Is being overweight or obese a blessing when in debt?

Moneysavingslave

purpleheather2810 wrote: »

Yes but fried potatoes aren't going to help you lose weight...

Nope they're not but as I said, I did mean that as a treat. Could have picked up on the more healthy things I mentioned instead.

To be honest though, shallow fried potatoes aren't that calorific. It's when you start deep frying them the problems start.

Bronnie

AlwaysWorking wrote: »

:rotfl:The only thing is that after a wee while you'll need a new wardrobe...worth the expense though!

...but larger size clothing sells well on ebay!

beanielou

But in the main to buy lots of fruit & veg is in the main more expensive.
Not everyone is lucky enough to live near an Aldi or Lidl.
Cold meat is expensive.

purpleheather2810

Yes cold meat is expensive. I have been known to buy a small joint of gammon to roast and cut up instead, but the gammon seemed very fatty and by the time I cut off all the fat I don't think I saved much money at all. It was from Sainsbury's too!

Moneysavingslave

beanielou wrote: »

But in the main to buy lots of fruit & veg is in the main more expensive.
Not everyone is lucky enough to live near an Aldi or Lidl.
Cold meat is expensive.

That is a myth imo. Most vegetables are quite cheap, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, aubergines, courgettes, cumcumbers, leeks, carrots. And you do get a lot of food for you money.

They're not expensive considering the amount that you get. What are you eating as an alternative to fresh fruit and veg?

determined_new_ms

Ok when I saw the title of this thread it was a little provoking, but now I've read it less so! Whether you have disposible cash or not it is important to eat a healthy diet and keep weight at a healthy level. Convenience food isn't cheap and is no good for you, however home cooking can be soooooo delicious that its easy to eat more! Best to eat lots of fresh veg & fruit (farmers markets are the best because they are fresher comes straight to the market) eating in season is cheaper and fresher too, lots of walking, running/jogging means you feel better about yourself, do not spend money and lose weight to boot! x

purpleheather2810

With the fruit and veg, the best way we have found to keep the cost down is to eat seasonal produce, buy special offers, bulk buy (then batch cook casserols, sauces etc and freeze), and to grow our own where possible.

Angyles

I'm overweight and when I had my LBM last month I realised I couldn't afford to eat in the same way as I used to so I started cooking in bulk and freezing and cut out on the crisps and chocolate (my Target for NSD's helped with this). On thursday my sister gave me some cash to take my nephews out, I had a couple of £ left over so treated myself to chips on the way home as too tired to cook, but within an hour I regretted this decision as my body really didn't like it. No more chips for me!

lamarsi

hmmm... I don't find that eatting healthy is more expensive and i'm off to make big veggie soup which will last ages but it is a tad boring, i'm a student on placement at the mo and the food in my hospital is fattening but free.. what a deilema

MegandNicsmum

Funnily enought this is what I did....I started off the year by getting my debt sorted (still got a way to go but atleast I started) and then as we've booked a rather special 'Mickey Mouse' family holiday I've been watching what I eat and exercising :jwith the help of www.sparkpeople.com which is another online FREE site with a great supportive forum...infact, it's just like MSE for dieting!!!!!!!!!! I would highly recommend it...with the advise I've received from the site I've lost 18 lbs already!!!!:D