I’ve been craving the sweet shit like WHOA!
There is absolutely nothing sweet in my kitchen, except for a bag of Splenda/Sugar mix…and I’m not THAT desperate for sweetness, nor am I desperate enough to walk to the store just to buy cookies.
So I guess forced willpower works too, right? Hopefully the craving will pass before I try something desperate, like Splenda/Sugar mix sprinkled on brocolli… hmmmm…
I am starting the New Year at 280.2 pounds.
So yeah, I didn’t quite make my 20 pound goal for December, which is an understatement. I went a little crazy over the holidays, and gave in to friends wanting to eat out, family meals, Christmas cookies, etc…etc… But I didn’t realize I had gotten THAT off track.
I won’t be ending January at 280.2 though, that much is clear.
My goals for this month are to:
It’s a new year, a fresh start, and all that jazz. Make it count.
Remember the other day, when I said my car was on it’s last legs?
Well…it’s dead…er, not so much dead…but not drivable…safely…
I’m still trying to deal with all of that mess, but in the meantime, I needed groceries.
The nearest grocery store is only a walkable mile away, but I needed quite a bit of stuff, and I didn’t know when my roommate was going to be around long enough to make a trip.
So I went to PeaPod!
I have known about grocery delivery services for awhile, but I always thought that there were going to be much more expensive, which didn’t sit well for me. PeaPod runs through the same company as the grocery store I regularly go to through (Giant Food), and they had a lot of the same stuff, at a lot of the same prices, and they have the same specials that the grocery store has. They didn’t have everything, the most glaring example being these $1 instant mashed potato packets I’ve fallen in love with, but that is one of few examples.
Anywho, I played around with the order yesterday. You have to spend at least 60 bucks so I knew I had to get a big grocery order in (instead of usual small “get what I need”). I spent quite a bit of time browsing, but it was still a lot less time than I would have spent if I was at the actual store. I also ended up with a lot less impulse stuff (ie…junk). Seeing the total add up as I went helped to check me in check when it came to the impulse buys, because usually once I throw it in the cart I don’t know what the total is until it’s already said and done.
The delivery fee was super cheap (about 8 bucks), and I got two bucks off of that because I picked a “Greener” delivery time. I did leave a nice tip when the groceries were delivered, but he carried all the crap himself up three flights of stairs, so it’s all good.
And there we go. I got milk, I got a TON of frozen vegetables, I got bread, I got cereal (Fiber One), I got frozen meals (Pizza, skillet meals, etc…), I got sides, I got Diet Coke, etc…etc… Life is sweet. I didn’t order any produce besides salad mix bags, because between my roommate and I, we don’t get to fresh stuff fast enough for it to be any good. I was hesitant to even buy milk and bread, but I’m freezing one of the loaves to help it last longer. With that said though, alot of the reviews I’ve read say Peapod produce lasts longer, because it comes from a warehouse that is kept cooler.
So there ya have it. If you’re in a time crunch, or without proper transporation, I’d say it’s something to look into, especially if you want to get a big shopping order out of the way. Once you place your order you have until 6pm that day to toy with it, so if you need anything you still can. If you use coupons (which I need to), you can give them to the driver and they will deduct them from your total. You also don’t have to be home for the delivery, but you need to make sure you select an “unattended” delivery time though. I think I’ll use them again, even when I do get another car, because it’s still a pretty big time saver.
And that’s all I got! Do you use PeaPod, or any other grocery delivery services?
