Day 49

Weigh-in day! Last week my weight was 230 pounds. This morning, I weighed in at 225 pounds. That's a pleasantly surprising 5 pound weight loss for the week and 35 pounds overall. I attribute the extra weight loss to my dedication to the Wii over Spring Break. I spent 30 minutes a day stepping all week. I love the Wii!

I'm about to make a big pitcher of pineapple, orange, strawberry juice with a hint of romaine lettuce for Easter dinner. Even with the extra produce, I only spent $25 at the Farmer's Market. I'm not looking forward to my bigger grocery bill next week, when I have to buy my supplies to start preparing for Raw Week. I've been preparing for my week of raw food little by little. So far, I picked up some tahini, organic soy sauce, agave nectar, and some spices I didn't have - like cayenne pepper and coriander. I spent about $40 stocking my kitchen. The thing that's really going to blow my budget is the insane amount of nuts I need to cook raw for two people for a week. My first stop will be our local vegetarian health food store - because although the prices are outrageous, there's usually a good sale on nuts, like buy one get one free. So an $8 bag of cashews will turn into a $4 bag. That's a good deal.

Ok, that's it for today! Tomorrow marks the beginning of the 10-day countdown!