I'VE GOT A PLAN....hopefully...

You wanna know what one of my biggest frustrations is right now? Food prices. Every time I leave the grocery store, I'm mad. I'm mad that I have to hunt down the lowest milk prices like it's the golden egg at an Easter egg hunt. I'm mad that I have to go to a different grocery store for meat and a different grocery store for fruits and veggies. All in an effort to reduce my grocery bill! I've tried, tried, TRIED to do the coupon thing but I just can't get the hang of it. I use coupons when I have them but for the most part, I buy generic.

I was racking my little brain on what I could do to reduce food costs and still eat healthy and started reading up on menu planning. So starting in April, I hope to do a weekly menu. This will include all meals, including Amelia's lunches to school. I have high hopes that this will cut costs on food.

I'm also going to the library today to read up on low carb recipes and low carb living. I really need some help in how to do this low carb thing. I start out great in the morning but by the evening, I'm crashing and burning. I can tell I'm gaining weight by how my clothes are fitting so I need to do something. If I plan out my meals, HOPEFULLY I can actually stick to a low carb eating regimen.

I'm excited about starting this. As soon as my pants feel less constrained, I will get on the scale and see if I've lost anything. I can't look at the scale while I know it won't give me a good result. I know the scale doesn't measure my value as a person, but it certainly hurts my self-confidence!

Ok...let's do this.