Anyone else budgeting and doing MFP at the same time?

emmamiso5
emmamiso5 Posts: 44
in Health and Weight Loss
I hear the hardest thing to do is to lose weight and get out of debt at the same time!

In December of 2010 I officially started budgeting after going on the Dave Ramsey plan. Budgeting has been actually fun and I love to tell my money where it goes.

I have been so successful with the Dave Ramsey plan that by Feb 2013 I will be debt free except my house. I wondered why I couldn't be as successful with my weight.

MFP was exactly what I needed. I had used the Lose it! app and the Weight Watchers online, but neither worked for me. I'm so glad to have found MFP and my new online friends!

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  • jcpmoore
    jcpmoore Posts: 796 Member
    Great job on the debt defiance! Dave Ramsey really is one of the best out there for conquering your debts. I guess we need to start telling our calories where they need to go! Maybe that would help us!
  • awerewka
    awerewka Posts: 151 Member
    I see budgetting the same as counting calories. I have always been a budgeter and it is now just a lifestyle. Moving on to me now...budgetting my calories. :) Hopefully a new way of life.
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,333 Member
    I look at being in debt and being overweight as pretty close. Calories to spend..dollars to spend. It takes the same disciplines to get out of both. I bet you do great on here.
  • A_Shannigans
    A_Shannigans Posts: 170 Member
    Dave Ramsey Rocks!
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I have always budgeted our money.
    :bigsmile:
    I am the same way. I like keeping track of things. I think that's why MFP works so well for me. I'm a numbers gal. :bigsmile:
  • dbparra
    dbparra Posts: 21
    We follow Dave Ramsey principles too for about 3 years now. We probably have farther to go then you. We probably have another 3 years to get where we would like to be.
    Try planning your meals for the week and "guess-timating" how much your shopping list might cost. My husband and I budget $270 every two weeks, which comes out to about $10 per person per day. Our youngest just moved for college and we budget for her $70 per week for groceries. I don't know if that's a good rule of thumb for larger families, but its working for us. We don't usually have anything in this envelope left-over as we try to be hospital now and then. This does not include eating out (entertainment) nor miscellaneous household (we categorize as personal). Also, we live in California. I don't know about other places around the country but groceries are pricey...especially if you buy organic produce, which we do from time to time. I also use Alive! Pea Protein for a supplement when I exercise which is a greater out-lay when I refill it...
    I hope this helps.

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