Thank the sweet lord it's Friday! Friday also means grocery shopping day which to some is a dreadful event but I happen to LOVE it! Friday is typically when things start slipping in the diet! I am super strict during the week by the time the weekend comes all i want to do is consume mass amounts of CRAP. Grocery shopping allows me to know there's a light at the end of the cheats this weekend so I can get back on track! Lists may be one of my favorite things to do mainly because I can cross things off and watch it get smaller and smaller. As much as I miss living at home and free groceries, I really enjoy buying my own food because I have total control over what I am going to eat. I always make a list before I go to the super market because if I don't I will end up having 5 lbs of ground turkey and one side for the week. I make a list of Mon - at least Thursday of what the bf and I will eat for dinner that way I know exactly what to look for. this week we are having (may I add my cooking skills are very limited):
Monday: Shepard's Pie with extra lean ground beef, mixed veggies and cauliflower mashed on top
Tuesday: Grilled chicken and salad (normally yellow pepper, ff feta, cucumber, kalamata olives and tomato with yogurt dressing)
Wednesday: Grilled shrimp with asparagus and butternut squash mashed
Thursday: Ground turkey meat balls with spaghetti squash
Friday : TBD
Other staple items that are always purchased on grocery day:
Unsweetened almond milk
Non-fat plain chobani
eggs and pasteurized egg whites
turkey bacon
spinach
strawberries & blueberries
sweet potatoes
frozen veg
broccoli in a bag you can steam (makes the house smell like a big terd)
almonds
perdue grilled chicken strips (when I am lazy)
Clean eating has really made such a difference in my choices at the supermarket. When I was in college and shopped for food my list looked more like: 100 cal pacs, smart ones, high sugar yogurt and plenty other foods that I THOUGHT would help me lose weight. Advertisers are so brilliant in how they market food to women. There will be this twig snacking on a 100 calorie pack riding in a convertible and life is fantastic. Realistically, what value are you getting out of that snack? There is no nutritional gain, just processed crap. I think one of the best things I have learned from clean eating is to make sure all the food I am eating as a purpose.
On a side note, ordered my competition shoes!! Straight up, swing around the pole, stripper shoes. My parents will be so proud.
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