Weekend Review

I saved $50 on Saturday at Publix with coupons and BOGO deals. I plan to detail my shopping trips on this blog starting sometime soon. I haven't been dedicated to couponing for the past two months because I have been so busy with work and school. In addition, I have been too lazy to stop at the store to buy a few newspapers. Over the past few months we have spent so much money eating out - slipping back into our old ways all because I haven't been dedicated to shopping and couponing. I refuse to add up all the money that I've spent over the last month. All it will do is make me even more depressed. So, I am not going to add it all up, but we will have to stop eating out, and start cooking. Hopefully, it will get easier because I am about to be out for the summer and I am almost done with my Masters. I will have completed all my classes by the end of the summer.

I originally made a plan to only spend $70 a week on groceries and limit eating out to once a week. Again, my goal is make this happen! I don't want to play the blame game when it comes to how we spend our money, because it boils down to eating out is convenient, we are lazy, and my husband complains about not liking the food we have at home or that I cook. He doesn't like half of what I cook. I do not cook pork. I rarely cook beef. We eat chicken and fish.(In an attempt to lower cholesterol and be healthier).  He hates the fish and gets tired of the chicken. He hates vegetables other than canned peas and asparagus. I love all different types of vegetables that are healthy and fresh, but when I cook them he leaves them off his plate. 

My husband has an anxiety disorder. He worries and complains constantly. I love him dearly, but I've gotten to the point that I cannot care about what he prefers or likes when it comes to food. I will cook healthier and include fresh fruits and vegetables. I will cook less carbs like mac & cheese, potatoes, and rice, even though I know that it's going to be hard - we are avid carb eaters : that's why we are so fat. :) I don't have the energy to try to talk him into eating different vegetables.  I will not wavier on going into town to eat out. I will not be seduced into going into town to get sweets. (We live about 12 miles from grocery stores and restaurants).

One reason that has prompted my sudden sternness when it comes to food and our budget is that I want to prepare for conception. I would like to have a baby next spring/summer and we will hopefully start trying to conceive later this summer. My goal is to lose at least 30 pounds before I get pregnant. I want to have an intervention-free water birth. To do so, I must remain healthy throughout the pregnancy. I don't want to have high blood pressure or gestational diabetes. I am significantly overweight, but I have faith that God has made w omen's bodies to birth children naturally - and that doesn't mean allowing medical professionals control my delivery or how and when I labor.  Losing the weight will be better for the pregnancy and better for my overall goal for the child birth that I have already planned.


 Tonight, I didn't consult Jonathan about what I was going to make for dinner. I grilled chicken with a new Garlic and Herb seasoning (McCormicks) and made grilled squash & onions, carrots, and potatoes. I had small portions of each and Jonathan ate the chicken with BBQ sauce and only ate potatoes. So much for fresh fruits and vegetables. It's already late and I need to get to bed. This is the last week of school with the students.