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Savings

I figured out my saving today!

Last month we spent $587.56 eating out and $272.76 on groceries. This month I spent $587.56 on groceries. I calculated it as a savings of $323.88. WOW! The last month eating out total only counts for debit card purchases, so it could be a larger savings. I know we used cash sometimes. That is amazing to me!

I also caved today. Some people...no names mentioned...we tempting me to go out to eat after church today. We ended up inviting them over for sandwiches. It was great fun! I am glad that B-Rock held his ground and refused to let me go out! Just a few more days and it's all over. I am ending this with a lunch meeting at the Ramada Inn on Wednesday. I'm glad the meeting wasn't scheduled for an earlier date.

Jaimie and I are talking about continuing the blog, so stick around for more recipies and things!

Long Overdue...Again

It has been a good week since B-Rock got home. We behaved, but I didn't have a lot of things around the house, so we ate a lot of leftovers and throw togethers. It was good though. B-Rockhas been coming home for lunch this week, because he has been waking up late for work. Its been nice seeing him during the day.

The Bear is the big cheater in the family. She went to McD with her dear friend Gjeeh. I can't blame her! It's not really cheating though, because Gjeeh paid.

With only a few days left, I am looking forward to not having to remind myself not to eat out. I am happy that I able to go this long and hope that I can continue. I will admit that I haven't lost any weight, but I know that I have saved money. This is the first time that I have been able to pay all my bills for the month within the first two weeks. It's nice and stress free! Although, the Bonnie (my car) is sick and needs some major repairs, so there goes the money we saved. We did talk about getting a new car, but we are going to try to make her work through the next year! She's a trooper and has been a GREAT car!

Thanks to everyone that is following our blog! I hope you enjoy it!

Catching Up

Holy cow! It's been one week since I last updated! Please forgive me! I promise that I haven't fallen off the wagon! I only semi-cheated once! So here's the scoop...

It was not a week of wonderful meals. It was more simple meals to get us by.

Monday - Leftovers for B-Rock and Spaghetti O's for me and The Bear
Tuesday - Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Wednesday - Sandwiches with Jaimie (We made it on the best rolls ever made! I will admit that they came from the evil Walmart, but oh were they good! They were bolillo rolls.)
Thursday - Grill Chicken on Greens for B-Rock and Bunco potluck for me, so The Bear got the Mac-N-Cheese with veggies and Chicken dish I made for Bunco.
Friday - Low-Fat Zesty Shrimp and Pasta

Today, The Bear and I had fried eggs with toast. She loved it and even asked for seconds. We are hanging low this week as B-Rock is out of town. That's either going to make this challenge easier, because I won't have to make any big meals, or it will make it harder, because I will want to just get the two of us something easy...like take-out! We'll see what happens.

Take Out...

No, we didn't cheat at Jaimie's house. Although, it has been very difficult for my husband. Every time we drive by McDonald's, his mouth is watering and he says, "I would do anything for a Big Mac." We have solved the problem tonight by making homemade quesadillas and buying a tub of salsa from our FAVORITE local Mexican restaurant.
Tomorrow, I am meeting with my coworkers for lunch to send off a dear coworker that will be gone for 7-weeks. She is going to be with her husband for chemo treatments at Mayo Clinic. :( I promised my family that I would eat lunch with them before I left, so I plan to either just have a cup of coffee or maybe dessert while we are out. As my husband said, "You signed us up for this." I had to laugh at that one. :)

Fresh Fish Anyone?

So this is a "before" picture of Saturday night's meal at Jaimie's house! It was the best fish I have had in a lloonngg time! Yummy! And, even better, my husband caught these beautiful trout, so it was free. :) We did eat out today and even though we didn't cheat on the rules (my mom treated for Father's Day), it felt wrong in some ways. It is like I have this feeling that I'm not truly completing the challenge. I was able to push beyond the guilt (smile) and we did enjoy the great company and the amazing food. We had guests for dinner tonight. I made rotini with grilled chicken, and roasted red pepper alfredo (cheated and used a jar for the sauce), garlic bread, and salad. We had nice food and great conversation! We are heading out to camp, so it won't be hard to dine in for the next couple of days...there's no where to go!!

The Toughest Day of them All....Saturday

Saturdays are my (Janet's) biggest eat out day. We often get McD for breakfast, Jimmy Johns or something for lunch, and then go somewhere for dinner. Today was not bad though! B-Rock had to take a little road trip in the morning, so he took a granola bar and apple with him. The Bear and I had frosted mini wheats for breakfast. We ended up going to a graduation party with yummy home cooked food and I made homemade pizza for dinner. It was nice! Tomorrow I am stocked up for after church lunch and we are going to the in-laws for Father's Day dinner. Then we begin week two! I haven't even begun to think about meals yet!