A Pet Peeve

I know I am very chatty today. Sorry for that. I have some down time, so I've been thinking a lot.

Right now my pet peeve is getting fit on a budget. As you can see from my previous post, I want to get fit for free. The reason is that I am on a very fixed budget. I don't have room for extra expenses every month. The fitness stuff I have bought has been bought over a period of time and only when I had the extra money.

With that said, I am really tired of hearing about how anyone can afford to eat healthy, yada, yada. The truth, the real truth, is that healthy foods cost more than bad foods. I have noticed that so-called diet on a budget advice is aimed more for those who are used to spending way more than I do at the grocery store every month. I am a budget shopper. I buy budget brands and shop at stores like Save A Lot.

The problem is that when you go searching for help to eat healthy on a budget, the budget they give you is more than what you spend now so it is not really a budget at all.

With that said, I think this is yet another example of why people fail at losing weight. Eating healthy is expensive. There I said it. It is 100% true, too.

Take for example, Mc Donalds. If you eat there for lunch and try to go the healthy route you will spend more, quite a bit more. Of course if you change things up and bring food from home you can probably spend less that way to eat healthy. However, that is not the point.

My point is that we are told to make healthy choices. We are told we do not have to alter everything about how we eat as long as we make good choices. The truth is that to eat healthy and not spend more you have to really go out of your way.

It is frustrating. There has to be a better way for people like me who just can not afford to eat healthy.

Eating has always been my downfall and I am now seeing why. I can not afford it.

It would be great if someone wrote a real eating healthy on a budget article. One that uses the cheap foods I eat.

For example, Hamburger Helper is a simple dinner that is cheap, but it is not the healthiest option. I like it and it works for my budget. So, how do I make it healthier? Can I make it fit in my diet? That is the type of advice I want.

I am going to think on this. I already have ideas, but it is something that needs more thought. There has to be a way that everyone - no matter what their budget - can eat healthy without paying the high price.