Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Cost Avoidance

Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Day 36

I was worried for a minute there. I went to Wal Mart tonight for a walk and I had a list of things to look at. A long list. It kept getting longer as I thought of more things to add. Fortunately, it all turned out OK. The desk I was looking at wasn't long enough. The cloth napkins didn't feel right. I decided to wait on a phone item. Passed on the better quality cookie sheet for now. Even the stuff I added - I saw they had tennis shoes in my size (!) - I ended up passing on. The shoes were exactly what they were, cheap Chinese imports. I don't have a pressing need, so I'll save my money and buy something better. I did pick up some drinking water, as part of my ongoing quest to find out whose is the best. So far Country Fresh is leading.

I really need to get my fridge filter replaced. Anyway, it was another pretty good day.

Breakfast: ~ 3 oz Sara Lee honey ham

Not a big fan. It's OK but not especially good. At least it's not super sweet.

Lunch: 9 Meijer frozen meatballs, 2 slices sharp cheddar, 4 oz V-8

Dinner: 3 eggs over easy, 6 slices Creswick Farms hickory bacon, asparagus with a pat of butter

This could have been better. I tried oven baking the bacon and left it in a bit too long. Otherwise, it was fine.

Dessert: 1 Kozy Shack NSA tapioca pudding cup

Also fine, although I definitely like the rice pudding better.

I got a walk in this evening after dinner and before dessert. I tried out the new pedometer, I have no idea how accurate it is. I walked around Wal Mart for about 40 minutes but did stop for a couple minutes to try on shoes. The readout says I walked just under a mile at a leisurely 2.8 mph. The good news is that it says the 300 lb version of me (lol) burned 162 calories. Yeah, you can't set it any higher than that, so I'll be 300 for a while.

February days with meaningful exercise count: 4

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