new challenge:

alright ive decided to up the stakes because i'm eating really crappy although its cheap.

no food after 8pm - exception - i have a yacht trip to go to this weekend, paid for (not by me :) ) and Im going to get my brothers money's worth.

so may 11th to april 11th (this, i hope will be a habit that sticks, aside from the occasional party this summer) no food or drinks after 8pm. The drinking part I add not for the calories, but for the fact that I keep waking up in the middle of the night, and it'd be great not to do that.

alrighty, here we go

Monday

Tomorrow will be 1 week in to my experiment and so far so good.

but the bad news is, I EAT TOO DAMN MUCH still.

Ive got to stick with my plan the next week but cut down on food in general.

today:
breakfast - bag 1 1/2 cup cheerios

snack - nutrigrain bar

lunch - bit of pasta, mushrooms, sauce, 4 chicken nuggets (i was stretching it)

saturday

so far so good today. havent been eating very healthy though, gotta work on that.

another day ! 5/8

breakfast was a bagel, tuna, and sauerkraut - weird but oddly good.

2 cups of tea and a 60 cal granola bar for snack

my bro is taking me to lunch cause his job expenses it, then i can eat my packed lunch for dinner or save it for next week

i have wheat thins for the afternoon.

day 4 should be easy peasy.

5/5 day 3

so far so good, today will be tough because i forgot to bring breakfast... and i didn't eat much last night because we went out with friends and Tyler could only afford nachos :-p

but ill be fine, maybe eat my soup for breakfast and stew leonards samples for lunch. i got tons of sleep so i feel better.

i totally saved by not eating out last night and this morning :)

Day 2 5/6

so last night i was successful, i ate dinner at my house when i went home and then had something at tylers a little while later. this experiment is showing me how much i eat =\ i need to chill out with that. that's why weight watchers worked so well for me, because i needed to write everything down.

anyways, this morning I had cash which was dangerous. I went to the grocery store and stayed strong only buying the COLD MEDS I needed. Even though I was way hungry and thirsty.... Really wanted something cold to drink. Right now Im sipping tea from work, and I have another TJs burrito for breakfast, but Im trying to hold off untill at least nine because if not, I'll get hungry too early. For lunch I have some pasta, tuna, and sauerkraut. very random but very good and should fill me up. i might go to stews and eat there again for free, and leave the pasta for around 3 when the hunger pangs usually hit.

i could have easily spent 10 dollars this morning on soda and breakfast :)

Day 1 5/5

Alright... technically I started my resolve mid-day but well count today as day 1.

Breakfast -
TJs vegan burrito - alternative - D&D iced coffee and english muffin - 5$

Lunch-
went to Stew Leonard's with my brother and 'sampled'.
i ended up having
-2 ramekins of soup
-half a rice cake
-like 2 chips
-1/4 piece of bread
-2 mini portabell0 sandwiches

and I had some pasta (rice noodles) that I packed, but I know that I wouldnt have gotten full off of that. Awesome, thats all free (for me) and kinda healthy.

Snacks:
saltines for my nausea (bought yesterday)
tea at work
coffee at work, and 1/2 of the fish i have for tomorrow at like 4pm..

I told my boyfriend about my little challenge and he doesn't think I can do it! We bet a nice dinner out on it... so lets see what happens

Heres the Challenge

This is mostly for me, but if anyone wants to follow along, awesome!

My name is Ortal and my goal is to not spend ANY money on food for 30 days, starting 5/5. Why? because i make a great salary, yet I have NO money in the bank. Even after paying off my bills I should still be left with a cushion. I eat too much fast food, treat my boyfriend too much, and generally make poor decisions when it comes to food. This has affected my weight, my health, my bank account.

So one step at a time, Im going to do this. I went grocery shopping last weekend and I am pretty stocked. Normally I go on a big trip every pay period, then get things here and there as they run out. Crackers, seltzer (god do I drink a lot of seltzer), etc.

But considering I eat at my boyfriends house a few days a week, and I work a 9-5, I shouldnt be running out that often. I REALLY shouldnt. So heres the challenge:

For 30 Days:
No spending money on groceries, fast food, etc.
Free food is acceptable, but don't ask for it.
Exception: produce for Annabella (the baby)... but my dad usually buys that for me.

While doing all this I'll try to maintain my generally healthy eating habits. When I do eat at home, I dont eat junk. I just eat too much of the good stuff. So I need to learn to ration better.

Alrighty, here we go