Starting weight (7/15/08):  279.8
Yesterday:  260.6  Today:  260.2
Change today:  -0.4   Loss-so-far: 19.6 lbs.

Next time I’ll just order with Netrition.com.

I thought maybe it would be cheaper and quicker to go to the low-carb store, the only one in my county.  It’s only about a half-hour drive from home and I won’t have to pay for shipping and handling, right?  This is what I told myself.

Then I spent over $140.  Shopping in person is not a good idea.  Shopping online, things are not quite as “real,” they are not tangible and so I am not so tempted to just say “to hell with it” and throw stuff in my cart.

What did I get for $140?  Now that I look at it, not a whole helluva lot.  I got five Dixie Carb Counters mixes, which, if you’ve ever ordered low-carb online, you might recognize as the “health food that tastes like junk food.”  That’s their tag line, and they aren’t far off.  Their products rock.  (A bit expensive at about 7 or 8 bucks a mix, though.)  In fact, they are so good that I’m going to have to be really careful, having these sweets around… I’m counting calories so I trust myself, but Kevin might indulge a little too much.  I got two cake mixes, two muffin mixes, and a brownie mix.

What else… oh, I got a tiny bottle of stevia.  Not sure yet what I’m gonna use it for but I have seen it in many recipes so I just had to have some… to the tune of $11.99.  Eek.

I got low-carb cinnamon-raisin bread for me (Kevin doesn’t like raisins).  Oh my.  I had a slice for “dessert” tonight and it was really, really good.  Oh, and I also got three different kinds of tortillas/soft tacos/whatever ya wanna call ‘em.  They weren’t as low-carb as the Mama Lupe’s ones at Netrition, though (5 carbs each vs. 3 for ML).

Oh yeah, I also got five (count ‘em five!) different Walden Farms products.  They are all zero-calorie-zero-carb.  I got three dips (chocolate, caramel, and marshmallow), one salad dressing (creamy italian), and one jar of apple butter.  It’s amazing that they can create all those different tastes and still keep them zero/zero.  Of course they are not accurate representations of the real things - but they are different from each other.

Okay, so I went shopping and came home with… junk food.  It’s not the first time that’s ever happened with me pushing the cart.  But at least it was all low-calorie junk food.  All in all, a good day.  =D

P.S. Just for Paula:  Those last six words that you wrote for me gave me such a big smile!  Thanks!!!!  Oh, and by the way… YNB.  Heheh.

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