2014 Body and Wallet Diet - Week 13

Finally back at it after the wedding...

Crock pot clam chowder (sans potatoes and flour)

Velveeta Rotel Main Dish 

2014 Body and Wallet Diet - Week 4

This week (week 4):
Moose: Crustless Spinach Quiche with Turkey Sausage - $22.07, 10 servings at ?? each

Dri: Bacon Explosion with Cauliflower - $26.34, 10 servings at 385 calories each

2014 Body and Wallet Diet - Week 3

This week (week 3)
Moose - Chicken Stir Fry - 10 servings for ~$20, 250 calories each

Dri - Comforting Ground Beef and Cabbage Casserole 10 servings for ~$18, 450 calories each

2014 Body and Wallet Diet - Week 2

Last week (Week 1):
Moose- Shepherds pie (10 servings at 369 calories a piece) = $25.71
Dri- Spicy chicken and spinach casserole (10 servings at 418 calories a piece) = $23.10

Ran into some issues last week.  Something in the shepherd's pie made me sick all week, had to make Moose give me his spicy spinach casserole.  Oh well.  Hopefully this week is better.

This week (Week 2):
Moose- Grilled chicken breast with asparagus and Parmesan cream sauce (10 servings at 525 calories a piece) : $29.01
Dri - Mushroom and Goat Cheese Meatloaf (10 servings at 511 calories a piece) = $32.71

Up a bit on calories, up a bit on cost, but still about on track.  We should try to aim for 400 calories, but this week, we ended up a little higher.  Still pretty good, though!

We still ended up spending about $125 at the store total.  We did buy some other things like toothpaste, etc at the store this week, so hopefully we can still get the bill down as we get used to this new eating plan.

2014 Body and Wallet Diet - Week 1

Moose and I have decided to diet before our wedding in February.  In addition, we've decided to attempt to keep to a real budget.  Turns out we spend a lot of money on food.  Like a lot.  We buy full groceries, eat out a ton, and end up throwing leftovers and unused food away.  We had some success last year with a diet that involved making casseroles and portioning them out.  So, combine the two and you've got the bulk-food body and wallet diet.  Goal is to make two meals with 8-10 portions each on Sundays, keeping the week's food cost around $50-75 at the grocery store.  We're still going to do our traditional Monday night dinner with friends, but hopefully we can make enough to eat lunches and dinners through Friday, and perhaps Saturday.

Goals (listed cleanly):
1.  Go grocery shopping Sunday.  Buy only what is needed for the week and keep it to $50-$75
2.  Sunday afternoons, make two meals with 8-10 portions of each, making enough for lunches and dinners through at least Friday.
3.  Lose weight.
4.  Save money.


Week 1 recipes

Low Carb Shepherds Pie

Low Carb Spicy Chicken and Spinach Casserole