May I just say.. I HATE grocery shopping... Just a vent.

nisharae
nisharae Posts: 204 Member
edited September 24 in Motivation and Support
Yeah, as I said.... Just wondering if anyone else has this problem. I mean grocery shopping for me is like an hour of torture from all the things on the shelf I used to eat, and no longer do... Urgh... Little Debbie, I hate you. Bakery section in the grocery store...:mad: Its just such a battle. I guess I have to be really careful not to go when I'm hungry too... because thats just worse. I don't know, I just wanted to vent I guess.... All this progress is great, but sometimes I just want to be like whatever and consume every food in sight... especially if it has the word chocolate on it. Yup.

Anyone else have this problem? Just curious. Thanks for being there MFP family ;):heart:
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  • cccathyyy
    cccathyyy Posts: 207 Member
    I actually still love going to the grocery store, I try to stay on the perimeters and look for new healthy options I haven't tried to make it more exciting! I can see why you hate it though.. I hate that part too! :)
  • ChefJenn
    ChefJenn Posts: 350 Member
    i cant say i hate it..

    I get a thrill out of clipping coupons and seeing the $$$ I save when I go.
    I stick to a list , I dont buy anything outside of it.
    On Sunday I get the paper and see what is on sale and plan my weekly meals with what Im going to get.

    Make it game and fun not torture
  • andrewferk
    andrewferk Posts: 20
    That can definitely be a problem, especially when hungry. Eat a meal before going grocery shopping, and bring a list. Go straight to the items you need (don't go up and down every isle).
  • jtp5184
    jtp5184 Posts: 138 Member
    I just hate grocery shopping in general! I dread it ever week :(
  • MizzDoc
    MizzDoc Posts: 493 Member
    You are not the only one! It's hard, esp when you want a bag of chips or slices of lemon pound cake :happy:

    Happens to me all the time. I just try my best to make a list of the items I need and steer clear of the stuff I don't need. Eating healthy can be expensive, so knowing I don't have extra dollars to throw around helps too :bigsmile:
  • Xandi
    Xandi Posts: 319
    I understand what you are going through, but look at it this way, Look at how much stronger you are!
    I mean, what willpower you have. Did Little Debbie make you happy??? For a short time I am sure, but in the long run didn't you hate her anyway??? Didn't you look at the way she was destroying your life and decide it was time for a change?
    Bring those feelings with you to the grocery store. You are only as good as the food you eat.
  • alison2429
    alison2429 Posts: 236 Member
    I hate it - but probably because I hate cooking - my husband does it all! I know I am very lucky!!

    You're right though you shouldn't go when you are hungry - big mistake!

    I hope you begin to enjoy it again.

    x
  • penny39
    penny39 Posts: 266 Member
    I hate grocery shopping!
  • mixmastermolly
    mixmastermolly Posts: 272
    I hate grocery shopping but just because it's always crowded. It's just a chore to me. It's easy for me to resist unhealthy foods (unless I'm pretty hungry before going). My strategy is to stay around the edges of the store. Most of the junk (aside from maybe the bakery) are in the middle aisles. Everything I want/need are around the edges.
  • Xandi
    Xandi Posts: 319
    i cant say i hate it..

    I get a thrill out of clipping coupons and seeing the $$$ I save when I go.
    I stick to a list , I dont buy anything outside of it.
    On Sunday I get the paper and see what is on sale and plan my weekly meals with what Im going to get.

    Make it game and fun not torture
    That is the best way to do it. Although you are better than I am. I can;t seem to get past more than two meals. I try do plan for a week at a time and for a family of 6 it is hard to come up with ideas.
  • MaryDreamer
    MaryDreamer Posts: 439
    I've always hated it, my husband took over when my first child was born and he's been doing it ever since! But now that she's 13 and the youngest is 6 I've started going with him now. I'm not tackling that alone!
  • fitnesspirateninja
    fitnesspirateninja Posts: 667 Member
    I don't take the cart down the aisles. I leave it at the end. I also bring a list and only buy what's on it.
  • angievaughn
    angievaughn Posts: 655 Member
    I have found that since I am buying for a family.....I find myself buying more treat stuff and junk food for the family.......I don't know why...it's like "well I can't have it but I bet my husband and kids would like it".......I never eat it myself....and then I am pissed because I am not doing my family in favors by buying it either.........

    so, I feel ya about the shopping........
  • jenbusick
    jenbusick Posts: 528 Member
    I don't hate grocery shopping, but I am very crunched for time between my job and taking care of a disabled child, so I hired a concierge service to do it for me. I email my list each week, and she drops off the groceries at my house a day or two later. It's a huge time saver, and also a money saver too because she ONLY buys what's on my list. Plus, I'm not tempted by the bakery or the Little Debbies or the candy in the checkout aisle :happy:

    So if you really hate grocery shopping because of the temptations, you might google for errand services or concierge services or grocery delivery services in your area (in some areas -- not mine -- the grocery store will get everything on your list together for you to pick up. You'll JUST get what's on your list, which I find saves me more than enough to pay for the service. And since what I'm using is a personal concierge service, she will also buy shower gifts and wrap them, ship things I need shipped (like birthday gifts for my out of state relatives), go to the pet food store and buy dog food, and other stuff I need done. It's fantastic!
  • kevanos
    kevanos Posts: 304 Member
    That`s pretty funny.

    I don`t have that problem. I can walk through the isles and pick up all sorts of things. But i turn it over and look at the lable, read the ingredients, then check the nutritional value. If there is something I don`t like about the nutrition I put it back. I guess thats just a restraint that doesn`t bother me as much as you.

    I picked up nutella the other day because it was on sale. I alway thought nutella was considered healthy for some reason. I look at the lable and the first ingredient is sugar. OMG, ya not healthy at all. so I put it back.
  • sweetheart03622
    sweetheart03622 Posts: 928 Member
    I LOVE grocery shopping... I spend some free time during the week looking up yummy new recipes and then go on the weekends to buy the ingredients. And I love seeing what kind of produce they have in. I don't even go down the snack isle (I'm a ho-ho and twinkie addict) because it'll bum me out, but it's cool to learn all of the yummy snacks you can have and still be healthy! It's about finding the positives (and seriously, never go hungry lol)
  • katiemeridien
    katiemeridien Posts: 83
    Sounds like you need a routine.
    Although it's monotonous, I stick to a fairly simple rotational schedule of foods I make at home. This way, you know what you're there for and go in/out of the grocery without having to think about it.

    It should be simple. The reason I say this is because what you should be ingesting should follow the 'perimeter' rule of your supermarket. Most of the foods you should be eating is on the outskirts of the store such as fruits, vegetables, produce,yogurt , fish, and meats.

    Some companies and grocery stores even deliver, at a low cost. This way you don't become confused or distracted inside the grocery.

    If you keep meals simple, such as
    Breakfast: Yogurt/granola
    Lunch: Salad + chicken
    Dinner: Steak/Asparagus

    You can grab all those things in a jiffy.

    Hope this helps, even a bit.
  • backinthenines
    backinthenines Posts: 1,083 Member
    I luuurve food shopping.

    I love picking really good quality produce, like good pieces of lean mean, free range eggs, organic veg of lots of different colours, fresh fish... and pondering recipes to try etc.

    I tend to spend ages in certain isles, and totally ignore others. LOL
  • trausch
    trausch Posts: 4
    I just have my groceries delivered. You can shop online, stick to your list, get all the deals, use coupons, no temptations, no crowds
  • eveunderground
    eveunderground Posts: 236 Member
    I love grocery shopping, it means I get to stock up on all the stuff that keeps me healthy. What I hate is the day before grocery shopping when all the fresh food is gone and only the unhealthy stuff is left in the cupboards.

    I ALWAYS make a list before going grocery shopping, that way I stay focused on what I actually need and I don't get distracted by new products that are conveniently sitting right at eye level tempting me to try them as I walk up and down the aisles! :)
  • backinthenines
    backinthenines Posts: 1,083 Member
    I have food shopped online when I'm absolutely desperate for time, but I love chosing my own cuts of meat, love picking my own fruit & vegetables to judge for quality, ripeness etc.
  • skinnyme125
    skinnyme125 Posts: 396 Member
    I go shopping when my son is in his Karate lessons which last one hour. This way I don't have time to wonder into isles just to brows. I get in and get what I need and get out. I also shop the outside perimater of the store AVOIDING the doughnuts like they are the devil. I love doughnuts and could eat them everyday so I really only hate going shopping when they have made a fresh batch and you can smell them all over the store. I do lots of reading of lables and I love the exercise i get walking around the store. It is my ME time for a little bit of quiet. I shop at the grocery store in town that has the least amount of people shop at it just because it isnt the most conveniant location. But still very clean and has lots of good food. I also love to find bargins on stuff we arleady eat. Use cupons also. And because the store I shop at doesnt seem to be real busy they always have food that is going out of shelf date and so I get them at reduced prices since it is almost always food that you would want to eat in a matter of just a couple of days anyway. Such as salad in a bag. I feel like I have made it an art form.
  • miovlb6
    miovlb6 Posts: 339 Member
    I have found that since I am buying for a family.....I find myself buying more treat stuff and junk food for the family.......I don't know why...it's like "well I can't have it but I bet my husband and kids would like it".......I never eat it myself....and then I am pissed because I am not doing my family in favors by buying it either.........

    so, I feel ya about the shopping........

    Funny, I did the same thing last week. My son is away at college, but he came home to visit for the weekend. The day he was leaving, I went to the grocery store and bought all his favorite (and mine) snacks to send back with him: terrible stuff like Cheez-its and Reese's and Mac & Cheese. Of course, I told myself I was just getting these treats for him, but really, I think I was getting them so I could enjoy them vicariously. Later, of course, I felt guilty for only sending him back with junk food!

    Anyway, I kind of love grocery shopping too much. I love to cook, so I enjoy buying food. But boy do I miss baking. I used to bake cookies, cakes, muffins, etc. a few times a week, and I haven't done any baking since I started MFP.
  • jenbusick
    jenbusick Posts: 528 Member

    Anyway, I kind of love grocery shopping too much. I love to cook, so I enjoy buying food. But boy do I miss baking. I used to bake cookies, cakes, muffins, etc. a few times a week, and I haven't done any baking since I started MFP.

    I love baking, too. One thing I do is make a batch of (for example) chocolate chip cookie dough, portion it into individual cookie portions, freeze them on a tray, and then put them in a labeled freezer bag. Then I can make just 1-2 cookies per person at a time. Or just one ice cream sandwich with fresh baked cookies at a time :smile: But we don't have them every day, nor do we have large batches of home baked goods just waiting in the kitchen for me to get bored or stressed out.
  • meagalayne
    meagalayne Posts: 3,382 Member
    Wow - I feel entirely the opposite! I love to grocery shop and one of the most rewarding parts of the trip is knowing that I can go in, buy healthy stuff, and walk by the aisles of processed junk food without even feeling tempted. Maybe it'll just take time, but eventually you won't even think about checking them. I get way more excited about sales on fruits/veg or lean meats these days... "Oooooo 3 pints of blueberries for $5! Score!" hahaha
  • amilynnM
    amilynnM Posts: 64 Member
    Grocery shopping isn't too bad (aside from the bakery which I try to get out of as fast as possible), but I hate running errands at the mall and walking past all of the snack foods that I love - Cinnabon, lattes, pretzels, popcorn, etc... all looks and smells delicious and will be packed with calories to push me off track. Walking through the mall can be torture if I'm hungry.
  • miovlb6
    miovlb6 Posts: 339 Member

    Anyway, I kind of love grocery shopping too much. I love to cook, so I enjoy buying food. But boy do I miss baking. I used to bake cookies, cakes, muffins, etc. a few times a week, and I haven't done any baking since I started MFP.

    I love baking, too. One thing I do is make a batch of (for example) chocolate chip cookie dough, portion it into individual cookie portions, freeze them on a tray, and then put them in a labeled freezer bag. Then I can make just 1-2 cookies per person at a time. Or just one ice cream sandwich with fresh baked cookies at a time :smile: But we don't have them every day, nor do we have large batches of home baked goods just waiting in the kitchen for me to get bored or stressed out.

    That's a great idea! Especially the ice cream sandwiches bit :bigsmile: ! Thanks!
  • ilvpsu
    ilvpsu Posts: 25 Member
    Kevanos...I do a lot of label reading too.... I tend to look at calories/calories from fat sections on the nutrition label. It is shocking, and I put some of that stuff back if it is nutritionally bereft. It's amazing how much fat is out there.
  • edryer123
    edryer123 Posts: 502 Member

    Anyway, I kind of love grocery shopping too much. I love to cook, so I enjoy buying food. But boy do I miss baking. I used to bake cookies, cakes, muffins, etc. a few times a week, and I haven't done any baking since I started MFP.

    I love baking, too. One thing I do is make a batch of (for example) chocolate chip cookie dough, portion it into individual cookie portions, freeze them on a tray, and then put them in a labeled freezer bag. Then I can make just 1-2 cookies per person at a time. Or just one ice cream sandwich with fresh baked cookies at a time :smile: But we don't have them every day, nor do we have large batches of home baked goods just waiting in the kitchen for me to get bored or stressed out.

    I love that idea! I should have thought of that when I did my oatmeal raisin cookies!

    As for the grocery shopping, I always keep gum in my purse so that if I am even the slightest bit hungry, I pop it into my mouth so there is no torture.
  • jenbusick
    jenbusick Posts: 528 Member

    Anyway, I kind of love grocery shopping too much. I love to cook, so I enjoy buying food. But boy do I miss baking. I used to bake cookies, cakes, muffins, etc. a few times a week, and I haven't done any baking since I started MFP.

    I love baking, too. One thing I do is make a batch of (for example) chocolate chip cookie dough, portion it into individual cookie portions, freeze them on a tray, and then put them in a labeled freezer bag. Then I can make just 1-2 cookies per person at a time. Or just one ice cream sandwich with fresh baked cookies at a time :smile: But we don't have them every day, nor do we have large batches of home baked goods just waiting in the kitchen for me to get bored or stressed out.

    That's a great idea! Especially the ice cream sandwiches bit :bigsmile: ! Thanks!

    Oh my word, it is absolutely AMAZING how popular I am and how much I am loved when I put 1/4 cup of ice cream in between two freshly-cooled chocolate chip cookies and stick them back in the freezer for about 20 minutes. Next time you want to win Mommy of the Year with your crew...
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