July 6th, 2011

excerise: finish cleaning up around house after dust storm, walked around two stores

food: 2 small bowls of vegetable soup with crackers, 3 12 oz of coke zero, 1 8 oz of coke zero, hungery jack roasted garlic potatoes, green giant cheddar and brocolli vegetables, cheese quesadilla hamburger helper with cream corn for dinner, lay kettle chips with salt and pepper

July 5th 2011

Excerise: Cleaning up a dirty house and sewing

Food: 2 -12 oz cans coke zero, 1 bowl of great grains cereal with skim milk, 2 small bowls of spaghetti with meat sauce, 1 nature valley granola thing

Green Gaint Frozen Vegetables

Okay, since I got a coupon for their products, and it went on sale. We have been enjoying these items for the last few months. Fresh is best but frozen is next in line. They were never out of flavor and very crisp to the point i could swear on the bible that they were frozen right after being harvested.

I give it a yup I am going to purchase them again...review

psst, the company has not paid for this review in any way. We paid for this out of our own pocket.

Hungery Jack Roast Garlic Potatoes

I normally make my own mashed potatoes. I don't do mass production products. I found a coupon for this product well all of them. They went on sale, and I purchased them. I have to say that they have easy, well flavored, and most of all easy to store in my small rental unit as we wait out our transition stage of either staging in the state we are at or moving closer to family else where.

I have to say this is a great alternative if you don't have time to make them yourself.

Psst, they company did not pay for this review. My family and I paid for this product out of our own product

Lipton 2 Go

Okay about seven years ago, this product came out on the market. Seven years ago, I tried it for the very first time. Since the crash of the housing market, a move cross country, and terrible time finding a job where it fits my schedule of needing to be off when my kids are off, I had to stop purchasing it. Now, that I have rediscovered the benefits of couponing again. I get to enjoy myself with this product. So, do my kids.

I have to say if you are looking for a diet soda replacement this is it.

Psst, the company has not paid for this review. Everything has been paid for and tried out of our own pocket.

Taking the fourth of July weekend off from being healthy

Okay this is what holidays are for. A time to relax and enjoy. Yes that means food you normally do not allow yourself to have to keep that figure just right..

Guess what I am eatting everthing that I shouldn't so I can say I have lived and not regetted life.

So, for now..no healthy living to report.

From June 30th through July 4th, 2011

Thursday 6/30/11

Excerise: walking around shops and some shopping

Foods: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, 4 8oz of coke, eggs and sausage links lunch, and dinner 2 for $20.00 at TGIF resturant. I had a spilt the two appetizers with my family of shrimp cocktail and artichoke dip, sirloin petite with steamed chef vegetables and a loaded bake potato. did you know they charge for adding bacon bits and cheese? I didn't but that is okay. Then our desert was spilt between Brownie Obsession shown below and a red velvet cake with real cream cheese filling and frosting. The great thing about the 2 for $20.00 menu if your are not a complete vegetarian is that it does offer several healthy options like the steak or chicken dishes. Though, I will say this even though the steak portion was small, the side dishes where way too large. We all have been giving offerrings to the porcelin god and goddess since we left the resturant from over eatting. Not food poisoning but over eatting. This is part of our 4th of July celebration since we won't be going home for a visit this summer. I wish I had more pictures to show you. I don't. Thanks TGIFridays for making a menu option that could feed my family of four with two appetizers, four entrees that included eight side dishes, four drinks, and two deserts. It made it and affordable evening for us.

Whole Wheat Hamburger Helper

So, I tried hamburger helper again after three years. Why three years no hamburger helper when in most households it is a staple. First of all, they had mgs and other preseratives in it that made us very sick. Secondly, they had red dye in a lot of their mixes. We have a red dye sensitivity that we didn't know about. So, we completely stripped or pantry of this product. We did not indulge in it for three whole long years. Then I noticed that they had a whole wheat option and removed a lot of the dyes and preservatives. I had a bunch of coupons for this product too. Did I forget to mention we have started extreme coupons to a midlevel measurement. We have eatten to boxes of the stuff. No reaction other than our bodies going whole wheat and blowing a gasset of gas afterwards.

I would say its a good way to make a meal quickly and not worry to much about the healthy ingridents. The majority is good.

Wednesday 6/29/2011

Excerise 25 minutes on an olyptical machine l3 hills for 2.16 miles, up and down stairs frequently, and grocery shopping

Food:

post cereal great grains with skim milk, 4 8oz of coke (ran out of coke zero) turkey bologna sandwich on wheat bread with mustard pickles, whole wheat hamburger helper with ground turkey and french style green beans, 2 16 oz of flavored water

Tuesday 6/28/2011

no excerise unless you count doing laundry minor cleaning which does count but not a lot.

Food:

4 8oz of coke zero, 1 turkey bologna sandwich on wheat with mustard pickles and tomato, chips too whole grain pringles, 1/2 a cup of yogart, 1 24 oz flavored water, 2 slices of digornio pizza with bread sticks,

Monday 6/27/2011

Monday the supposedly start of a new work week though, I thought Sunday was the day that the week starts on it. Is it me or is it that we have come to a point in society's development where we have gotten totally turned around and confused about life?

Food and drink consumed:

post cereal great grains with skim milk, 4 8oz coke zero, 2 16 oz flavored water, 1 8oz chocolate skim milk with chocolate flavoring, home fried rice with pandagaro egg roll with ice cream, turkey bologna sandwich on wheat with mustard pickles and tomatoes.

Excerise:
6.37 miles on a stationary bike for 25 minutes
up down stairs in the home frequently

True Lemon Raspberry Lemonade Review

I got a few coupons for this product a few weeks ago. I went on the search to find it my local grocery stores. I finally found a store that carried it. They pulled the product the day I went to purchase it. I contacted the company in search for other stores in my area. They directed me to Wal-mart. The company is supposed to be sending me a package of samples with different flavors to try, since locating was a difficult process. After a week of consistently going over to Wal-mart, I found it in stock. I got some for my family and I to try.

First of there is no red dye in the raspberry lemonade. This is a good thing since I have kids with dye allergies. Yes, it slightly tinted "pink". It is very light. This is good. The overall flavor is pleasing as well. The fact the kids actually are drinking and not complaining of too little or too strong of a taste, is a blessing.

Second they use stevia sweetner. This makes it low calorie to add to your drink. It is less harsh on the body versus other sweetners say in soda or other drink mixes. Since, obesity is a concern for later in life with our family. Healthy drinking and eatting start now.

Third, the package for my kids are easy to open. They don't have to search for scissors for openning the package. I have typical kids. Since, they know it will drive me insane for them to use the scissors as swords, they do it for spite. No scissor sword wars. Phew less grey hairs for this mama! Can you see the happy face on my face now?

The true lemon company did not pay for this review. I paid for the product out of our household limited income. They are sending me samples since when I tried to originally purchase the product it was pulled by the grocery store as a way for me to try the other flavors.

Overall, I am pleased with the product. I would recommend it to other families looking for an alternative to heavily sweetened drink flavoring products.

If you would prefer ordering online here is the direct link for there store.

www. TrueLemonStore.com

6/26/11

I don't need a work out, and I don't need healthy eatting. I need all the fluids and calories I can get. The a/c went out in the rental unit between last night and this afternoon.

Drip drip ..ick I smell worse than I do when i work out..in temperatures over 105 that is not good.
Will update later

Wed 6/22

food: post great grains with skim milk, homemade fried rice, x2 coke zero popcorn light kind, 2 cups of coffee with fat free creamer, 3 taco bell tacos x2 larger drink

3 hours walking around a grocery store price comparison shopping.
2 hours of swimming with friends in the pool.

Tuesday 6/21

25.03 mins on a stationary bike 5.87 miles

food post great grains, skim milk, , 3 8 oz coke zero, bottle of crystal light pure x2, 1 turkey bologna sandwich with lettuce pickles mustard and salad dressing,homemade fried rice and pandora pork egg rolls

felt awesome after the bike ride lots of cleaning friends coming over tomorrow

Monday 6/20

Food: 2 granola thin crackers with a thin layer of chocolate, 2 scoops breyers ice cream smores, thin spaghetti, lots of coke zero, 2 slices of california pizza with appetizes of artichioke and dip,

ran walked 1/93 miles had a bad headache due to heat

OMg got excerise going up n down the stairs cleaning

Balancing Act

is something that is not just in a circus act but a reoccuring fact for most moms or dads that stay at home. Me ,I am learning how to balance being creative, getting stuff in the store, and staying in shape all at the same time.

Isn't easy, in fact its down right frustrating! I want to scream sometimes. Others I want to rejoice. Then there are days where I swear I am just a big ole cry baby.

We need to support each in this balancing act. Ugh..its tough enough to be a person in this day and age but to be put in a super hero role model is even tougher.

June 12th -June 15th

sandwiches, with lettuce cucumbers and pickles mustard for dressing
lots of coke zero maybe too much coke zero

the new hamburger helper with fresh corn on the cob, refried beans with cheese,
taco bell
lots of fiber one cereal too!!

lots of up and down stairs, slow walking around stores extreme couponing, and optical machine 1.61 miles inturpted repeatedly by family.

*Note on home life just pray and pray for our family. Things need to change work wise, home wise, and health wise. Just about the time I feel like we are turning a corner we have another break down in communication that results in major volocano of eruptions from the personal volocano.

June 5th-June 11th

Sunday:


1 blueberry bagel, 1 blueberry muffin, 2 bean cheese microwave burritos, 1 can coke zero, 1 bottle of water, 24 oz coke zero, chips, cookies, ritz cheeze filled crackers barbeque sandwich with parmesan pasta salad 4 oz of coke zero





Monday:


1 nature valley vanilla yogart bar, 2 small salad bowls of spaghetti, 2 cookies, 1 bottle of water, 8 oz coke zero x3, chips, iceburg lettuce with italian dressing, x2 coke zero 8 oz, california cheese pizza 2 slices, flatbread 4 slices with articoke deep, 2 cookies





ibprofen 2 tablets





1.86 miles ran wallked





Tuesday:


1 naturevalley yogart strawberry bar, 1 small bowl of spaghetti, 1 turkey bologna sandwith pickle cucumbers italian dressing mustard, 3 1/2 cookies oatmeal, 4 80 oz coke zero, 1 bottle of water, pasta with red sauce meat and onions


lots of sewing 1 trip down and upstairs





Wednesday:


1 cashew nature valley bar, 1 wendy's crispy chicken sandwich with x2 coke zero natural cut fries with sea salt and part of a side salad, 1 20 oz coke zero,





3 trips up and down stairs, an hour and half of slow walking around safeway for price scouting

Okay, I have been so busy with extreme couponing and my shop that I completely forgot to keep the log. Plus, home life hasn't been that fun lately either. It's hard to stay focused when things aren't well.

Sunday May 29th, 2011- June 4th, 2011

Sunday:

1 12 oz coke zero to start the day, 1 lean cuisine four cheese coninelle, 1 fudge center drumstick
1 12 oz coke 1 slice of pizza california cheese 3 flat bread slices with spinach and articoke dip, 2 oatmeal cookies, 1 12 oz of coke zero, lots of salt n pepper kettle chips 1 bottle of water

Excerise: climbing stairs in my house x2, grocery shopping 1 hour

Monday:

3 cups of coffee with fat free creamer, 1 turkey bologna sandwich with mustard and pickle, 1 drumstick ice cream, 3 cookies, 2 glasses of coke, 1 12 oz coke zero, 1 fresco bean burrito, 1 fresco taco
excerise: climbing stairs x2, 30 minutes shopping, cleaning

Tuesday:
excerise going up and down stairs x3, walk /run 25 mins 1.80 miles, going up and down staduim steps at the all you can eat buffett at Chase Field

3 cups of coffee with fat free creamer, 1 small bowl of fiber cereal, 1 small bowl of spaghetti and sauce, 1 1/2 milano cookies, 2 cups of coke, 1 bottle of water, a pinch of chips, 3 hot dogs with mustard relish ketchup and onions, 1 cup of peanuts, and 3 pepsi maxs small.

Wednesday:
excerise: clean up, stairs x3, walking around library and frys
3 cups of coffee with fat free creamer, 1 small bowl of fiber cereal, 1 turkey bologna sandwich with chips, coke zero 3 glasses 8 oz, water, spaghetti with 2 biscuits,

Thursday:
excerise stairs x4, 1.85 miles walk/run, walk around safeway

toast, wendy's crispy chicken sandwich chili french fries x2 coke zero, turkey bologna sandwiches with chips and coke zero

Friay:
toast, lean cuisines, 2 small slice cheese pizza flat bread 3 slices with artichoke dip, coke zero 4 oz, water, 3 cokes

Saturday:
Pasta salad, 1 fresco bean burrito and soft taco from taco bell, x4 coke zero 8 oz

excerise 1 hr of extreme couponing shopping
small bowl of spaghetti with x2 glasses of coke zero, wendy's chili with french fries and chili waters
cookies