WEIGH INS
Weigh ins were bust this week. I gained 0.1kg (0.2 lbs) almost nothing...but up is up. Kal gained 2.7kg in what I suspect is mostly water-weight. When I arrived at Kal's place on Friday, we were both dehydrated from the weather and lower liquid consumption all week, so we were drinking more water, especially Kal. I have a feeling it will all even out for him next week.
CONFESSIONS
This weekend isn't lengthily but it is calorie-rich.
1. We baked a cheesecake! and it turned out fantastic! Neither of us had baked one before so we were surprised when it turned out exactly like the pictures on the internet. I found this great website with all sorts of delicious cheesecake recipes. We made the White Chocolate Cheesecake.It serves 12 and so far this weekend we've both had at least 2 pieces each.
2. Slushies! Kal was so sweaty and dehydrated after zorbing at Springbank park that we had to walk to Macs and get something to cool us both down. We both had a medium $1.69, not good for us, but it could have been worse considering we used to get larges.
3. Haagen-Dazs - the pints were on 2/$7 (half price) and after a pseudo argument over Kal telling me the not so great generic brand ice cream was his and not for "general consumption"...I decided he needed to taste a REAL ice cream experience. We didn't eat much (a little goes a long way) but he knows now...and next time he reaches for his shitty brand, he'll notice a huge difference.
4. We split a pepperoni on the way home from zorbing. I needed something salty but couldn't eat it all by myself.
ZORBING!
I did not partake but the boyish grin spread across Kal's face when he emerged a bit dizzy from the giant inflatable ball showed it was a good time. His boss had bought one online and had it shipped from HongKong and decided to let everyone give it a whirl. No pictures as of yet because we forgot the camera but someone will have some up soon and I will post (with permission) or link.
SAVING $$ COOKING AT HOME
So going over this week's receipt for groceries, I decided to do a little math of my own to see how much we are saving or spending on making our meals here instead of ordering in.
These are the main dishes we were shopping for and the total prices of their ingredients purchased this week (all HST and everything calculated) compared to take-out (including taxes and delivery when applicable).
Homemade Pizza & Breadsticks vs. PIZZA PIZZA large 2 topping with Bread Stix
AT HOME TAKE-OUT
TOTAL COST $9.41 $24.33
PER PERSON $4.70 $12.16
PER SERVING $2.35 $6.08
Total Savings of: $14.92
Homemade Chinese: Gingerbeef, Stir Fry Veggies & Chicken Fried Rice vs. Good Fortune Chinese Restaurant
AT HOME TAKE OUT
TOTAL COST $19.69 $33.44
PER PERSON $9.80 $16.72
PER SERVING $4.90 $8.36
Total Savings of: $13.75
Homemade 9" Vanilla Cheesecake vs. The Cakerie Plain 9" cheesecake
The initial cake included the price of one-time purchases like the Springform Pan ($10.15 after tax) and a bottle of almond extract ($3.69). The "per person" option doesn't count this week because I put it on my half of the groceries and paid for the ingredients with my PC points.
INITIAL CAKE AT HOME HEREAFTER TAKE OUT
TOTAL COST $40.67 $26.83 $40.68
PER PERSON N/A $13.41 $20.34
PER SERVING $3.38 $2.23 $3.39
Total future savings of: $13.85
OK I thinks that's it for this week! Eat well, have fun, be happy!
Amanda
