Prep – Tuesday, 6/10/14
Yesterday, I went and bought all of the stuff for the first week
of the cleanse. I knew from a lot of
people’s comments, plus the sheer length of the shopping list, that it was
going to be pretty expensive. And it
was. My cart was brimming by the time I
got to the checkout lane, and as I watched the cashier ring it up, I felt my
wallet getting lighter by the second.
That being said, I was committed to going through with it – especially
after the hour I’d just spent in the grocery store collecting all the stuff –
so there was no turning back.
When it was all said and done, my grocery bill for the first
week was $247.01 for both Danny and I.
When I thought about it, this actually didn’t seem THAT bad, considering what we spend when we eat out a couple of times a week. (Disclaimer: I cook a lot, so I did have some
of the common items, like oil and vinegar.) This was one of people's biggest complaints about the plan, so if you're on a tight budget, that is something to consider before committing to BuzzFeed's Clean Eating Challenge. That being said, eating healthy is expensive, but being unhealthy has FAR greater future costs, so if you can make it work, it's worth it IMO to bite the bullet.
When I got home, I found myself faced with the next challenge... getting it all in the refrigerator! This was a complicated task, as there is a TON of produce that takes up a lot of room -- especially when 2 people in the same house do the plan together. That being said, I used my trusty car-packing skills and was able to puzzle it all together and get the door closed after about 20 minutes... WINNING! I stood there admiring my work, snapped a pic (see above), and found myself excited about starting the challenge! Only 12 hours until go time!
