Low income weight loss

Do you have food stamps? Its money from the government to buy food only. I was on that in the US a few years ago and got about $200 a month that was for food. You can buy dried beans and rice along with cheaper veggies like onions, carrots and other autumn/winter vegetables. Try replacing your bread with rice (brown if you can) and your weight might drop off if you had been living off of bread previously.

I'm so sorry, I hope your situation looks up soon. I recommend getting bags of frozen vegetables. They're relatively inexpensive and last for months in the freezer. Same with boneless/skinless chicken breasts, peanut butter, canned food (chili), whole wheat pasta/spaghetti, brown rice, etc.
I also recommend a Brita filter (or some kind of water filter) if you don't have one already. That way you won't spend money on buying bottled water.
With the holidays approaching there should be many food banks and canned food drives happening. Look to see if there's any in your area. I would also look into applying for some kind of food stamps program.

Have a look at this website and PDF - it has some great food ideas for those on very low incomes:

http://www.leannebrown.com/cookbooks

healthytwentytwo wrote: »

I'm so sorry, I hope your situation looks up soon. I recommend getting bags of frozen vegetables. They're relatively inexpensive and last for months in the freezer. Same with boneless/skinless chicken breasts, peanut butter, canned food (chili), whole wheat pasta/spaghetti, brown rice, etc.
I also recommend a Brita filter (or some kind of water filter) if you don't have one already. That way you won't spend money on buying bottled water.
With the holidays approaching there should be many food banks and canned food drives happening. Look to see if there's any in your area. I would also look into applying for some kind of food stamps program.

This is what I would have said. and look into disability. and when you can afford 12 dollars(us), get a food scale so you can accurately measure what you are eating

I would ask your doctor what they recommend. Losing weight is about how many calories you consume, not what they are made up of barring medical issues which you have several of.

I'm praying for you. I have had monocular migraines in the past. These made me go blind upon waking and were brought on by stress. They also can be related to vertigo. Both can be triggered by diets high in sugar, sodium, dehydration, not getting enough sleep and/or deficiencies in Vitamin D and B12. Or at least that's what I was told when I was going through it. It was one of the causes to help me change my lifestyle. I began to cut out sugar and limit sodium, made sure to drink a ton of water every single day and began eating less processed food. I noticed results after the first month in just how I felt.

Exercise-wise you can sit and punch the air and get your heartrate up. Swimming, walking, recumbent bike. All these things can be done slowly and in stages to help get you moving with low risk of injury. I know our local YMCA has programs that help those that can't afford to pay memberships to still use their facility.

I have a grocery budget to stay within and I buy a lot in bulk, dried beans and frozen vegetables. I base my menu off of what's on sale and sometimes make things in large portions and freeze for later. I also like to buy directly from farmers. This ensures I know what I am getting and that it's healthy plus it creates a relationship with the local grower and, believe it or not, can be more affordable. I did a CSA one year. I got whatever produce was in season with that farmer every week from May through September. The cost was $300. That's $60/month and literally I could not keep up!! Everything was fresh and amazing. I learned how to prepare some new vegetables too. We have also stumbled upon a nursery in the area that during the winter sells local produce. They have amazing crazy prices like 'fill a brown paper bag with ears of corn for $2/bag'. We stock up every fall in squash, onions, sweet potatoes, etc.

I know in my area there is a food bank you can go to for assistance. They try to have staples on hand - flour, sugar, etc. and during the summer local farmers can bring their overages from the garden to them. They also have a soup kitchen that serves the most amazing, balanced meals for free.

Your post sounds like you feel lost and against the wall. Please know that there is help out there and people that care about you. I know in times like this everything feels so overwhelming. I have always found that when I look at my problem creatively and pray on it, things find a way of presenting theirselves. Don't give up hope. Look at each day as a gift and find a way to make the best of it. You got this!!

Would the churches not help? I know ours do food parcels for people who are struggling.

Also look in to doing swag bucks and things online to make a little extra money. You get paid to search the internet. My daughter has it and makes £20 a month for very little time spent each day. That could buy you extra staples.

Hi. Its hget when your broke. I didn't receive my yearly form to keep my aid before the deadline and now have to fight to get it back. I get $600 a month. I hit every food bank in town. But they mostly give you junkfood like cookies, chips, and Mac and cheese. Which is always funny, because most don't give refrigerated food! No dairy for the Mac and cheese, what am I supposed to do with that?! I gained fifty pounds eating all that crap! So I've been going retro. Learning about growing my own veggies and stuff. I've lost ten pounds in the last two weeks by eating ramen noodles with only a half a flavor packet, with shredded onion and cabbage added. Coffee fit bkft that for lunch and maybe toast for dinner. One of the local food banks gives out vitamins, so that helps. On Wednesdays, there's a church dinner that's huge! What I'm saying, I guess, is I had to get on it and put my pride aside. I asked around and learned what was out there. It's work, but things can get better. Hopefully on the first my file will go through and I'll have my food stamps back, and I can finally get some meat in me more than once a week. But if not, I'll be fine. It's A learning process, but if my grand parents could survive the great depression and my parents rationing, I guess this isn't so bad. I'm lying. It sucks, lol.