Got 30 laps done in 20 minutes of walking for Saturday the 11th. Running total of 239 for minutes of exercise. Hopefully since I was able to afford more than cheap pasta and other in expensive foods just to fill our bellies this pay check I can go back to eating more things like fruits and veggies along with lean protein and won't have to have so much burger and cream sauce over rice type meals. Not that things are where ideally I would like for them to be as to the food budget plus being able to pay all our other bills. I keep telling myself that my goal for the year was to start exercising at least 10 minutes a day and to weigh less at the end of the year than at the beginning though right now because the scale keeps bouncing back and forth even though it is still lower than I started I am getting a bit frustrated. Too bad I can't send this to all the people that I owe money and say look I am doing 2 times the thrifty plan for a family of 4 with 2 children ages 6-8 and 9-11 even though mine are 9 and 12 so it should be slightly higher and after that and my expenses like mortgage, and utilities are paid than you will get a percentage equal to your percentage of our total debt payments credit card and loans payments.
https://www.cnpp.usda.gov/sites/default/files/CostofFoodJan2017.pdf
I am honestly thinking ideally not to be on a diet heavy in inexpensive foods like pasta and high sodium canned vegetables that ideally the low cost to moderate plan is more ideal.
How do you feel about legumes? Bean soup and vegetarian chili are healthy, super cheap and they're easy to make (even cheaper and easier if you have a crockpot.) Obviously most people aren't going to want to eat that every day, but it could add some variety to the pasta/sauce routine. I feel like I've been eating a TON more beans this time around just because my plan tracks fiber and potassium and beans have both. In fact, come to think of it, I'm adding that to my to-do list for this week, cook up bunches of black, kidney, and garbanzo beans and freeze them in ziplocks. You have inspired me.
QOTD- I'll copycat what others have said and say that my best habit is tracking everything on my phone, and my worst habit is negativity. (For example, right now I'm thinking OMG, does this site ever *NOT* lag!?!--it's so slow right now!) A good habit that I sometimes have and need to really use this week is my to-do list. I'm on "spring break" from school (Ha! was 70 in February and 30 now... better than last year when it snowed, I guess...) So this week I have a few hours each day when I am kid-free and I want to enjoy those, but there's ao a bunch of stuff to catch up on around the house and for our summer trip... a list helps it not seem overwhelming, and I feel better about what I didn't do if I can see all the things I *DID* do.
Ok, thanks to "spring forward" (which totally caught me off-guard) I am already an hour behind, so I guess I should get to it, huh?
Oh, but quick check-in. At slightly more than 1/3 through the month, I'll say I'm at 30% of goal. I had a good week eating-wise, and met my exercise goal, the scale is all over the place but lower than before... but I'm still not loving the water and I think I have some exercise minutes to make up from the beginning of the month. Add all that to the to-do list! ;P
Oh well, back to the grind this week. 
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pretty the much the first time in a week! Although I did wake up tired this morning - as I still struggled through the night last night. I wonder if I need to consider some lavender in the bedroom or even a short meditation before bed....
I hope you enjoyed yourself last week then!
