You Weigh What You Spend
May 20
Fixing a problem or achieving a goal usually means focusing on it, sometimes to the detriment of other things in our lives. One of my goals is to write. In order to do this and be good at it I need to spend quite a bit of time at it. This means less time for other things, even things that are important to me. Every now and then, though, we come across goals that work together. When we achieve one it will help us achieve another. If you find these kinds of goals grab them up.
Two goals that I have found to be complementary are budgeting and weight loss (or health gain, as I like to call it). The first part of the budgeting process is finding out what your expenses are. Then mold your budget into what you want it to look like. You tell your money what to do. If you live by this then you are successfully living by a budget.
The logical extension to weight loss would be limiting the amount of money you have to spend on “junk” food or cutting it out all together. This includes eating out and snacky foods from the grocery store. If you follow your budget in this area then you will eat less and will lose weight.
So you are spending less on food. How does that help you lose weight? Weight loss has developed into a large industry. There are so many ideas being sold out there about how to lose weight that it can be confusing and, therefore, discouraging. It doesn’t have to be. I have lost weight simply by eating less. I promise it works. I have lost 20 pounds just eating less. All it takes is some self-discipline but if you are disciplined enough to budgeting your money then I am sure you can do it.
Don’t let your budget (or lack thereof) contribute to your weight problems. Control your budget, live within it, and you will find your weight will come under control as well. Spend less, eat less. Your wallet will be happier and your scale will be too. It’s a win, win.
I agree with you Brian.
Another way to look at it is to spend more money on food like grass-fed beef, raw milk, pastured chickens and locally grown produce. Some side affects of spending more on this kind of food is that you can’t buy as much and you don’t eat as much… because it’s so expensive. Since you’re spending more money on your food, instead of less, you have to cut other things out of your budget like movies, video games, music and eating out. It’s my opinion that eating this kind of food is better for you and worth the extra money and the cutting of other things out of your budget.