One would think it’d be cheaper to eat healthier
I’ve become quite the little porker lately. One reason is because I can’t exercise (thank the stitches in the derriere). The second reason is, I’ve been eating out a lot (because I’m too lazy to go grocery shopping) and eating out means eating unhealthy.
I’m gaining weight that I wouldn’t normally see if I could work out (not that I would work out, but if I was able to work out, I’d be more active than I am now, like walking and biking and stuff that’s just not happening for me right now) and it’s pissing me off. I usually don’t ever have to deal with the “tight” clothes feeling. I hate that feeling and I’ll be damned if I’m going to go buy a larger size in clothes (I have an issue with the numbers on the clothes I have and I’m not going to add to it).
So, to get back on topic, I went grocery shopping tonight (for healthy food) and after an hour in WalMart picking my foods carefully (fruit is hard to pick out, how does one know if a cantaloupe is good or not?) I walked out with 36 items and $78 poorer.
Why can’t we be rewarded for healthy eating? In a world where weight is a concern why is it cheaper for us to buy the crap that makes us so unhealthy? Shouldn’t cheeseburgers cost more than the chicken salad sandwich? Shouldn’t the sugary cereals cost more than the wholesome cereals? Shouldn’t the financial punishment be seen from the unhealthy eating side.
Why should I have to choose between cost and health? When I was eating out it was costing me less than $5 a day (breakfast and lunch and snacks) to eat. The $79 I spent tonight is for one week of breakfast and lunch and snacks, that’s like $13 a day. *shakes head* it’s just not acceptable…what do they want for us to do in this world when being healthy costs us far more than being unhealthy?
Hmmm…yes, the neverending struggle. I completely identify. Only I can’t say I have stitches in my ass to keep me from working out.
I’m just lazy.
awww- i know it’s hard to start off with but once you get to the point where you are ONLY eating natural foods, you end up being less hungry because your body isn’t A- looking for the strength it needs to digest fake foods and B- able to metabolize things more efficiently. It’s so wrong, though- isn’t it. Try doing fruits & veggie sin season- cantaloupes smell like themselves when they’re ripe, have an overall less greenish undertone when you look at them from afar and mush a little bit at the “scab” end when you press them.
Yippee for you for going to the extra trouble to eat right. It can be a hard transition. I think we’re like 50% “real foods” here and I just can’t imagine getting rid of fried things. Ouch. Good luck.