Monday Weigh-In Report

Well....I did go weigh-in yesterday and met with Mr. Scale. He was good to me again. I lost 1 pound. Now, initially, I was pretty happy, but then after taking a bit and letting it sink in I was pretty ticked. ONLY 1 POUND! Now, I know I am not supposed to complain, but I WORKED MY BUTT OFF LAST WEEK! I did all of my C25K training! I ate good too. I know, a loss is a loss AND I AM greatful now, but I guess I was a little sad that it was only 1 pound, but I guess as long as I keep going the right direction of DOWN, then it's okay. So, again, I am going to do more C25K training this week and eat EVEN better. Hopefully, I will be down when I see him again on Sunday.

Oh, I found an super duper easy recipe and it is sooooooo good too. I made it twice yesterday as I was having quite the sweet tooth. I am going to do a separate post about it. I think if you try it, you will like it. I think the kiddos would like it too.

Anyway, I wish you well on your journey this week and hope you stay on track. I sure am gonna try REAL HARD!

Okay, here's to a good week......

Cheryl

**Repost**L'Oreal Paris Golds Reward Program

**I just wanted to repost this as I know there are a couple of deals at Rite Aid this week that include L'Oreal Hair Color.
Wow, L'Oreal has started a new program for all of you L'Oreal hair color fans.:) Here is the info that I received......

Become a member of L’Oréal Paris and register for the Gold Rewards Program. We'll ask a few questions to help us get to know you better and how we can help you choose your ideal hair color.
Gold Rewards Program
Enter codes from purchases of 5 L’Oréal Paris hair color boxes. Each entry will equal one punch. Once you reach 5 punches, you will earn your 6th box free, awarded in the form of a coupon.
You can enter 2 codes per month from any of these products:
Superior Preference®
Excellence® Creme
Excellence to-Go™
Féria®
Healthy Look Crème Gloss™
Root Rescue™
Superior Preference® Dream Blonde™
Couleur Experte®
Touch-on Highlights
Frost & Design
Colorist Secrets™
Super Blonde®
Colour Rays
La Petite Frost
Chunking®

Play Instant Win Game
Log in once a day through June 30, 2011 to see if you'll instantly win products or coupons from L’Oréal Paris!

Enter L’Oréal Getaway to Paris Sweepstakes
Just by registering, you will receive a sweeps entry toward the L’Oréal Getaway to Paris Sweepstakes through June 30, 2011th! After registering, you can get one additional sweeps entry every day when you log in to the Gold Rewards Program.

You can go over here to get some more info and to sign-up. Don't forget to try your hand at the instant win game. :)

Thanks!

Cheryl

High Value A.1. Steak Sauce

Here is a nice, high-value coupon for $1/1 Any A.1. Steak Sauce!

Oh, while you there, make sure to print out the $1/1 Oscar Mayer Carving Board Meats too!

Thanks Hip2Save!

Cheryl

$5 for a $10 Gift Card for Papa Murphy's

Wow, check this deal out! Today, for a limited time only, Plum District (a daily deal site) is offering up a Papa Murphy's $10 gift card for ONLY $5! There is a cap of 10,000, so you may want to jump on this sooner rather than later, if you want in on the deal. I JUST went and got mine. It was super easy. Just go on over here and get started.

Thanks Hip2Save!

Cheryl

My Rite Aid Shopping Trip Today

I did manage to go and do two different transactions at two different stores today. I went on my way to Weight Watchers and I went after my meeting too.

So, here's what I managed to scoop up today.....

Store #1 and #2

GE Extra Soft Light Bulbs $1.99 X3
no coupons (I tried getting on http://www.riteaid.com/ to print out the light bulb coupon to see if we could use it with this, but I could not get on the site this morning)
= $5.97

-$5 in +UP Rewards from previous purchases (it wouldn't take my last +UP, so I had to pay)

TOOP was $0.97, plus $0.52 tax. A little more than I wanted to pay OOP, but still not too shabby. Plus, we are always in need of light bulbs around here. Then, I got back (3) $1.99 +UP Rewards, one for each light bulb package purchased and these do NOT expire until 2/11/11.

Okay, so the new Winter Rewards started today. So, now everything that you purchase that is part of the Buy&Save will go towards your new Winter Rewards (you purchase $100 in these select Buy&Save products and you will get a $20 +UP Reward on your receipt. This starts today and goes until February 26th).

One thing I cannot figure out is why after both of my purchases, which qualify for the Buy&Save, I only have $0.06 towards my Winter Reward Total. Anyone have a clue?

Anyway, so, just FYI these are part of the Buy&Save and make sure you watch your receipt. Maybe yours will be different.

Oh, also, Argonne and Mission had some lightbulbs left and they had a limit of three. Pines and Sprague had quite a few bulbs and they had a limit of six.

Good luck and have fun.

Thanks!

Cheryl

New Automatic Instant Personalization Settings On Facebook-Enabled

Today, the new FaceBook Privacy setting called “instant personalization” goes into effect.

The new setting shares your data with non-FaceBook sites and it is automatically set to ‘enabled.’
To fix this go to Account> Privacy settings> Apps and Websites> Instant Personalization> edit settings and UNCHECK “enable.”
Right when you click on Instant Personalization edit settings – a video pops up and looks like you are in the wrong spot, scroll down under it…
Oh, by the way..... if your friends don’t do this, they will be sharing info about you as well.

Thanks A Thrifty Mom!

Cheryl

FYI-I just did this on my personal page and it was very easy and did not take that long.

Fred Meyer Clearance

Hey, I just got word from one of my readers who found some AWESOME clearance deals at Fred Meyer. She shared with us and so we are sharing with you.... Here is what she had to say.....

The Fred Meyer store I go to is in Sumner and they have purged big time with some awesome clearance & 50% deals. Lots of Softsoap is 50% off. I always head straight to the carts at the back of the grocery store where they keep them. Yesterday I got pkgs(leftover from Xmas) of Crew shampoo/conditioner for $5.50 from $11.

Wow, what a deal! So, just a reminder to keep your eye out and hopefully score some awesome deals!

Thanks for sharing Liz!

Cheryl

My shopping scare today....

Okay, so I stated in my last post I was supposed to head on over to Winco to get some fresh fruit for on the cheap. I hit Safeway and then went on over to Rite Aid and picked up a few things. Things are going good right now. I mean, the weather wasn't that great and the roads were pretty slick (ya, not very smart of me to be out in all of that, but we just took our time). So, things are lookin' good. I get my deal on and I'm in a great mood. Nothing to be upset about. So, I am a bit frazzled for some reason when I get up to the cash register and get done. Don't know why.

So, I'm chattin' it up with the cashier, who has started to get his wife to coupon (YAY!). Really nice guy. Anyway, he was makin' fun of my little Rite Aid card (I lost the big daddy a month or so ago). He keeps telling me I need to put it on a keychain so it doesn't get lost. Anyway, we finish up the transaction and I go on my merry way, ........or so I thought. I grab my stuff out of the cart, grab my coupon bag that weighs 22 POUNDS!! I just weighed it and that is how much it weighs! WOW!! Anyway, we go on our way to Winco. We get to Winco and Blakey gets himself unbuckled. I tell him that I am NOT even going to take my coupon bag in, so then I'm not tempted. He is all excited because we are NOT going to coupon, just gonna grab some "yummy fruit." So, I open the door and much to my suprise......I say....."Blakey......uhhh.....dude.......where's my purse?" Really, I'm asking this 4-year-old, who barely knows how to put his shoes on the right feet? Really? "Blake, have you seen my purse? Do you know where it's at?"  He says, "I don't know. I don't know where your purse is at." OH MY GOODNESS, DID I JUST WALK OFF AND LEAVE MY PURSE?!!! HOLY COW!!! Well, at least I had my priorities straight 'cause I HAD my coupon bag with me. ;) Didn't have my purse, but hey, I HAD MY COUPONS. So, I get my receipt out for Rite Aid and I call them and tell them that I was just there like five minutes ago and I left my purse in a cart up front. He tells me to hang on so he can see if he can find it. That was probably the longest minute of my life. Luckily, some nice, honest, customer turned my purse in to the cashier. A MILLION THANKS TO THE PERSON WHO TURNED MY PURSE IN!!!

So, as I'm driving to Rite Aid, I'm thinking of how lucky/smart I am to not carry my money cards, like my gift cards and debit cards, or even my license in my purse.;) I had them right in my pocket, BUT there were coupons in there and $40 cash that I have been hanging onto FOREVER. What would I do without all of those coupons that I have worked so hard at collecting OR even my 40-bucks that I have enjoyed hanging onto forever?

So, I get there and there she was waiting for my, my little black purse with all of my coupons, scissors, money and whatever stupid stuff I have in it.  But you know what? That's my stupid stuff and I am so happy and thankful that I have my "stupid" stuff back. :)

So, my husband was having a bad day at work and this was my opportunity to call him and share with him what JUST happened and kinda show him how much things could be worse. Maybe even give him a chuckle. Wow, boy was I ever greatful to just keep going on about my day with all of my "little" worries.

Just thought I would share "my" little story.

Thanks!

Cheryl

My Shopping Trip Today

Well, Blakey and I went out to do a little shopping today. I had a Catalina expiring at Safeway, so I wanted to use it up before it expired. I also needed some more fruit as I am running a bit low and I need it badly in order to stay on track with my WW plan.  So, we "planned" on hitting up Winco AFTER we went to Rite Aid (for cheap fresh fruit). Well, I had to stop by Rite Aid as it is next door to Safeway, right? Really, I needed to see if they were restocked on a couple of things, but they did not have much of what I needed. I was to pick a few things up though.

Here is what we were able to pick up for a good deal....

Okay, so OOP this was $8, plus $0.61 tax.


Okay, here is my Rite Aid trip...

Dixie Paper Plates $3.99 X2
-B1G1 Free sale
-$2/2 from December VV (no longer available)
= $1.99

Oil of Olay Bars $3.49 X2
-B1G1 50% off
-$2/1 from December P&G X2
= $1.24, making each $0.62!

-$1 from Wellness Coupon X2

= TOOP $0.22, plus $0.45 tax that I just put on a gift card. So, nothing for me! :) My total savings was $14.74!

Transaction #2 Rite Aid
Christmas Church Set $17.99
-90% off
=$1.79!!!

TOOP was $1.79, plus $0.16 tax! My total savings was $16.20!

Safeway.....
Round Steak Value Pack 6 lbs $28.11!!!!
-Club sale price of $9.90 (making it 11.21)
-$2/1 Ranchers Beef from new Safeway Coupon Book
-$3 Catalina
=$6.21! I saved a whopping $21.91!!!

This meat is enough for two or three dinners. Break that up into three and that is $2.07 per meal (just for the meat). Wow, that is pretty darn good.

Did you get any good deals?

Cheryl

Organize In Style Coupon Booklet

Wow, it has been a while since I have seen one of these. These are AWESOME coupon booklets and come with VERY high value coupons. Just go on over here to get your Organize in Style booklet.

Here the info that I just got from The Coupon Posse'....

* FYI: For some reason when I filled out my full info the first time, I got an error message at the end. To fix this issue I just put in the first initial of my first name and then request went through just fine. Weird.

Thanks Coupon Posse'!

Cheryl

Amazon Deal

Wow, check this Amazon deal out. You can current snag this Imusa Espresso Set with Chrome Rack, 12 Piece, Red for ONLY $9.99! Plus, shippping is free if you are a member of Amazon Prime. If not, just go on over here to check the details out of signing up so you can get some FREE shipping! If you DO want in on this deal, you'd better hurry as this price will not last too long.

Thanks!

Cheryl

FREE THREE-YEAR Subscription for CBS Watch Magazine!

Here is a GREAT freebie for the TV-lover in your house.  Just go on over here to score a FREE 3 year subscription to CBS Watch magazine! This offer is only available to the first 50,000, so you'd better hurry if you want in on this! Allow 6-8 weeks for your first issue to arrive.

Thanks Hip2Save!

Cheryl

More Printables

Wow, there are some nice printables this morning....

$1/1 Wholly Guacamole, $1/1 Wholly Salsa, $1/1 Wholly Queso
$0.55/3 (three boxes) Jell-O Gelatin or Pudding
$0.75/1 Shake 'N Bake
B1G1 Free Vitamin Water
$1/1 Sally Hansen Lip Product
$0.50/1 Sally Hansen Nail Color
$0.55/1 Vlasic Pickles, Peppers, or Relish ANY SIZE
$3/1 Similac Formula
$1/4 Lean Cuisine Entree's (these should be going on sale pretty soon)
More Vlasic $1/1 and $0.55/1
$0.75/1 Summer's Eve Product
$1/4 Campbell's Condensed "Great for Cooking" Soups
$1/1 French's Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

Thanks Free Coupon Alerts and Coupon Geek!

Cheryl

Fred Meyer Shopping Trip

We had to run out to Fredies yesterday and here is what we came back with.....

Poptarts $1.19 X6 (back in the clearance section, as they are on markdown)
-$1/3 from coupons found inside packages of cereal a while back X1 (I thought I had another, but I didn't)
=$5.96, making them $1.02 a box

Smucker's Sugar-Free Preserves $2.50X2
-$1/1 printable (NLA, no longer available)
=$3, making them $1.50, not great but okay as we were all out

Sue Bee Honey $1.67 X4
-$0.50/1 printable X2
-$1/1 X2 (peelie found on product)
=$3.68, making them $0.92 each!

TOOP= $12.81. I saved $15.84!

Thanks!

Cheryl

Some printables

$1/1 Dove VisibleCare Body Wash
$.75 off any One Roll of Reynolds Wrap Heavy Duty 18″ Wide Foil
$.75 off any One Roll of Reynolds Wrap Non-Stick Foil
$1/1 Kraft Cheese Slices (There is a Disney On Ice offer on some the wrappers on these cheese.... Here is the info I came across....
KRAFT Singles invites you to enjoy the magic of Disney On Ice!
There are two easy ways to redeem this exciting offer:
1.Bring your KRAFT Singles package wrapper to the box office when Disney On Ice is in town and save 50% on two tickets per wrapper from KRAFT Singles.
2.To redeem your KRAFT Singles discount by mail order, enter the promotional code found on your KRAFT Singles package below. You’ll be able to order tickets to Disney On Ice shows that are currently on sale or get notified when a Disney On Ice show comes to your city.
Just go on over here to get more info!)
 
Thanks Coupon Geek and Printabe Coupons and Deals!
 
Cheryl

Big Lots=20% Off of Your Purchase

There is a printable coupon over here for their Buzz Club members. If you are not a member, just go on over here and sign up FOR FREE, of course. It is really easy. Anyway you can score a 20% off your ENTIRE purchase. Wow! That really does make a nice addition to their already low prices.

Thanks Hip2Save!

Cheryl

Box Top Education Coupons

Are you signed up for the Box Tops for Education site? Well, if you are, they have some awesome coupons right now (see below). If you are not signed up, this is an awesome site, especially if you have kiddos in school. Here is a little blurb from their site....

Clip Box Tops..
We all shop for groceries, sometimes two or three times a week –- or more. Now turn those shopping trip into easy cash for your school, and encourage friends to do the same! Just look for the Box Tops logo on hundreds of products like Cheerios^®, Hamburger Helper^® and Kleenex^®, in almost every aisle of the store. All you need to do is clip and send them to your school’s Box Tops coordinator —- each one is worth 10¢ for your school.

Why Join Box Tops
Earn more for your school!
Earn eBoxTops for your school when you shop online at over 100 participating retailers.

Enter for chances to win thousands of Bonus Box Tops for your school each month.

Try easy, tasty recipes using Box Tops products.

Save with monthly coupons for your favorite brands.


See your school's earnings.

When you join Box Tops, you'll be able to track your school's progress on the way to their earnings goal - all in real time. See the numbers for your school, as well as how you compare to other schools in your state, and in the nation.


Be 1 of a community that makes a difference every day.


Box Toppers are a community of passionate people, joined together to help create change in our schools. Join us, and you'll get exclusive benefits that include ways to stay connected with other parents on topics that matter to you as well as tools and promotions to recruit others to the cause.


With all the budget cuts and financial limits with the education system, this is a GREAT way to help the schools earn a little money by clipping those little Box Tops off of your products at home and sending them into the schools. THEY REALLY do use these and it is FREE money. This is another way to help them pay for expenses to help with our childrens education without cutting something else or whatnot.

Anyway, if you are signed up with the program they offer really nice coupons. If you are not signed up, you can go over here and get signed up.

Here are some nice high-value coupons that were available for me to print today. You can only access these through your members only account. So, you will have to either sign in or sign-up.

Save $1.00 when you buy ONE BOX Wheaties® or Wheaties Fuel® cereal
Save $1.00 on TWO when you buy any TWO Pillsbury® Italian Meal Breads (Includes any Loaves, Breadsticks, Dinner Rolls, and Pizza Crust)
Save $1.00 on TWO when you buy TWO PACKAGES any variety Pillsbury® Refrigerated Cookie Dough
Save $1.00 on TWO when you buy any TWO Pillsbury® Sweet Rolls OR Grands!® Sweet Rolls
Save $1.00 on TWO when you buy TWO any flavor/variety Pillsbury® Toaster Strudel® Pastries
Save $1.00 on TWO when you buy TWO any size/variety Refrigerated Pillsbury® Grands!® Biscuits
Save $1.00 on TWO when you buy TWO BOXES any flavor Chex Mix® Bars, Golden Grahams® Treats OR Milk ’n Cereal Bars
 
Thanks!
 
Cheryl

$1/1 Avery Note PocketTabs or NoteTabs

Here is a printable for Avery Note PocketTabs or NoteTabs. This is a PDF coupon that I DID get from their site.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Walgreens=FREE Purse Size Photo Book

Currently, you can snag a FREE purse size photo book from Wallgreens (4.5X6) through 1/22/11. Just use coupon code  PURSE and then choose in-store pick up, so you don't have to pay shipping costs (this does nto seem to be an option). Just go on over here to get started.

Thanks Chi-Town Cheapskate!

Cheryl

Monday Weigh-In Report on Wednesday

Boy, this week has just flown by. I FORGOT to report to you all on Monday about the results of my weigh-in on Sunday. Well, I went, but I went by myself. My husband had to work on Sunday, so I was flying solo. Usually when I go in, I wear THE SAME thing EVERY WEEK. Well.......you never know, it just might change something if you change your clothes. :) I know, I know it is silly, but I REALLY want the BEST advantage at that scale. I know it makes no difference what I wear. Either I gained or I lost, but it still helps me mentally. Anyway, he is usually there to block me from the vision of others while I "take my clothes" off. No, silly, I just take my pants and my shirt off, but I have shorts on and a tank on, but still I don't want other people seeing my fat arms or how I really look with a skin tight tank. Let me be the first to tell you, IT'S NOT VERY PRETTY. ;) Anyway, I put my big girl panties on and did this all by myself WITH NO SHIELD AND I SURVIVED. Imagine that NOBODY was even looking my way. ;)

Okay, so I got on the scale and he was nice to me this week. I lost 2.4 pounds. Yay, for me. I was quite pleased. I only did the C25K training twice last week and walked one other time for 15 minutes, so that was no too impressive. I bet if I would have done more activity, I would have lost more, but that is okay. I lost, and I am happy for that.

So far this week I have done my C25K training twice and only need to do it one more time (for the week). Yay! I REALLY do like the program. Time does go by really fast for me when I am doing this because you have to pay attention to your minutes.

My family knows that unless anyone is hurt, bleeding, or dying THEN DO NOT COME AND GET ME. This is MY time and I need it soooooo badly. I am sooooo tired of all of this. I REALLY am tired of being like this and not staying faithful to the plan. I know I can do this! I have done this! I have to get on with it! What am I waiting for? You know, I just wish that we could lose weight just as fast as we can put it on. THAT WOULD BE GREAT!

Anyway, here's to a good rest of the week.

I hope you all are doing well on your plan and are succeeding.

Anyone want to do the Community Fun Run with me in April that I do every year? Let me know. It is all flat and on the trail. I can't remember the cost and they dont' have it posted yet, but when I find out I will let you know. It is between 10 and $15 and the really cool thing is you can also do it with the whole family. It does not matter the physical shape you are in, it does not matter what you look like, it does not matter how fast you are. This is a fun run that benefits The Arc of Spokane. I will provide further details when I get them. Anyway, think about it and maybe we can all do this fun run together. I am hoping I can "run" the whole thing.

Okay, have a GREAT week!

Cheryl