Grocery Shopping.
I went to Publix today with my sister. I love Publix. Unfortunately, I hadn’t been there in a couple of weeks to really grocery shop and have been eating out a lot. If you’ve never been to Publix they have a huge scale in the front of the store and I check my weight periodically. We went in today, I excitedly ran to the scale like a twelve year old and hopped on.
Much to my dismay… I’ve gained ten pounds… not in a year… not in 6 months… in 2 weeks.
Usually I weigh myself after shopping on my way out. I’m glad I did it first this time because it had a great influence on what I purchased on the trip. No soda, no cookies, no meat. I did pick up some Kashi granola bars because I didn’t want to deprive my self of sweets entirely.
Also, shopping with my sister is dangerous business. Usually when I go to the grocery store, I have a list, I go in, I get out. My sister likes to browse. I ended up spending way more money than I originally planned because I kept finding things I “needed” as we went up and down every single aisle. I still made healthy selections… but still spent too much.
We were in the store for about an hour, when I go to the store by myself I’m usually not in there for more than 15 minutes. We got home and put everything away and I made myself an egg, one piece of toast and pan roasted some tomatoes and mushrooms. People are always amazed that I don’t work out but stay thin… it’s called dieting. I don’t do crash diets or take pills. I just cut out the fat and eat more veggies and less sugar until I lose the weight… then I usually reward myself with cookies and cake and chocolates and all sorts of yummies that I am now thinking about.
Long boring story short: Weigh yourself BEFORE grocery shopping.
