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sandeegriffin
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What's the best budget friendly diet to do?
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The one that you can do for life.12
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Count calories on MFP, eat things you like that fit within your calorie and financial budget.17
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Eating less food saves me quite a bit of money. Anything you cook yourself will be both budget friendly and accurate in calories.9
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I eat a lot of canned and frozen stuff. Buy bulk brown rice and other items. Just get down to the basics to start with and it's as cheap as it gets. Canned tuna, steam-able veggies, rice, chicken. You don't need a fad diet, just portion control and count the calories. Or do like the others said and just keep eating what you do already just smaller portions that fit into your allotted calories.3
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Eat foods you like that fit your budget. Eat portion sizes that fit your calorie budget. It doesn't have to be expensive. I lost weight eating the same things I ate before just less.3
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Eating your normal food in smaller amounts is most sustainable. Stick to your calorie goal and eat what you like.
I save money by buying chicken thighs, eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables in season, frozen vegetables, dry beans, lentils, pasta, rice, potatoes, onion, garlic, peanut butter, tuna, powdered milk, bread, larger containers of yogurt, store brand/generic items.
I save money by planning meals and eating food prepared at home mostly.
My calorie goal is 1200 calories without exercise. This is how I typically eat:
Breakfast- things like Greek yogurt, granola bars, cereal with milk, sandwich, dinner leftovers, fruit, cottage cheese (about 200-300 calories)
Lunch- sandwich, salad, or dinner leftovers (about 300-500 calories)
Dinner- something different every night of the month. (about 500-600 calories) I have soup once a week usually and that is very budget friendly.
Snacks- things like fruit, chips, popcorn, pretzels, chocolate, cookies, granola bar, carrots, celery, broccoli, trail mix, deviled eggs, pickles, cottage cheese (about 100-300 calories)4 -
Don't do a diet. What you eat is your diet. Eat what you like in the quantities you need. Plan your shopping so that you get everything you need but don't buy more than you need, and plan your meals so you eat up everything you buy. Food costs, but cooking from scratch, using simple, basic real food ingredients, is value for money. Learn to cook, not just to follow recipes.2
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Eat less move more.2
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I like everyones suggestions but the food I eat is fried, starchy, and sugary. I'm just looking for a change and have heard about the Mediterranean diet and Adkins(not sure about spelling) diet. I just wanna know opinions about those is all.0
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sandeegriffin wrote: »I like everyones suggestions but the food I eat is fried, starchy, and sugary. I'm just looking for a change and have heard about the Mediterranean diet and Adkins(not sure about spelling) diet. I just wanna know opinions about those is all.
If you want to change the way you eat, you don't need an organized diet plan. Just began swapping out some of the foods you eat often for some new things. If you never eat beans, try a bean dish. If you never eat green vegetables, look up some recipes and try a new vegetable each week (Pinterest is a great recipe resource). If you don't want to eat fried food as often, try cooking methods like sauteing or roasting.
There's nothing *wrong* with either the Mediterranean diet or the Adkins diet, but you can switch the way you eat without a specific plan. And the wonderful thing about avoiding a plan is that it can be super-budget friendly. You can look around the produce section at your grocery store, notice what is on sale, and plan to try those things.1 -
MFP is free, and you can keep eating all the foods you love.0
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sandeegriffin wrote: »What's the best budget friendly diet to do?
IIFYM. If It Fits Your Macros. Simply eat food that fits within your calorie allotment, which means eating food you already would consume, just in reasonable portions.1 -
sandeegriffin wrote: »I like everyones suggestions but the food I eat is fried, starchy, and sugary. I'm just looking for a change and have heard about the Mediterranean diet and Adkins(not sure about spelling) diet. I just wanna know opinions about those is all.
For instance, implement one new habit per week. First week - have a piece of fresh fruit with breakfast every day. Second week - make dinner from scratch three times. Third week - bring lunch to work. And so on. Browse the produce section in your grocery store. Try a new vegetable every week, and google recipes for ideas. Learn to cook. Don't think that you have to eat perfectly, because there are no perfect diets and a goal like that is just going to make you exhausted.2 -
I'm working on losing weight myself but I try to get advice from people but my aunt said allot about losing weight is eating the same meals over again and not making a big deal out of each meal... so if u had to make this fancy healthy meal every night it would be almost impossible to do every night just stick to eating things that aren't artificial but filling or eat egAt u want in very small amounts .. I get really hungry easily and it affects my mood so most days I have simple things like Greek yogurt , beans and cheese , soup and things that aren't hard to make and keep me full but u could easily eat fast food but eat very little of it ... I tried this tho but it doesn't really fill me up but keep things simple and try to not make it too complicated0
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Alatariel75 wrote: »Count calories on MFP, eat things you like that fit within your calorie and financial budget.
This. Also, not cutting out foods that you enjoy will go a long way in making this whole thing sustainable for the long term. Weight loss means nothing, if you can sustain the loss, so don't make it any harder than it needs to be. Just eat at the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goals and you'll lose the weight, and then adjust your calories up a bit when it's time to maintain0 -
So what does everyone think about just swapping out "bad sugar" such as sucrose with natural sugar such as fruit or a sugar alternative such as honey?0
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sandeegriffin wrote: »So what does everyone think about just swapping out "bad sugar" such as sucrose with natural sugar such as fruit or a sugar alternative such as honey?
Do you prefer the taste? I don't see a reason to but I also don't see a reason to call it "bad sugar".0 -
Honey isn't a sugar alternative, it's sugar.
Really, it's about the calories. You don't need to pick a named diet or make sweeping changes. Up your veggie intake, pick lean meat cuts, still enjoy treats you like but within your calorie goal and being minded to get adequate nutrients.2 -
sandeegriffin wrote: »So what does everyone think about just swapping out "bad sugar" such as sucrose with natural sugar such as fruit or a sugar alternative such as honey?1
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You don't need a special diet plan, but it sounds like you need ideas on what to eat given the foods you currently consume
Try looking over the recipes on this website:
http://www.budgetbytes.com/
She has a wide selection of healthier foods to choose from than what you're currently eating. Read over the recipes, select a few that look promising, and use MFP's recipe builder function when you make them to calculate the calories for your meals.
ETA: This is another good website. A lot of her recipes are affordable:
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2 -
sandeegriffin wrote: »So what does everyone think about just swapping out "bad sugar" such as sucrose with natural sugar such as fruit or a sugar alternative such as honey?
Sugar is sugar. You can gain weight eating 'good' sugar the same as you can gain weight eating 'bad' sugar-by eating at a calorie surplus. The only thing that matters for weight loss/gain/maintenance is calories.1 -
janejellyroll wrote: »sandeegriffin wrote: »I like everyones suggestions but the food I eat is fried, starchy, and sugary. I'm just looking for a change and have heard about the Mediterranean diet and Adkins(not sure about spelling) diet. I just wanna know opinions about those is all.
If you want to change the way you eat, you don't need an organized diet plan. Just began swapping out some of the foods you eat often for some new things. If you never eat beans, try a bean dish. If you never eat green vegetables, look up some recipes and try a new vegetable each week (Pinterest is a great recipe resource). If you don't want to eat fried food as often, try cooking methods like sauteing or roasting.
There's nothing *wrong* with either the Mediterranean diet or the Adkins diet, but you can switch the way you eat without a specific plan. And the wonderful thing about avoiding a plan is that it can be super-budget friendly. You can look around the produce section at your grocery store, notice what is on sale, and plan to try those things.
This. Exactly this.0 -
jlsjenni1992 wrote: »I'm working on losing weight myself but I try to get advice from people but my aunt said allot about losing weight is eating the same meals over again and not making a big deal out of each meal... so if u had to make this fancy healthy meal every night it would be almost impossible to do every night just stick to eating things that aren't artificial but filling or eat egAt u want in very small amounts .. I get really hungry easily and it affects my mood so most days I have simple things like Greek yogurt , beans and cheese , soup and things that aren't hard to make and keep me full but u could easily eat fast food but eat very little of it ... I tried this tho but it doesn't really fill me up but keep things simple and try to not make it too complicated
You don't have to eat the same boring foods every day.
Weight loss is ALL about eating less calories than you need to maintain your current weight.
What is 'artificial' food?
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While I sit firmly on Team Moderation, I will say this: when I first started out, I loosely followed the Mediterranean diet. I looked up a whole bunch of recipes with the word "Mediterranean" in the name and cooked those. I ate a lot of lean meat (chicken is cheap) and seafood (not so cheap). I increased my veggie intake. I swapped out bread and pasta for beans (cheap), grains like quinoa (not cheap), and brown rice (cheap, but not really better for you white rice). It gave me some structure while I got used to calorie counting, and it gave me a chance to get comfortable in the kitchen. Now I eat whatever I want within my calorie limit, but if the idea of "Eat all the things, just eat less of them" is overwhelming to you, the Mediterranean diet isn't a bad place to start. I think it's pretty flexible, both from a budget standpoint and for allowing you to eat "off-plan" things from time to time.3
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I've lost 75lbs this year and I don't "diet" I eat healthy 90% of the time and exercise 5x a week. I still eat pizza, pie, Cookies whatever. I don't do it everyday but depriving yourself of the foods you love will only back fire. never think that you "can't" eat a certain foods. moderation and balance is the key0
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