Financially prepared?

samshinequinlan
samshinequinlan Posts: 10
in Health and Weight Loss
Do you think you need to be financially prepared for a journey of weight loss? If so, mine is going to have to wait a bit longer.. :/ And I don't want to wait anymore..
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  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Do you think you need to be financially prepared for a journey of weight loss? If so, mine is going to have to wait a bit longer.. :/ And I don't want to wait anymore..

    Then don't wait. It's really just an over used excuse. Eat at a deficit and you will lose weight.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    I"m pretty sure eating less will mean a lower grocery bill, at least unless you decide to waste money on diet food . . .
  • samshinequinlan
    samshinequinlan Posts: 10
    I honestly don't know where to start. I don't really know what healthy food I need to eat. And I don't know what kind of exercises I should be starting out with.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    Do you think you need to be financially prepared for a journey of weight loss? If so, mine is going to have to wait a bit longer.. :/ And I don't want to wait anymore..

    Nope.

    You say you don't want to wait anymore.......so don't
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I honestly don't know where to start. I don't really know what healthy food I need to eat. And I don't know what kind of exercises I should be starting out with.

    The forums are a wealth of knowledge if you can navigate the crazy. You can always just start by eating less of what you currently are while you work out the details.
  • prgirl39
    prgirl39 Posts: 108
    Not at all.
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    My grocery bill hasn't changed. If anything, it's gone down because I no longer buy processed/prepared foods.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    I'll make it easy. Eat less (use the logs on MFP) and walk briskly for about 30 minutes a day.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • Vivian06703188
    Vivian06703188 Posts: 310 Member
    Do you think you need to be financially prepared for a journey of weight loss? If so, mine is going to have to wait a bit longer.. :/ And I don't want to wait anymore..
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    If anything you should be more financially prepared if you intend on staying overweight.
  • dward59
    dward59 Posts: 731 Member
    Start by eating Vegetables, especially raw or steamed, salads, etc, fresh or frozen fruit. Go for lean, non-fried meats, bake, broil or grill.

    Stay away from processed as much as you can. Check calorie content and stay within the guidelines that this site sets out for you.

    Don't expect it to all come off at once! A healthy weightloss averages about 2 lbs per week.

    You may think it is expensive to lose weight, but I found that if you stay away from prepared or processed foods the cost isn't that bad and the food is much better for you.

    Good luck, take the step. You have nothing to lose but some excess weight.
  • shortie_sarah
    shortie_sarah Posts: 177 Member
    The only thing that has gotten more expensive for me is switching from hamburger meat and sausage to turkey meat. The turkey meat has a lot less calories but it does cost more...other than that, it's all about the same. But really, I'm no longer buying junk foods to "munch" on for no reason.. So I think it has evened out or maybe even got cheaper
  • u_mad_bro
    u_mad_bro Posts: 42 Member
    No. you need to eat less.
    Pushups are free. Burpees are free. The internet is full of resources. Running will only cost you a pair of shoes.
    Stop trying to find reasons why you can't do it now.
  • dward59
    dward59 Posts: 731 Member
    If anything you should be more financially prepared if you intend on staying overweight.

    Now that is a brief nugget of gold!

    Look at the cost additions of clothing for larger sizes. Have you flown and been told you have to buy a second seat?

    How old are you? My health went bad in my 40's because of morbid obesity. I'm spending hundreds if not thousands every year because I waited so long to lose....
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    No. you need to eat less.
    Pushups are free. Burpees are free. The internet is full of resources. Running will only cost you a pair of shoes.
    Stop trying to find reasons why you can't do it now.

    Save money. Run barefoot. :bigsmile:
  • Vivian06703188
    Vivian06703188 Posts: 310 Member
    No I don't think you need to be financially prepared to go on a diet. You buy food now and you will have to buy food on your diet. You will just buy healthy foods choices. I recommend you go ahead and start tracking your calories on myfitnesspal.com. Don't start off on a diet just track what you are eating. Then slowly as you realize how much you are going over your recommended calories try and adjust it. I am on a very limited budget and I am doing it.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    Start by eating Vegetables, especially raw or steamed, salads, etc, fresh or frozen fruit. Go for lean, non-fried meats, bake, broil or grill.

    Stay away from processed as much as you can. Check calorie content and stay within the guidelines that this site sets out for you.

    Don't expect it to all come off at once! A healthy weightloss averages about 2 lbs per week.

    You may think it is expensive to lose weight, but I found that if you stay away from prepared or processed foods the cost isn't that bad and the food is much better for you.

    Good luck, take the step. You have nothing to lose but some excess weight.

    No. A healthy weight loss of 2 lbs. per week is not appropriate for everyone
  • Vivian06703188
    Vivian06703188 Posts: 310 Member
    I haven't had turkey one time since I started. I buy chicken, pork and beef. I just don't buy the processed meats.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    I haven't had turkey one time since I started. I buy chicken, pork and beef. I just don't buy the processed meats.

    BACON!
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    I haven't had turkey one time since I started. I buy chicken, pork and beef. I just don't buy the processed meats.

    BACON!

    BACON!
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    you just need to be mentally prepared. as in, ready to stop making excuses
  • heykatieben
    heykatieben Posts: 398 Member
    Not at all, agreed that if anything it's the opposite! Top reasons:

    1. Counting calories makes you eat at home more, since it's easier to count calories and easier to eat lower cal.

    2. You eat less, you pay less! If you go out to eat, one dish is now two meals to fit your calories. Or you order less to fit your cals. Or at home, you buy less food to meet your cals. I didn't expect to notice a difference in how much food I needed to buy when I counted calories (hey, I wasn't eating that much to start off with, right?), but I really did notice a difference. You don't overconsume, you pay less, as long as you're not wasting food.

    3. Eating healthy *can be* expensive, but it can also be cheaper than eating junk, it just depends on how you do it. Bananas, rice, beans = cheap. Veggies/fruits from the farmer's market, side of the road, in season, or in a grocery that sells cheaper produce (like in lower income areas, or groceries that sell produce that has to be eaten right then, at a discount) - all cheaper. I made microwaved potato chips from a potato the other day - no oil, just potato + salt = much cheaper than chips! Oatmeal bought in bulk is much cheaper than any other packaged breakfasts (cereal, pop tarts, granola bars, whatever). Eggs are mondo cheap protein. Etc.
  • u_mad_bro
    u_mad_bro Posts: 42 Member
    No. you need to eat less.
    Pushups are free. Burpees are free. The internet is full of resources. Running will only cost you a pair of shoes.
    Stop trying to find reasons why you can't do it now.

    Save money. Run barefoot. :bigsmile:

    Or that. Except I'd imagine it would be pretty bad for your joints?
  • heykatieben
    heykatieben Posts: 398 Member
    Another reason it helps financially:

    You start making fitness dates! I've started asking my friends to join me for runs, fitness videos, biking, hiking, etc - almost all FREE! Much cheaper than going out to lunch/dinner/drinks all the time.
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    nO JUST DO IT
  • CrankMeUp
    CrankMeUp Posts: 2,860 Member
    how old are you?
  • operation_cute
    operation_cute Posts: 588 Member
    I actually see my grocery bill go up significantly... when I'm eating healthier food the cals are lower meaning I have to eat more than I was originally especially on workout days... I wasn't much of a junk food person to begin with, but when you start replacing this and that with healthier choices it leaves more room in the calorie range which for me led to a higher food bill :p
  • samshinequinlan
    samshinequinlan Posts: 10
    I guess I should have mentioned that I'm 19 and roughly 40lbs over weight. I've had no desire for exercise. I have a horrible way of taking care of myself and I know that ten years down the road, I don't want to live the way I'm living now. So I wasn't making an excuse for myself, I just wanted to know what would be good to start eating to help lose some weight and what would also be good for exercise..
  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    What are you buying that's so expensive? If you're really on a budget than I recommend buying eggs, frozen chicken breast, bread, and turkey for sandwiches.
  • kitza101
    kitza101 Posts: 99 Member
    For me the biggest (but happy!) expense has been buying clothes that fit me as I lost weight. But I'm glad to be in that dilemma!! And you can find really nice clothes at op shops (or thrift shops or second-hand clothing shops, whatever they are called where you come from!), if you are looking to save money as you continue losing weight to reach your goal.

    I joined a gym too, and that is expensive, but that is not necessary to lose weight. I just wanted to, for a range of reasons. The outside world is full of exercise opportunities, for free! I lost 24 kg just by eating well and walking every day, and that has not cost me any more than when I wasn't logging what I ate and wasn't walking.

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