Saturday Prep Day-Shopping

The big day finally arrived. My wallet was prepared but my mind was not.

Brad and I went to a late breakfast at Stacks. Decent food, but I ate way too much. Brad tagged along to Trader Joe’s in time to slip some Scandinavian Swimmers into the cart, then I dropped him off for a haircut. Gotta save his eyes from the bill. Eek. He’ll learn soon enough.

My shopping plan: Trader Joe’s, Safeway, Whole Foods, Grocery Outlet. Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s both take Android Pay, so I finally got to use it! So fancy. Just tap the screen with my phone and bam. Paid. I felt ultra Silicon Valley-ed.

Here’s what I bought.

Trader Joe’s: frozen organic chicken breasts 2.5 lbs, brown rice fusilli 16 oz, 3 lbs brown jasmine rice. Total: $22.06

Safeway: 4 oranges, 4 apples, 1 yam, 2 red onion, 1 yellow onion, , 1 grapefruit, 1 tomato, .83 lbs of dry pinto beans, .7 lbs dry black beans, .29 lbs almonds, .33 lbs dry red lentils, 1 can kidney beans, 1 can cannellini beans, 1 can crushed tomatoes, a box of Stevia packets. All organic. Total- $41.56

Whole Foods: sprouted grain bread, two cans tuna in water, safflower mayonnaise (though I might return this because I don’t even like mayo!), yogi ginger lemon tea, 2 pears, 3 cucumbers, 2 zucchini, 1 yam, 1 can tomato paste. Spry Xylitol gum, Glee X gum, sprouted grain tortillas, Applegate roast beef, Applegate turkey (nitrate-free, sugar-free for both). All organic. Total- $52.42

Grocery Outlet: (should have gone here first) blueberries, broccoli, spinach avocado, bebe carrots, romaine hearts, cilantro, celery. All organic. Total: $22.43

That’s a lot of food. $138.47. I’ll let you know what rolls over into the next week and what more I have to buy for this week.

Friday Lunchtime Walkabout

I’ve never shopped organic before. Like ever. So my walk to Safeway and Whole Foods was a new experience. Today was just for looking, no buying yet. So I looked carefully at ingredients. I found the meats I should be eating, the veggies and fruits to delicately consume, and the condiments and spices that aren’t filled with crap.

Now that I’m safely back in the office, I realize I should have taken pictures of things, but oh well.

I’m learning that it’ll be really important to create a meal plan so I buy the right amount of food. Too little will be devastating on my hungry belly. Too much will crush my wallet to pieces.

Stay tuned for the meal plan and shopping list for week one.

 

 

If you’re new, start here.

The Basics

But before I go into my plan, I’m going to break down the basics of the Fast Metabolism Diet. I borrowed this book from a friend and read through it in an afternoon. Haylie Pomroy talks a lot about the science behind what you’re eating, but I’m just going to worry here about the real life experience. I’m seriously not even going to try to summarize the science, so if you want to know more, get the book.

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The diet lasts for 28 days broken into four weeks. Each week is split into 3 phases. Haylie recommends starting on a Monday so your free-er days are over the weekend. Start whenever you want. I’m starting on a Monday.