I don t consider losing weight the right way as losing it on a weight loss program. If you can t buy health food use portion control with the food you do buy. You don t have to starve, you just have to know when and how to eat what you have available. Most important to losing is exercise. You didn t mention any inability to do a regular work out routine so go for walks, jogs, bike rides, take yourself and your kids swimming if entry to a park pool is not too expensive. There might be a cheap aerobic video at a retail store that can help you stay fit. Don t rule anything out. Make sure you are drinking lots of water to stay hydrated and the more you drink the less hungry you will feel so the better you can control your portions. I know this will sound stupid, but please don t hate your body. When you act positively towards it you get more positive results out of it.
The best and cheapest way to lose weight is to exercise. No excuses. Go outside (if your community is safe) and walk everyday, for 30 minutes. Or if you re tight on time, divide the 30 minutes into 15 minutes twice a day. Just get your heart pumping.Also, if you live around a highly-concentrated Asian community, I recommend looking for an Asian supermarket nearby. There will be a large amount of produce at a cheaper price, and I believe even the meat/poultry is cheaper.
You take a medication that causes weight gain so your inability to lose weight is not entirely on your shoulders. I understand about having a tight budget and having to buy cheaper foods in order to make it thru the month. Frozen fruits and veggies are not as expensive as fresh and are just as healthy. And if your family is drinking whole milk you can gradually step down to 2%, then 1% and it won t cost any more than you already spend. But the best thing to do is to start paying attention to your serving size and cut back on your portions. Most people eat way more than they think bc they eat huge portions of food. And start exercizing if you don t already. You don;t have to join a gym, you can take a walk around the block with your family and it won t cost you anything but a few minutes of your time.
I know what you mean. For me the answer has been portion control and making small changes. Start by eating on a smaller plate (it sounds silly, but it helps), and you can go back for more if you want it. Drink plenty of water, aim for 10 cups per day, and drink some water and wait 10 minutes when you feel hungry, so that you don t mistake thirst for hunger (it happens a lot) I also try to eat a small salad(just some lettuce, which is cheap, croutons, tomato slices or cherry tomatoes and low fat dressing) before I eat dinner, it helps fill me up with veggies.Get your daughter involved in you being more active, like going for walks together, that way you help her to have healthy habits, too.You can totally do this. I ve lost 27 pounds so far,and I haven t gotten onto any diet. You can do it, too!
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just try eating a LITTLE bit less..don t starve yourself, but monitor the intake. Also, start exercising!! you don t need a weightloss program, you just need to get moving. thats the best way. especially if you can t eat healthy foods. take your daughter for a walk with you everyday and do squats while you are watching tv or whatever...you don t need $$ to lose weight, so don t let that be an excuse. and veggies aren t expensive...so stick to chicken and pork and lots of veggies!
Please don t starve yourself! That will be no good...I m a little angry about my little plateau in my weight loss, but I ll have to say, exercising has really helped me out alot.Omit Sugar, Bread, and Soda s for about a month and drink nothing but water or tea sweetened with splenda. I assure that you will notice a change.Try to get in more steps during the day. Whether its cleaning, scrubing, raking or mowing, or even walking in the park with your kids. Dedicate twenty minutes a day to cardio. (Jump n Jacks, Running, Jogging in place, etc.) This will speed up your metabolism.Drinking a few glasses of green tea or taking one green tea tablet a day will also speed up your metabolism and help you lose weight.Take time for yourself. They say that stress causes your body to hold on to weight. So relax and take some deep breaths during the day. Maybe read or have a relaxing bubble bath.Also look online for Yoga poses or check out a book or video on Yoga from the Library. This doesn t take much effort at all and it is very good for you. Its mainly stretching and breathing.I hope these help!
how you cook is as important as what you cook. I know the high fat hamburger is cheaper, so cook the hamburger and rinse it with hot water to get rid of most of the fat. Chicken should be skinned, the skin is basically pure fat. Canned veggies are cheaper, ok, be sure to rinse the vegies, don t cook them in the fluid in the can, and don t butter them. Weigh your portions, limit your meat to 5 ounces in one day, get in six servings of fruit or veggies, canned is ok as long as you rinse them before eating them. Measure your pasta, eat only one cup at a time and be sure to once again rinse the pasta before you eat it. By rinsing and weighing your portions, you can eat cheaply and lose weight.
in honesty, reading your post is very discouraging. it sounds like your mind is already made up. you re right that healthy foods are slightly more expensive--but there are alternatives. you could join a co-op or start a vegetable garden. these are long term, obviously.as to your meds--i used to be on zyprexa and i gained a TON of weight. the only thing that helped me lose it was getting onto a different med. the fact is, drugs that depress the metabolism and have sedation as a component cannot be overcome by willpower and diet alone. even if you had a billion dollars to spend on dieting, you d be stuck. talk to your doctor about adding a med to increase your metabolism or trying a different med all together.also, you must begin to do strenuous exercise. this doesn t require a gym, just lots of motivation, an attitude adjustment and patience.
I, too am trying to lose weight on a budget. My best suggestion is, first, to work out and burn the calories you re consuming. Second, try not to eat junk food/fast food at all. I get most of my vegetables from the frozen section (not quite as many vitamins, but as long as you don t get the buttered up kinds it s pretty healthy). If you re making boxed meals use non-fat milk (same price as whole usually) and substitute out as much oil/butter as you can. Have you thought about investing in a garden of your own? Exercise portion control and drink lots of water, because a lot of times people think they re hungry when they re dehydrated. See if there s a local group that helps low income families, so you can get some staples from them and budget for fruit/veggies. If you re kids go to school make sure and try and qualify them for free lunches so they can get some nutrition there.
i truely feel for you and your situation finacially... sometime a double cheeseburger is the fastest cheapest option.... it really really sucks that the odds are stacked against you...for fast weight loss... you have to supplement on top eating well and excercise...make sure you take a good multivitaminand maybe consider a thermogenic fat burner pillalso green tea and lots of water is good.but if its quick weight loss, then hoodia pills are the way to go, as featured on oprah and 60 minutes....i have tired many different types of hoodia including gordonii you can buy these online but some online stores are suspect so be extra careful. i have personally had better results with hoodia+green teas so i highly reccommend it.i think you should try out green-tea hoodia alsoyou can save alot of money by using the free trial offers offered by most vendors like these below (i only have to pay shipping like 6 bucks)...http://bytead.com/free-7days-hoodia/http://bytead.com/free-15days-hoodia/sometime they might try to get you to buy more so read the terms carefully... overall this will be a temporary way to get over a weightloss plateau... but it will work...take care :)
