Im patting myself on the back for this one..

I get a call last night from a friend..She informs me that the refridgeration system at this local grocery store went out and they are selling all parishable goods for 80% off.. So being a stay at home Mom that works part-time only I was all over that..  I did the horseshoe picking up friut, meat and dairy Then came the frozen food section..................... Ice cream, cakes, pies, meat pies, swanson tv dinners, ready to cook lasagnes, green giant frozen veggies in cheese and other tempting sauces, ready bake cinnamon buns, pizza, pizza pops, chicken cordon blues, brocoli stuffed chicken, boxes of burritos..ANY type of frozen entrees, it was there..So what did I do?????  Bought not a damn thing from that isle except plain frozen fruits and veggies..Even though it was dirt cheap I KNEW that would be the end of all my hard work so I passed it ALL up.. *pats self on back*

I got about 150 worth of groceries for 18 bucks.. By the time I had gotten through they ended up charging by the box.. Large was 10, medium was 5 and small was 3..

I have to say that was my biggest challenge yet..

Congrats!!!! And now you've got all those wonderful ingredients to make something from... veggie soup: they're all cut up for you... so easy...

Way to go!!! I know how good you must feel making the right decision. 

I can't imagine how hard of a decision that was.  Good job.

And THAT.. is how you win. One battle at a time. You SHOULD be proud :)

When I talked to a few of my friends this morning they were like "I cant believe you didnt just buy everything since it was so cheap" and I was like nah man, if I would have it would have sat in the freezer calling my name and  eventually I would have buckled.. I didnt even wanna give myself the option.. They were like, wow, that is really good,  you are totally serious about this and it occured to me that I really am... Kind of a shocker..lol

Kind of a good shocker too. :)

You'll succeed if you're serious about this. It'll take time and motivation, but.. you can do it if you want it :)

That's great!! I don't know that I could have been that strong. AT those prices, I think I'd have had two carts full, though mostly of good stuff. I congratulate you.

keep up the good work.

Anybody know how we can sabotage the refridgeration systems of our local grocery stores so this can happen to us?

Wow congrats, that's so awesome!! :D

take care

**dreams of cheap groceries**

Cheering and throwing confetti here!  We lead the conga line down the street yelling "GO SHORT GO SHORT GO SHORT"

Oh, that IS a huge deal!  You SHOULD be patting yourself on the back!  I can just about always resist buying that kind of stuff, but 80% off?!!  That would have been extra tempting!!  Good job!

That must have been so hard. :O
Well done, I'm impressed.

lol i would have gone buck wild in that isle... haha thats freaking awesome! I would have stocked up on food for a year!! (the life of a penny-pincher right here!)

It really was crazy!! I got as much as I could of the healthy food and after I realized they were charging per box I went back and got another small box.. Before I arrived they were lobbing huge steak chunks into the crowd..lol.. Like, you know, those huge $80.00 pieces that you have to cut yourself.. Too bad I missed those..ha!  But yeah, I just KNEW it would have been the end to all my hard work..And then today finding out Im now a size 10 Im even more happy that I didnt give in to that temptation..

That's kicking temptation in the pants. Awesome, way to go!