How to eat well for less!

[betharoo0]

I need help in this area!
Iam trying to lose weight and for all you frugal women what do ya eat when tring to lose weight but don't wanna go crazy as far as budget goes. I find alot of good recipes but they all call for expensive ingredients.
BTW, Iam going low fat, high fiber!
HELP

[i.m.cheap]

Some of my favorite, low-cost, low-fat, high fiber foods are:

Oatmeal
Beans
Ground turkey (high protein, but no fiber)
skinless chicken breast (high protein, no fiber, stock up when on sale)
Carrots
Cabbage
Broccolli
Bananas
Sweet potatoes (high fiber and loaded with vitamins!)

[starsapphire]

If you haven't already, switch over to a high-quality whole wheat bread (first ingredient should be whole wheat flour, not just wheat flour) and wheat blend pasta.

[staceyy]

I just eat half of what I normally eat. If I'm used to eating two eggs, two slices of bacon, and two slices of toast, I just eat one of each. No matter what I'm eating I simply eat half the amount I would normally eat. I find this to be a fast, easy, simple way to lose weight.

[Daisygirl]

My trick that has worked very effectively for me is to only eat fruit or veggies between meals. Not outrageouls expensive if you compare it to standard snack food. You can used canned fruit also as long as you get the type canned in juice, not syrup.

[lottaLove]

I eat all of the same foods, just really pay attention to portion sizes. I'm a calorie counter, and I use a free website (www.fitday.com) to keep track of what I've eaten for the day and how many calories I still have left. Some days I'll go overboard at lunch, so I have to eat half as much of something at dinner time, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.
This way, my family doesn't have to join a diet plan they don't want to simply because I refuse to cook 2 meals

[ScrapMama]

Definately cut back your portions to half off what you usually eat and I suggest cutting out as much sugar as you can. No sodas, no candy, no canned fruits in sugar. We only eat the high quality whole wheat now, but instead of a whole sandwich I will be doing a half sandwich. Eat more natural fruit.

[pip]

I just eat half of what I normally eat. If I'm used to eating two eggs, two slices of bacon, and two slices of toast, I just eat one of each. No matter what I'm eating I simply eat half the amount I would normally eat. I find this to be a fast, easy, simple way to lose weight.

I like this idea!

[redmaples]

[QUOTE=staceyy;619818]I just eat half of what I normally eat. If I'm used to eating two eggs, two slices of bacon, and two slices of toast, I just eat one of each. No matter what I'm eating I simply eat half the amount I would normally eat. I find this to be a fast, easy, simple way to lose weight.[/QUOTE]

You forgot to say a SMART (& frugal) way to lose weight!!

[pkellyc]

I lost over 100 lbs. eating half of what I normally ate. I also didn't eat anything I really don't like and chose my carbs wisely. I mean if I went out for a fried seafood platter I would eat the shrimp and scallops first. It's what I like the best, I would then skip the baked potato, butter and sour cream because the of the breading and fat on the seafood. It works, after awhile that sense of accomplishment of cleaning my plate was gone and new sense of accomplishment took it's place.
I also did not totally eliminate sweets I like them, so I would just have a smaller portions. It took a couple of years to lose the weight but I never did gain it back. I have posted this before but I can't post it enough if you stick to it and climb back on the wagon if you fall off it will work!
As far as snacks the same applied I used eat 1/2 dozen or more cookies at a clip. I tried to replace them with fresh fruit and when I did eat them anyway I tried to stick with 2 or 3. One more thing I never ever had anything to drink with sugar in it. I stuck with diet but that was it, I ate everything my family ate and still lost all that weight.

[betharoo0]

these are really good,SIMPLE, ways to lose weight! thanks guys! You guys rock!