Diet advice on a budget...please help?

Question

I am a student and I can not afford expeniseve groceries. I try to eat healthy, but it is really difficult. Wheat pasta, healthy ceriel, chicken breast, are all super expesive compared to the unhealthy alternatives. Even fresh fruit and vegetables are expensive. I cut coupons, but I can't go from store to store bargain shopping, as i do not have a car. Does anyone have any suggestions for healthy eating on a budget?

This is really important to me. My wedding is in less than a year, so i have to save money for that and loose the weight. By the way, please don't anyone tell me I'm beautiful the way I am. I know that. I am not unconfident, I am medically unhealthy and have a great deal of weight to loose to have a healthy BMI. I am doing this for my health not for aesthetics.

Also, my plan is to rotate a pliates DVD on MWF and an aerobic and weight training DVD on TTh. Is that a decent plan?

Any suggestions?
I have about 7 months to loose 50-90lbs.
Thanks!

Answer 1

1] buy whatever quality protein is on sale, and freeze it.
Eat cheaper meats - canned tuna, for instance.
2] buy whole grain bread, and generic healthy cereal - [ store brand oatmeal, etc. ]
3] buy low fat yogurt/cheese on sale/in quantity
4] eat frozen veg, or those canned without salt
5] eat some canned fruit, and add applesauce to your oatmeal
Buy fresh what you can't substitute frozen or canned for.[ sald greens ]
Buy in larger quantities,and freeze individual portions. [ buy a whole chicken, then cut into parts; remove skin before cooking ].
Invest in some gladware, and divide large containers of fruit, leftovers, etc for lunches.
PS: do the weight training on sat., too - six days a week for best results.
Good luck, and best wishes for the wedding! [ maybe you could post a picture of both of you in wedding? ]

Answer 2

I went vegetarian and I lost 15 pounds in a month without even trying. I ate completely unhealthy (in terms of getting all the food groups) and never exercised.

Meat has fat in it you don't need. As for protein, tofu can go pretty far. I live off of tofu stir fry and rice (I'm asian, so I'm okay with that).

It really doesn't matter what you eat (unless you are eating deep fried burgers). What matters what portions you are eating. Most meat portions are supposed to be the size of your palm. American portions are anywhere from 2-5 times larger than a normal portion. Slowly bring it down to the normal portion.

Get a friend to drive you to the grocery store (we have a friend that does that for us every weekend) and get a HUGE bag of carrots or whatever to nibble on if you need a snack to hold you over.

Answer 3

Get a small very own pizza. skinny crust, no cheese, a lot of greens, chicken--in case you prefer meat. Get a salad, no cheese, no Sir Francis Bacon bits or croutons. greens purely on that salad. For the dressing circulate with a French dressing. <----32 with the physique of a 21 365 days previous. i comprehend what i'm doing.