How do you diet "cheap"?
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How can you diet on the cheap?
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I used to be on the Slim Fast diet. I would but one of the big mix containers, for around 10.00$ and I would buy 1% milk and make the drinks myself in the blender, for breakfast and lunch, and then I would have a sensible dinner! I saved allot of money this way, and lost 35 pounds in 2 months.
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Lo cal. Veggies and fruit are expensive, but you can always buy really good frozen veggies on the cheap. Fruit you kind of have to buy fresh.
CUT DOWN YOUR FOOD INTAKE.
this aricle has some great weight loss programs and exercises from yr own home.
become bulimic...
eat tap water.... and laxatives... you'll drop weight like you have an internal parasite...
It is a great way to drop 20-35lbs worth of muscle and organ mass
try the water-diet.
don't eat alot, drink lots of water its free at restuarants :-)
eat fruits,learn how to read food labels, and EXERCISE so you can buy normal food and burn it off.
barely eat, and steal veggies from gardens
I agree! I use fruit and granola bars....Oh! And brown rice is really good for you...add a little soy sauce and that's a meal!
just eat normal ........and ...... watch your calories and exercise .....lots and lots of water works
Hmmmmmm diet and cheap I'd have to say starve yourself but that way doesn't work to well, so I'd say just eat less and do a lot of walking, jogging, running, whatever you do to work out.
duhhh...celery, crackers and water!!
J/K-just change your eating habits..being a vegetarian isn't so bad with meat being as high priced and dangerous to eat as it is nowadays!
This is the best season to diet. Fruits and veggies are so inexpensive right now. I use a ton of blackberries, which grow wild around here. Utilize that neighbor's apple tree that they never use, buy berries, melons, etc, in bulk. I know if I shop right, I can buy a 20 lb bag of apples for 5 bucks
Invest in a dehydrator and freezer bags. I love dehydrated apples and bananas and eating them later in the year, and frozen blackberries will last you the entire year that way.
the easiest way to diet "cheap" is purely to use portion control and to go for a 30 minute walk every day. Never eat more than 3 portions of ANYTHING at a time. A whole meal should be 3 portions or less. A portion should never be larger than the size of your palm.
Don't buy the diet foods or packages. Just buy regular foods. Use portion control, eat high fiber, lots of protein, veggies & fruits. Drink lots of water. Exercise.
Do not think just because the label says diet, low cal, or low fat means that it is something you need. Some companies like to capitalize on such things. A product that has alway been nutritionally sound, but he company throws the word diet on it and charges a premium. Best thing you can do it read labels and watch your portions.
Don't diet! It's just a set-up for failure. If you want to lose weight, you need to adapt to something you can practice throughout your life. Portion control, exercises and laying off the sweets and junk are really the best ways to lose it for good and never regain.
I know where you're coming from. If you tend to diet and fall into the habit of purchasing the Lean Cuisine's or Weight Watcher meals, they are expensive. But you can eat cheap and still lose weight. First off, stay away from all the frozen diet meals...the only thing losing weight is your bank balance.
Just think smart when you shop. You can eat frozen veggies fairly cheap, fresh fruit is the best way to go, chicken is fairly inexpensive...just shop around, read lables and you can eat without going broke.
Heck some fast food joints even offer side salads on their value menu for about a buck...
I started at Jenny Craig and it works but it is expensive.
I then went to Weight Watchers and I had to pay a start up fee but then I have all the booklets that I need and it tells you how many points to have per day according to your weight, I thought that it would be hard an complicated to do but in fact it is very simple it has worked for me. My advice is go to your nearest weight watchers and get your information and then you will weigh in and once you leave you don't have to go back, but if you do then you will have to pay each time you go, so go 1x get your info and it tells you haow to do it and to me that is the cheapest way to go about it.
If you have any other questions please ask.
plan it.
Plan your meals, so that you can buy the fresh or frozen vegetable, and prep them yourself. this stuff is only expensive if you buy it ready to eat, but lettuce heads, zucchinis, carrots, broccolis, celery, squash, peppers are totally affordable. Make veggie broils on the BBQ or in the stove, or prepare them raw in sticks to take with you.
On the protein side, you can still do eggs - yummy! -chicken breasts, lean ground beef.... Invest on a few spices, maybe you can even plant some! - to season your food... make a weekly plan, drink water (no sodas, no wine), I bet you'll lose fast, and for half the price of your normal food bill!!!
Don't eat: rice,pasta,bread,or potatoes
Cut your sugar intake way down -There are tons of good sugar free products
In about two weeks the weight will start to fall off.
walk 2- 3 mile every day (start off shorter if that is too far to start with)
Eat when you are hungry just choose things you can eat (don't let yourself be hungry or you will fail) and cheat every 5 days or so with something like ice cream,bread ect.
This will work-it's easy just make yourself do it for first 2 to 3 weeks-after that it's a breeze
All Best
Brother Duane
Sure can.First thing every morning before anything u do, drink an 8 oz. glass of water,it gets your metabolism kicking , then eat 4 or 5 small meals a day insted of three big meals and plenty of exercise.NOTE, try Not eating after 6pm.
Not eating at all is "cheap" but lets be realistic. What ever your normal eating portions are, cut them in HALF. If you're not willing to do that then cut them by 25%. Quit drinking soda, even diet & drink just water. Start an exercise program. Nothing rigoris. Just walking a couple of blocks each evening, then working yourself up from there. After 1 week of this - if you stick to it - you will see a difference. I promise. You're not going to lose a ton of weight, but you will notice you'll feel better & your clothes will be looser. Once you get use to this then it is easier to walk a little further, & eat a little less.
Try this, I've lost 45 lbs in 5 months or so, call it what you may but it worked for me... without any strech marks left behind, or feeling weak while doing it.
I ate: meats with salad on the side (chicken, fish, red meat, in that order; but no pork nor lamb)
Ate: fruit, salads, yogurt and cottage cheese with fruit in it.
For cravings: peeled cucumber with salt and pepper or little salad dressing, or any other vegetable that you may really like to nibble on.
Stayed away from: (starched foods) bread, spaghetti, rice ( even a little bit, due to temptation of eating more).
No soft drinks nor alcohol.
Very light dinner.
Small portions through out the day. Make them fun to eat.
It really works !!!
It depends on what you are trying to do. I personally try to gain weight. I am very poor, and find beans and rice are nutritous and very inexpensive. Dried beans are cheaper and healthier than canned but require complex cooking. This type food is heavy and cheap. Cooking is a great way to save money in response to your next question. If you are dieting to loose weight you can get gu and other such product at nutrition places before exercize, and take powdered proteins after, and never even eat. These seem expensive bc they are like $40 a can, but if you think of the 40 searvings as like 40 meals, well you do the math. Tilapia is a very mild tasting and inexpensive farm raised fish I eat a lot. This is healthy. I recomend eating. I look at sale papers and buy cheap food.
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