Lately, I have been going to Costco once a month. I buy lots of frozen fruits for smoothies (with protein powder added by me)... a replacement for the usual breakfast cereal with milk. I have given up butter, milk as we know it, mayonaise, pasta and bread. I have lost 20 pounds over four months. I plan to keep going. I also take vitamins. I buy frozen meats, (actually fresh meat and I freeze it) mostly turkey and chicken and try to find organic. I do buy my veggies at a local farm stand and have grown my own this summer. Winter will force me to visit a store more often than now.
Since stopping the milk, bread, I find I have no need to go to the store. I spend so much less now. You see, when I visited the store for milk and bread and cereal, I also bought ice cream, icky cakes etc. I spent a fortune on nice bread, thinking it was healthy for me. I have cut my grocery bill in half by not buying the above mentioned items.
I was reading something recently about Americans buying and drinking way, way too much milk. I would go through at least a gallon per week, sometimes more. Same with bread, way too much!
So, once a month works for me, saves me money and allows me to watch the waistline at the same time.
I do eat no-fat yogurt and cottage cheese from time to time.... and have gone to dinner and parties and enjoyed whatever I wanted.... so I am not miserable and starving myself. I was over-weight and have about 25 more pounds to drop before I am just an AVERAGE weight...........................
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