Taking my first step forward

stinsonkms

Today was a very successful day. It was a very busy day, woke up, walked my dog, did Zumba, then for lunch I had a serving of Amy's Organic vegetable barley soup, then went to the JC and hiked from the far end of the campus, had some tea and a GoGirl, then hiked all the way back to class. The Zumba and the exercise put me in such a great mood, so I thought about my spending habits. I eat out almost every day, and I spend around $50 a week. My parents buy the staples of what we need, but I live an active enough lifestyle where I need to pull my own weight. I went to the supermarket and looked at the prices and what I should buy and what my parents can buy for me (such as Eating Right meals), and picked out a week's worth of food for less than $30. I was really amazed by how much food I can get instead of eating out, and it's healthier too. I'm still not sure how to plan out my meals, and what exactly I need for a week's worth of food. I bought yogurt, fruit, hemp seeds, salads, and cheese sticks. It seems rather random to me, though it's healthy. I think basic 3-ingredient recipes would be the most helpful at this point so I'm not overspending on food or wasting food. I don't want to buy a ton of food and have it go to waste, so maybe I should only plan on making meals three days in advance. I don't know, I've never done much grocery shopping for myself.

suruda

Nice work taking that step forward. If you don't mind the grocery store and it's convenient, maybe you should start with 3 days worth of food. It sounds like you got pretty balanced groceries for healthy eating! nice work!

stinsonkms

Thanks It's just so hard to decide what to get.

eileensofianmushinfine

one thing i've done that helps a lot is to plan my meals a week in advance -- and then tailor my grocery list to that. I also found that since starting with my new trainer and meal plan that I'm generally eating 1-2 large salads per day -- and having protein in each meal. I use a protein shake in the morning which easily holds me over to lunch. It's not cheap, but for me it takes the guess work out of breakfast. Also, I will cook a whole package of chicken breast at one time -- and then use my scale to weigh 4 oz. portions for later in the week. I also have a reusable water bottle -- and drink 9-15 glasses of water per day (flavored with crystal light iced tea mix).