unhealthy and fit

i can't afford healthy foods or anyting. I eat whatever my dad buy and prepares. with my 95.00 phone bill, $77.00 internet, and 100.00 for transportation and only earing $400.00 check or less a month I have no money. sourthern food is homemade for the most part but he also buys packaged and can foods. he refuses to buy and eat healthier foods and we don't have much anyways. I will eat canned veggies if he makes it and no fruit or salads. he doesn't buy them.

Is 4G offered in your area? You can switch to a 4G smartphone plan and when you're home, switch your phone into "Shared Internet Mode" and have your computer get internet from your phone. This would save $77 a month. Anything you do on the $77 internet you can do on your phone's 4G or on your phone in general.

As far as your dad's cooking, maybe it's time that you lend a hand in the kitchen. A lot of times the reason why people grab CANNED veggies is because they don't know how to cut veggies and cook them; if you took a more hands on approach, you could probably get it done in half the time it currently takes him.

Cheap foods you could try -
Frozen veggies and fruit. Around where i live a bag of frozen broccoli is about $1.10.
NO salt added canned veggies.
Whole grain/whole wheat bread. It depends on what brand you get but there are cheap options out there.
Brown rice.

I want a slimmer toned body (fit, flat abs, slimmer thighs and arms and looking good in clothing and bikini next summer) and I mainly do workout dvds to achieve this (my trouble areas are the stomach and thighs).

Good start but are you doing this consistently or just haphazard. A regular routine that you follow would be good. Also walk when you can and take the stairs

I am not able to eat healthy and I'm pretty sure I'm way below my 1430 calorie limit on a daily basis, however I'm not eating out or eating fast food regularly. usually I will have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on WHITE bread, scrambled egg sandwich fried with vegetable oil on WHITE bread, oatmeal WITH WHITE SUGAR, FRIED and PACKAGED foods for dinner, WHITE rice and mashed potatoes.. (I'm in the south so think of typical sourthen foods).

If you are not logging your food into MFP (I couldn't find any entries in your diary) you can't claim you know your calorie intake. If you are not using a measuring spoon when you make you PBJ, you don't know how much you have put on the bread. All calories add up. Start logging. Most people tend to overestimate the exercise they do and underestimate what they eat.

My main concern is this will hinder my results... what do you think?

No. You do not say you want to be healthy, just fit a particular body image. Less calories and more exercise will do that. When you are serious about getting healthy, then changing your diet will be important. I've read that a person can diet by only eating snickers bars to their calorie limit and still lose weight. Not healthy but doable.

is whey protein needed to prevent losing muscle and do you think pro-biotics should be taken to help with belly fat and bloat?

Sorry but I would say no to both of these and the questions look like you are just trying to justify a purchase you made earlier. Protein helps with muscle loss and expensive whey powder is only one way to get your protein. SInce you have it go ahead and use it but I would recommend you not buy it again. Get tins of tuna instead. The pro-biotics won't help you lose weight which is what belly fat is and without knowing what is causing your bloat I can only say maybe. Once again since you already have it and its not harmful go ahead and use it. But again don't waste your precious cash to get more.

In between all the comments about your economic situation I noticed someone who gave you a really good exercise routine suggestion. Try it out.

I suggest that when you are able economically and willing to take accountability for a healthy diet you consider all the other advice. If its just about getting the body image you want then start really truthfully logging your calories into MFP and exercising routinely.

well like Sheldon says.."this conversation has circled round"

there are ALWAYS ways to eat healthy. perhaps cut back on things that aren't necessities and buy in bulk. frozen fruits and veggies are cheaper than fresh produce and often still have the same/similar nutritional value. diet is a huge component of being healthy and getting fit.

Wow, it feels like people are yelling in here. This is clearly a difficult situation for her, she has no choice but to eat what her dad buys. The problem seems to be convincing the dad to buy healthier things. I'm going to guess there's no chance you could convince him to give you the job of grocery shopping on the budget one month.

I know your spending income is not high, but I would guess you know your dad's taste pretty well. How skilled are you at cooking? If you could maybe buy one or two healthy, yet inexpensive ingredients a month and prepare them for your dad in a way he likes, maybe he'd be more willing to put them on the grocery list in place of the less healthy alternative. For example, I can't stand wheat bread, but Healthy Life makes this white bread that is only 35 calories a slice and it's cheaper than pretty much every other loaf of white bread at my grocery store (and just as big). I find major differences withing the same price range on a lot of items when comparing the nutritional labels, be it yogurt or tuna or canned tomatoes. If you go shopping with him, maybe you can pick out some of the items that he really won't even know the difference on. After all, a can is a can if it's the same price, right?

For fresh fruits and veggies, I'd imagine your grocery store may do something similar to mine and that is when it's withing a few days of the "sell by" date, they take 50%+ off the price so they don't have to throw it away. I buy them this way all the time as I am also on a budget. Maybe you or he could buy small amounts of fresh fruits and veggies that way and see if they have a place in the monthly budget?

If you can afford whey protein, then you can afford healthier food.

Although your current eating situation is not ideal, you seem to be doing your best in your limited situation. For this, I applaud you. When you can- buy some fresh fruit and veggies and get plenty of exercise. For a 22 year old, you have alot of responsibilities and I admire you for the concern you are showing your family. Hang in there, things have a way of turning around when you are young.