Hey Big Spender
So far this has been an interesting week, you know, with the whole only spending money only one day a week thing. I confess, I did have a little slip up the first day- I caved and bought a breve latte, a bag of cheese popcorn, and a chocolate donut. It was crazy how much I was craving it! I needed chocolate. I couldn't resist. Food is such a way for me to treat myself when I'm tired or feeling crummy, so this experiment is really challenging me in that way. For instance, I felt kinda tired today, and the thought that popped into my head, instead of "go buy a delicious coffee beverage and a tasty chocolate muffin", was "you should go for a little walk every afternoon". Woah! Where'd that come from?!
Another thing, I find myself needing to be creative. One morning, I was dying for a iced mocha. I REALLY wanted an ice mocha. But, I fought myself. And ended up satisfying myself with some chocolate chips, a glass of water, and a cup of coffee. All three of those combined in some odd way to scratch my itch. Slightly pathetic, but it worked.
And oddly, I've found myself being really hungry. Perhaps it is the idea of deprivation, that I can't have whatever I want, that my body is rebelling. I end up eating two lunches- an early one at about noon, and a late one at about 3. Which I guess is no different than usual, as at 3 is when I often go grab some snack items from the cafeteria. But now I'm becomming more conscious. Accepting that this is just more of the schedule that my body needs. So, for instance, today I brought in some leftovers from last night's dinner, and realized that I was going to by munchy again in the afternoon, so I only at half of my lunch at noon, and then finished it up at 3.
They do say, after all, that it is better for us to have lots of mini-meals throughout the day, instead of just three big ones. But, with no instant gratification of buying something delicious that someone else makes for me, I'm going to have to actually prepare things for myself. Egads.
But I have realized that I need to loosen the chains on this particular challenge (especially since it is suppose to last for 11 weeks), and say that when it comes to food, I can only spend money 1 day a week, but give myself one bonus evening a week for a social food event (i.e. going out with friends for some snax). And, for everything outside of food, I can only buy what I need. Really, need. Not think I need. Not, this will fix all my problems if I buy this. But need. And I'll post those items as they arise, and you can call me on it, if you think I'm overstepping it! I make this amends, because tonight I need to go buy my textbook for my class, and I can't wait until Saturday, because of homework assignments.
Homework! That reminds me, I better git!
The Useless Consumer
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Don't just eat junk food :-)