How to Stay Healthy Without Breaking the Budget

Can you eat well and keep a healthy wallet too? Yes, you can.

Date:   2/4/2019 9:28:05 PM   ( 5 y ) ... viewed 2063 times

Around two-thirds of the American population are overweight or obese. This has several factors that play into it. To start, sedentary jobs are a huge part of this. Most Americans go to work or to school, and sit for the next 8 hours. Then, they go home and sit for the rest of the night. There’s a lack of movement. Another huge reason why people are overweight is because unhealthy food is cheaper (and often more convenient) than healthy foods. People find it easier to buy a cheap microwave dinner rather than cooking up an elaborate meal of fresh, expensive vegetables. So, how do we fix this? How can you stay healthy without using up every dollar that you have? For people asking these types of questions, here’s how you can do it:

1.  Prepare Your Own Meals

One of the best tips that you will ever get when it comes to eating healthy is this: Prepare food yourself. Eating healthy gets expensive when you buy premade meals every single day. Premade meals are also less healthy than a meal that you would make on your own since they often contain processed foods and additives that are used just to make them last longer in the freezer. Stay away from the processed foods and buy fresh fruits and veggies that you prep on your own. There’s a myth where people think that buying produce is expensive. The thing is, it’s not expensive at all. It might cost more than a McDonald’s meal, but it will be cheaper than buying a Hungry Man from the supermarket. So, the first thing that you should do is prepare the food on your own. To help you with this, here is a list of healthy recipes that are quick and easy to make.

2. Give Yourself a Jump-Start on a Healthy Lifestyle

When a person makes a goal to live a healthy life, it might last for a day or a week, and sometimes, even a month. The problem is that they haven’t created the habit of being healthy before they give up. Or, they give up because their old lifestyle is more familiar to them. To break this cycle, you’ll need to jumpstart your health. You can do this by enrolling in a program like Le-Vel Thrive who will help you with everything that you need to become healthy physically and mentally. Giving yourself a guided jump start to your new life helps you to create a habit that lasts. Afterward, you’ll be able to sustain healthy goals and plans on the budget that you set. The key difference is motivation.

3. Cut Out the Unnecessary Costs

Once you’ve made the necessary changes to your life, you should start cutting out the unnecessary costs. If you think that eating healthy is too expensive, then cut out everything that you don’t need. For example, do you really need to go to Starbucks every morning for a cup of coffee? Not really. So cut that out of your life. That gives you 5 extra dollars every day to spend on healthy foods.

4. Learn How to Shop for Food

Go through the coupons and the sales that you get in the mail but only actually go to one of the stores. Find the store that is having the best sale on fruits and vegetables and head there. Then, only buy the fruits and the vegetables that are on sale. If you’re a student, there are stores that will give student discounts on certain days of the week. The goal is to take advantage of any sale. But, remember to only go to one store. If you find yourself going out of the way to buy apples from one store, blueberries from another, and cucumbers from the last store, you’re just wasting time and money on the drive.

Conclusion

You should always make a conscious effort to be healthy. Your mind will thank you, your body will thank you, your emotions will thank you, and your relationships will thank you. You will feel more confident, stronger, and more capable if you’re healthy. This is mainly because you’ll actually feel good about yourself and who you are. It’s all about learning to love you.

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