Day 08: Almost Yogurt & A Chiffon Cake

I think the staff at the supermarket below thinks I'm sort of a nutter not because I shop there almost everyday but I always make multiple rounds through the aisles as if searching for some secret treasure hidden in the shelves. I guess you can say thats almost true because I do want to find that sweet deal that fits into my daily budget, but the truth is that I'm terribly indecisive. 

Case in point: I felt like having yogurt today so I head over to the refrigerated aisle and searched for some yogurt. While I was busy picking which flavour that I wanted, I spotted a slice of seedless watermelon on a nearby shelf. Thus, began the cycle of indecisiveness. The yogurt was much more expensive than the watermelon but I already have an apple in my drawer so buying another fruit wouldn't make much sense. But then, the watermelon was cheaper and bigger compared to the yogurt. After a few rounds of walking up and down the aisle, I did what I usually do when I face this kind of dilemma, I'd buy something else that never crossed my mind, and in this case, it's a chiffon cake. Most of the times, the decision to buy something totally random would result in some kind of satisfaction but today's purchase was not such.

In a way, I suppose today's lesson is about confidence and be ready to jump into the deep end and take whatever consequences that come your way, rather than being indecisive and lose precious time and wonderful opportunities.

Take that, moral lesson!

So, today's expenses:

1. Main meal - Popiah, RM2.30

2. Snack - Chiffon cake, RM1.10

3. Dessert - NZ Fuji apple, brought forward from yesterday

Total spent = RM3.40

Total saved = RM1.60

BTW, they re-stocked the apples and I feel like an idiot for buying old apples yesterday. That has to be a lesson for another day.

Day 02: Fears & The Dark

Day 2! Unlike yesterday's meal, today's meal was slightly too much for me to handle. I have not taken into account that this may be one of my fears throughout this challenge — excessive food. However, I do fear that I may be taking into way too much carbs during this challenge and today's meal may just prove that.

Main meal - Roti canai (2pcs), RM1.00 each

Snack - Sponge cake, RM1.00

Dessert - 'Choco Mucho' chocolate wafer bar, RM1.20

As you can see from the list of food, there's been an overload of carbs in this meal. I actually had a hard time finishing that sponge cake. As I was trying my best to stuff that piece of cake down my throat and into my full stomach, a thought popped into my head. What if I bought excess food, such as that chocolate bar. Am I allowed to bring it over for the next day? Because the goal of this challenge is to eat healthy with a very low budget and not so much as eating until you're too full.

Hence, I do believe that this is enough chocolate for the week.

Spending wise, today's meal is much cheaper and filling compared to yesterday's meal as the total amount spent is RM4.20.  There's no receipts to go with today's purchase as I bought the cake and chocolate bar from a very old convenience shop tucked in a corner, which I have almost forgotten about until yesterday, and the roti canai from a nearby coffee shop.

However, the conclusion for today is that despite today's meal being very substantial, it is not as balanced as yesterday's meal and I shall have to think carefully about my purchases for tomorrow's lunch.

Also, I am literally in the dark. My room's light just went kaput while I'm typing this.