That is over 40 individually-wrapped tacos and bean burritos from Taco Bell. My team members had already gone through and grabbed what they wanted before I took this, so these are the leftovers. This is pretty typical of the kind of lunches and dinners my company will provide to us when we work weekends and late nights.

I had my pre-packed 4 oz. chicken breast, 1 c. mixed Chinese veggies, and 1/2 c. oats with Creole seasoning and turned down the deep-fried apple thingies they tried to foist on me.

Go me!

:claphigh:

For those of you watching this challenge for the budgeting aspect, today is your lucky day.

Behold: Week 1 Grocery Expenses for the Cheapass Challenge!

As you can see the total was pretty high at $78.19 this week, but note that I managed to acquire enough skinless, boneless chicken breast for 7 weeks of this challenge at a very reasonable $1.49/lb. I also stocked up on four bottles of Kraft 15-calorie, fat free dressings (Seven Seas Red Wine Vinaigrette and Zesty Italian) at $1.32/bottle which should last the entire challenge. The box of Altern (Wal-mart’s Splenda knock-off) will last all 12 weeks, too.

Grocery bills for the next few weeks should be quite low.

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YESTERDAY’S EATS

1. 1/3 c. oatmeal, 3 T. raisins, 1 whole egg, 3 egg whites
2. 1 scoop whey, 1 peach
3. Chipotle grilled chicken salad with corn salsa, black beans, and lettuce, no dressing (Provided by the company)
4. 1 unsalted rice cake, 1/2 T. peanut butter, 3/4 scoop whey
5. 4 oz. chicken breast, 1 c. Mandarin mixed vegetables, 1 corn on the cob
6. 1 c. light soy milk, 1 scoop whey

Water: 15 cups

Supplements: multivitamin, calcium 600+D, EAS l-glutamine

Calories: 1517 calories (52.4% carb/35.8% pro/15.1% fat)

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YESTERDAY’S WORKOUT

* FGX Upper Body/Back workout (40 min)
* LISS incline walk (4 mph / 12.5% incline / 15 min)
* HIIT run (6-8 mph / 0% incline / 5 min)

Calories burned: 486 calories

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DEFICIT: -657 cal (Target: -632 cal/day)

BUDGET NOTES: Chipotle salad–Est. cost of ingredients ~ $1.00