How can I be on a diet on a budget? What things should I buy when I shop for groceries?
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Vegetables...You can cut up celery and carrot sticks at night, keeping them fresh in the fridge...partially cook a variety of vegetables and then heat them up in a microwave...another trick I used to do was cut an acorn squash in half, pop it into my bag, heated it up at work for about 10 minutes - it tastes great, and you don't need any butter or salt...quick and easy.\n\nVegetables simply pull the weight off your body, it seems. :)\n\n(and fruits, of course...just no bananas)
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I assume you're in high school or near there, so just pick up on things that you would buy normally.\n\nTypically,\n\n-food and drinks (cereal, coffee, chicken, milk, etc.)\n-transportation (gas, insurance)\n-clothing (dresses, skirts, blouses, etc.)\n-recreational activities (activities that you would do when out and about with friends)\n-other random things (beauty salon)\n\nIt's anything you might spend money on.
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Here is the surefire way:  Don't buy junk food.  \n\nGo straight from the gym to the grocery store and buy your food.  You will have just worked out and you'll be feeling good and healthy.  You won't even want junk food in this state, so you can stick to what's healthy.  If it's not around, you can't eat it. \n\nEnjoy.
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First list all your expenses over a given time period like per month.\n\nNext list your income.\n\nAdd both up--if your expenses are greater than your income you need to do one of two things.  A: reduce your expenses or B: increase your income.\n\nOnce you have your needs covered, you give yourself something to spend that's extra but not too much.  Set up a regular savings plan with your bank.  Even if it's only a few dollars per month going into a savings account, it will add up.  Try not too look at it and let it grow so you will have it in case of a major emergency like losing your job or something like that.  Seeing a huge sale on collector dolls on the shopping channel is not a major emergency.\n\nOnce you learn to live within your means, everything else is downhill from there.  You might buy a book on personal finance.  They have lots of them at the local bookstore.  Or you can just go to your local library and read them for free!
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As a mom, I'll try to focus on healthy choices.  \n\nAll the stuff others have suggested, especially peanut butter, cereals, macaroni products, good whole grain bread and bagels and sandwich fixings.    Also milk, cheese, mixtures of nuts and dried fruit, different kinds of crackers, pre-cooked frozen sliced chicken breast, the pre-washed packages of salads (you can make a great chicken Caesar with the chicken breast I mentioned and these packages), frozen juice, bananas, oranges and apples.  Most large supermarkets have excellent deli sections where you can get ready to eat salads, BBQ chicken, roasts, etc. at very reasonable prices - cheaper actually than fast food takeout.\n\nIf you can invest in (or are allowed to have them in your dorm room) a toaster, a microwave, a rice steamer, and/or a soup warmer (like a small kettle) your possiblities will be even greater.\n\nAlso try to find a bulk food store near your campus - you know, the ones where everything is in big bins and you buy only as much as you want.  You will get much better deals and be able to buy food cheaply in smaller quantities.\n\nGood luck with your freshman year!! Enjoy your culinary escapades!!
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The previous answer said the best diet would be to not spend money on stuff that wont work. What are you doing to lose weight. Everyone out their has diffrent challenges. Most people need some kind of support to lose weight. How much money are you spending on your meals every day. I mean meals snack pop etc. It adds up. I can show you a way to lose weight and still eat the foods you love and get healthier. It will cost you less to lose weight then it cost you to gain it. I saved money on my grocery bill.\n\nView my website for more info.
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Don't eat junk food....... It's not good for you and will just give you problems...... Too much sugar, too much salt, too much fat.......Though a treat once a week won't hurt you.  :o)\n\nDo eat....... whole wheat bread, buns, bagels, cereal, pasta, rice..... Keep away from the white versions.\nDo eat......fruits, veggies, both raw and cooked, and lots of variety\nDo eat..... Nuts, dried fruit, peanut butter, cheese in moderation, eggs, and a variety of meat.\nDo eat..... some energy bars but read the content as some as just glorified candy bars.  Clif bars are 70% organic and good for you but are very 'different'.\nDrink milk..... try different kinds too.  Soy milk, goats milk, etc.  Look in the dairy section of the market.\nYou can also try Ensure or Boost for a quick 'meal' when you're in a hurry.  They are thick so I like to add water.....\nYou can make protein shakes with milk, bananas or other fruit and protein powder.\nDo eat....... six or seven times a day and two hours before you go to bed.\nYou should have about 3000 calories per day.\n\nRemember to exercise too..... Being the 'correct' weight doesn't mean you're healthy!
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id say dont go an a diet just learn how to eat good, eating good doesnt nessecarily mean a diet, just read up when ever you can, not any fad stuff. just learn to read labels, like ingrediants and the rest of the stuff. switch to whole wheat breads and pastas,  and buy more fruit and veggies. If you learn to eat good you wont nessecarily be on a diet and you can pass the healty eating on to your kids too. im 26 and have been reading up on this stuff for about a year now and still have a lot to learn. so id say just read, read, read, ( i get a lot of info from mens health mag.)
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I'm frugal when it comes to some things.\n\nFor example, I shop at places like Costco and Sam's Club, buy in bulk then store it in such a way to make it last rather than going to the grocery every week.\n\nWhen I do need to buy from a regular grocery store, I use coupons (great on double and triple coupon days).  I trade coupons with friends.\n\nI carpool when I can to save money on gas.  I reuse paper from my printer for scratch pads.  I recyle paper towels (if they're not used up I set them off to the side to wipe up the counter later).  I compost food scraps and recycle cans, glass and plastic.  I turn off the heater and night and lean to snuggling for heat.
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Include lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, preferably organic.  Don't forget nuts and seeds.  Eat fish, chicken, turkey and lean cuts of beef.  Don't eat convenience foods. Stay away from refined foods.  No white flour, potatoes, sugar or pasta!  Drink lots and lots of pure water.  Make sure and take a good quality supplement daily.  Not anything from Wal-Mart!  Go to your local co-op or health food store. (Not GNC either. )
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shop around, cut coupons, check for sales, only but what you need (that means no trendy crap) make food to take to work for lunch.  dont buy a new car, a good $3-5k car works just as good, look for a cheaper place to live, dont buy anything new, turn down the heat if you pay for it and dont run the AC in the summer.  \n\njust to name a few
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Groceries could be a problem, but I'd recommend going all the way...http://www.privateislandsonline.com/
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just eat from all the food groups (no, the chocolate group doesn't count)-plenty of fresh veggies & fruit. and exercise. ("diet" is a dirty 4 letter word-don't use it anymore) We all know what healthy foods are- we just make poor choices. As far as the exercise goes, sneak it in...take the stairs vs elevator, park further from the door, walk around the neighborhood after dinner. And best of luck.
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First...you need to stock your fridge with healthy foods...Fruit juices, no fat yogurts, fruits and vegitables, pita breads and salsa...the list goes on.  snack on theses throughout the day. then have a small dinner.   that's how i do it.
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so write an essary on ways to save money\nI hope that you don't want somebody else to write it for you \n\nhere are some web sites to give you a start:\nhttp://couponing.about.com/od/groceryzone/\nhttp://www.simpledebtfreeliving.com/grocerysavings.html\nhttp://www.fineliving.com/fine/rejuvenation_essentials/article/0,1663,FINE_1422_2329190,00.html
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Meals.com is a great sight for dinner ideas\nalso just research the net you can fiund tons of stuff on line\nI have two adults and one child in my house and i spend only around one hundred a week on food
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Food is definitely expensive!  Save-a-Lot and Aldi's are good places to go for groceries, though.  As for meat, you can sometimes get hot dogs, lunch meat, and vienna sausages for cheap at those stores.  They also sometimes sell these huge 10-pound bags of chicken for about $4 at Save-a-Lot...whenever I buy one of those, it lasts me and my fiance at least a week, and the chicken tastes delicious, I think.  For paper products it's good to go to the dollar store.  Some of the things I do to save money are to wash out old milk jugs and fill them with water and tea to make unsweetened tea, keep the plastic bags that I carry groceries in and use them in the smaller trash cans, and keep most of my meat products in the freezer instead of the refrigerator so that they will last longer.  I hope some of this helps...good luck shopping!