Day 20-Weekly visit to my redneck Kroger

I love grocery shopping. "BC" (before the cleanse), I would go down every frickin aisle just to see all the yummy goodies and if I had any coupons I could clip. I was crazy about coupons. (still kinda am). You can't exactly find my "cleanse powder" or coupons for chicken, salmon and sweet potatoes. Sure, all the healthy stuff you have to pay full price for, but hey, a box of ho ho's, you bet I could find a 50 cent off coupon for those puppies. Man, I can honestly say I don't miss those days. My grocery list has decreased considerably: chicken breasts, hummus, lettuce, toilet paper (I am still taking poops- this will never go off the weekly grocery list), gluten-free orange sicles (these are the BOMB! but highway robbery- $4.99 for three frozen fricken bars), Ezekiel bread, shrimp, and healthy protein bars. I go to my favorite farmers market "Three Peas and A Pod" for my sweet potatoes, sweet corn, pears and tomatoes. My what 20 days of cleanse shakes and healthy livin' make. I was spending over $100 on groceries and today I only spent $48 bucks! Hail Mary full of grace! And my ticket at the veggie stand was ten bucks. Holy crap balls! Just in alcohol alone, you know how much I am saving? Craziness!! Fred's happy too. You see, I am on a weekly allowance because I am still learning at 38 how to save. LOL. But grocery shopping is like hitting the mother load because this is a non-allowance spendature. So this to me is like going to Phipps Plaza and buying a new pair of shoes and an outfit to match. I think this "healthy and boring grocery store shopping" is going to stick after the cleanse too (can you believe this will all be over in 8 days?). I am going to go on "Body for Life" and gradually add back some foods to see if they trigger any lupus flares and also incorporating cardio and weight lifting. My God, am I turning into a health nut?? Will red meat be eliminated from my diet? How will I tell my Dad? Will he write me out of his Will if I write off steaks, hamburgers and bacon? OMG- I am talking craziness now! Maybe my helmet was a little too tight on my Harley excursion. Usually I could say, "it's the booze talking" but I haven't had a drink in 20 days- OMG! I am in rehab! That's what this is-- what if I never want to have a beer or a glass of wine again? I have to stop talking this nonsense! Did someone slip me a roofie at the Hibachi restaurant? I need to go have a glass of water and think all this through. Then I will have my gluten and dairy free orange sicle bar. LOL. :) Good Night Friends!! Mattae Sigona! (Good bye in Kannada- whatever the hell language that is)