Need advice from anyone who has had success losing

Getting a membership to a place like BJ's, Costco, or Sam's Club might be very helpful if that's an option for you. Buying in bulk is almost always cheaper.

Also Trader Joe's is quite cheap and among the healthiest stores if you have one near you.

Buy a big bag of oatmeal for porridge for breakfast, really cheap, nutritious and filling. You can add a half banana or some honey to sweeten.
Whole wheat pasta and brown rice are healthier and more filling and still quite cheap, potatoes you can buy cheap too
Cheaper proteins include lentils, pulses, "basics" range fish (not pretty cuts but abslutely nothing wrong with it!), turkey tends to be cheaper than chicken
Fruit and veg often cheaper at local greengrocer than supermarket
Buy in bulk on offer and freeze what you dont need right now
Make big meals (casseroles etc) and freeze portions for later
Make pasta sauces out of tinned tomatoes, onion, dried herbs, can make a big batch and freeze.
A lot of unhealthy convenience foods are actually more expensive.
I lived like this ^^^ years ago when i was a student and i looked pretty good!

All you need is meat, fruit veggies.grains all the other stuff you dont need. 100 calorie pack stuff I feel is a wast of money it dont fill you up and you need to overcome cravings for those foods to enjoy whole food.

I'm in the same boat, cut calories and exercise...that's how I have been losing it. I try to cut out as much proccessed as I can and buy as much fresh as possible...Good luck!!!!

I don't know if you live by an aldis store,or a bargin grocery store, but frozen vegetables,peanutbutter,eggs,some frozen chicken,are all great to keep in the fridge to help your menu. Oatmeal with frozen fruit,yum... It is fall,so you may get a month of produce at reasonable prices...take advantage and go into your diet with gusto during this season of plenty

What do you use to flavor your chicken & veggies.
Wisters-I will take a look, thanks!

Bottled light salad dressing. Wait for a good sale and stock up on it. Let the chicken sit in it overnight or during the day.

First: You have to figure the price per meal, not per pound. It makes a difference.

Try a whole chicken. It's good for several meals for my family of four:

One great roast chicken dinner in the oven or crock pot
Next day meat with sides of veggies or in a stir fry
Boil the bones for two or three days of soup
Take the small bits of leftover meat, chop them up with celery, raisins, and mayo or kefir or yoghurt and you have chicken salad

There is no way in the world it is less expensive to eat badly. Choose wisely and learn to cook what's cheap. Just never buy anything that's labeled low fat or low calorie or low sugar. THOSE things are expensive. Meat, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes are all your best bet.

Also try:

A small piece of fish makes a nice chowder with milk, onions, corn, and some greens

Cheap veggies:

Frozen ocra, turnip greens, spinach, etc.
Beets (buy the ones the greens have gone bad on and they cut them off)
Cabbage
Rutabagas (really awesome steamed with cheese and nuts and mixed with greens)

It isn't hard to make your own bread
And it is dead simple to make soup

You can buy lots of things bulk in a health food store cheaply - just ignore the ridiculously pricey things they have in packages.

Good luck!

I live in PA & including myself there's 3 to feed. We try to spend about $100 a wk at most & that adds up quickly when I'm trying to buy healthy foods to myself and other foods for my bf & our son

I live in PA too (Pgh area) and we also shop on a budget for myself, hubby and toddler. My husband has no desire to eat on a diet (nor does he need one). It takes a bit of creativity but I try to find meals/recipes he will enjoy and I can fit into my daily goals. Try websites like skinnytaste.com and dashingdish.com. Also, shop farmers markets, grocery store sales and use coupons. Do you have Bottom Dollar near you? They have good produce and dairy that is very reasonably priced. Everything there is pretty reasonable actually, and they take coupons too. Aldi is good too but Bottom Dollar has more of a variety. If you shop at Shop n Save or Giant Eagle go to their websites or download the app for the store and register your store rewards cards and load them up with coupons. You can then combine store specials, coupons on your card and paper coupons!! Feel free to add me!!

I am currently living in an isolated community. The closest grocery store is an hour and a half away. In the summer time there is no problem getting groceries, the winter is a different story. In winter months, there is no road,well, not very often. I usually have no fresh fruit or vegtables. I go to frozen. Much cheaper AND your body is getting the nutrients it needs. With the frozen fruit, I usually stick in a blender with protein powder and skim milk, I have a healthy shake. If you don't have these things, grab a handful, let it thaw and it as is........they are delicious. Same with frozen veggies, just don't over cook and they taste great.......no name brands work just as good as the big names............good luck!!!!