Day 81: Getting It Right

 





Today is day 81 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and it was a beautiful day. I got up shortly after 8 and relaxed on the couch with a couple cups of coffee before heading out to grocery shop around 11:30. I stopped at Delta Sonic for gas first. I haven't bought gas in a while and I see it's back over $3 a gallon again. I'm glad I work from home and that I don't trek out to the casino every weekend ! After I got gas I headed to Wegman's and restocked coffee and the other usuals: cottage cheese, oatmeal cookies, whipped cream, salad veggies, feta cheese. I also grabbed another loaf of Irish soda bread. I have one in the freezer but I just couldn't pass it up. Next time I shop I know it won't be available. I also needed coffee pods and I recently started buying Wegman's brand boxes of 72 for $23. They have my flavors: vanilla, salted caramel, chocolate cream and hazelnut; and the coffee is good ! I used to buy Victor's coffee at Christmas Tree Shops but the last time I went there they didn't have it and when I looked online I saw that everyone had bumped up the price for this brand. CTS has Victor's again but it's more expensive than Wegman's, so I won't buy it again unless it's on sale. I used to buy my coffee syrups at CTS but they were often out of stock or the selection was poor, so I buy those online now. Not long after I left home I realized I was hungry and I knew I should have eaten before I went out. I'd have loved to get DQ but I compromised and decided to stop at Cracker Barrel instead. Mom and I used to go there once in a while, so it was a little nostalgic. I went to Walmart first and restocked my yogurt & more salad items (fat free dressing, pickled onions, kalamata olives, green olives & roasted red peppers). I got the jar of peppers because Wegman's didn't have the seedless mini sweet red peppers that I usually buy. More on that later. I had a nice meal at Cracker Barrel and it didn't bother me too much to be a party of one. The place was packed for Sunday dinner ! I had chicken & dumplings with hash brown casserole, broccoli & extra dumplings. I also bought a meal to bring home. They have a deal where you can get a meal to go for $6 so I got their meatloaf with mac & cheese. I also brought home the side of dumplings. I thought about having dessert but decided I didn't really need it. It was so nice out that on the way home I actually opened the sun roof on the car ! I got home around 2:30 and once I put everything away and fed the cats I decided to wash my car. It took me a couple of hours but I enjoyed the fresh air, sunshine and the exercise ! I was done by 4:30 and the car was sparkling clean. I treated myself to some soda bread, fed the cats again and then sat down to relax. I had the meatloaf as my dinner and it was good. At first I was disappointed with the portion size but in reality it was the perfect amount and not a bad deal for $6. I had some caramels as my evening snack. 


Today wasn't a perfect day. I didn't get my vitamins, magnesium or Metamucil in and I didn't brush my teeth at bedtime. I did shower and do skincare, so there is that ! Today is my first day of what I'm going to call GETTING IT RIGHT. 

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