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KukiAme's Journal, 06 December 2012
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Making changes. Making changes. Working to find a eating method I can work with. I am grateful for Herbalife because, for now, it provides me two meals a day so long as I have some canisters. I will be able to maintain that part of my grocery bill. It's the 3rd meal that I'm making changes to.
I am back on the ramen plan. I didn't think that I would have to do that since I'm well graduated from college. It is what it is until I choose to find a way to do better for myself. I am working some angles but it takes time to build a business. Trying to shake the fear of doing something "different" that it's "normal" like "mom wants me to." I'm not pointing the finger at Mom or anyone else. I'm pointing the finger at my own outdated, ineffective mindset. I keep saying I need to do something different than I've tried before so it's time to put up or shut up.
Anyway, ramen. It's what I can afford. Plain and simple. And it does taste good. I make sure I don't use all the powder. I need to find a small storage container to save what I don't use. Throwing it away is a waste. It's what I choose to go along with the ramen that makes this a diet related post.
I've gotten to buying bags of crudites. They're easy and somewhat inexpensive. I can toss a handful of veggies into a bowl and munch while my ramen cooks. My faves are carrots, radishes, broccoli, and cauliflower. It gets me my starchy and non-starchy vegetables. Sometimes, I'll pick up frozen veggies if they're on sale.
Then I do my best to secure a protein as well. The past few days it's been black bean burgers (I had a coupon). Most of the time it's been turkey cheddar sausages but the ones I've been getting have gone up in price and I can't find any coupons right now. I keep my eyes peeled for manager's specials meats but, in my neighborhood, those get snatched up fast.
Going by the price of the sausages, my 3rd meals cost 2.21 per day. Include the 2 Herbalife shakes, you're looking at @ $5/day. (I'm rounding up to include any fruit, yogurt, or flavorings I add to the shakes.)
I apologize if you're depressed now from reading this. I have a self-centered purpose for posting this. Right now, I am living in a lot of fear in connection with money and whether or not I have enough. Things are tight. Very tight. It triggers many things including my preferred stress reduction technique, eating too much.
By writing this out, I can do the math and see that about $140 goes toward food for me in a month. I can afford this number. I can do my bills, rent, groceries, and a 3 tanks of gas a month and still get to 2 doctors per month. I will still have enough money to pick up a new tube of toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, vitamins, or any other small necessity. I bet ya, I could even afford to go out with friends and have a reasonable dinner with them once in a while. What I'm working on proving to myself is that things are OKAY. I am not going to die over money. I'm working to get my head out of this "poor me" mindset.
I am my own worst enemy right now. I see that. Little by little, I will unlearn the unfortunate habit I developed over many years. All in all, things really are pretty darned good. It's time to open my eyes and see that.
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