and we can finish tomorrow at Winco.

All the way up to the checkstand, we were crying about the meal plan, the grocery shopping experience, and Cassidy.

We loaded up our groceries and got in the car. Natalie rolled down her window and said "See you at 5:15 in the morning" .... I cringed.

Today, I feel like I am in a better frame of mind. I am off to a good start with the meal plan and am about to leave to finish my shopping at Winco.

I know that we can do this, and I am going to be so proud of us when we do. I just hope we can keep our sanity!!! :)

This is my first Body Back breakfast (at 4:45am I might add)