Britishgal Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I do while30 on a very low budget, about £30 for two of us a week (and the cat)...sometimes £25 depending on what else is going on. We live in an expensive area in an expensive country food wise. I don't look for recipes online, I cook my own, my European families basic recipes or my ex's parent's Chinese dishes that I've adapted with a few food treats such as steak or salmon now and then. A lot of whole roast chickens, mince recipes, liver, roast veg, mashed veg etc and I use carcasses of meat to make stock. I make mayo at least once a week with light olive oil. I wouldn't dream of ordering expensive things such as coconut aminos that we can't get locally, we just do without. I use salt in place of soy sauce. I don't buy organic, no way I can afford that here...it's extortionate, but I do buy free range eggs. I'm a good cook so I'm aware that helps but I make everything we eat from scratch inc my son's packed lunches (left overs usually)...it's the cheapest way I know. I don't have any more money so I have no choice. Incidentally it don't spend more than I used to pre whole30...our budget hasn't increased. My fab place to shop is aldi and my local market veg stall...with trips to nicer grocery stores for a few things they don't stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramonax Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I am definitely spending more - but for me it is the meat. I don't normally buy that much. Normally I eat beans/legumes/quinoa for protein. I live in an area where food is very expensive and selection is limited. (i.e. the $21 yams) I can get free range beef, but only once a year when some local farmers sell it. It does not come to our grocery store. No free range chickens/pork either. So I maybe use to spend $100-200/month on meat, I am now spending close to $400. I am also ensuring I always have enough groceries, where as normally I wouldn't worry and just grab a sandwich or whatever from downtown. Now I don't eat out. So I imagine I am saving money there, but overall, spending more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzylizzard Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 So lots of wine, chocolate, and cheese (or dairy)! I'm pretty much on the same page. I think I'm actually going to keep going for a couple days and save my first reintroduction for Saturday, when I'm going out with friends. @PowerTool - I don't find my budget much more than usual (for me this is around $120/mo for one person) as long as I stick to the cheapest version of the shopping list. E.g. the "Good" version of meats, so just store bought not necessarily amazing quality. I also try to buy only veggies/fruits that are really cheap (in season) and force myself to cook with those instead of buying anything for specific recipes. I search for recipes focusing on what it is I already have in my fridge and then improvise on ingredients. As well, I don't splurge on any of the more expensive hot-ticket W30 items like nut butters, packaged snacks, expensive oils, coconut aminos, etc Of course, I treat myself once in awhile to grass-fed beef or avocado oil. But in general, those are my rules for keeping it cheap. I've done 3 W30's on a student budget so it's definitely possible! It can take a lot of work though and willpower to find ways to make anything taste good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzylizzard Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I am definitely in for continuing the thread post W30! Although my reintroduction will be unorthodox, this W30 was more of a get-myself-back-into-good-habits for me since I have done a few of them before this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramonax Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 OMG. I made this for supper. I cannot stress enough that you must immediately make it and eat it. IMMEDIATELY. I used boneless chicken breasts (it's what I had) cooked for about 50 minutes. Amazing. http://www.everydaymaven.com/2013/paleo-oven-fried-chicken/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerTool Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 OMG. I made this for supper. I cannot stress enough that you must immediately make it and eat it. IMMEDIATELY. I used boneless chicken breasts (it's what I had) cooked for about 50 minutes. Amazing. http://www.everydaymaven.com/2013/paleo-oven-fried-chicken/ Thanks for sharing a delicious recipe! Do you have a legit olive oil sprayer, or did you use a canned kind from the store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronGirlTrixie Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Wow! That looks delicious. I use a Misto sprayer all the time for olive oil. Another off plan dream... Pretzel with butter. Only this was a reintroduction dream and I was only supposed to have the wheat not the dairy. Another, whoops! Moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramonax Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I do have a legit - 2 legit to quit - olive oil sprayer. I have owned it for years, have never used it before last night. I too had a food dream. I was babysitting these kids who were eating mac n'cheese. I cleaned up their plates and popped a bit into my mouth. Then I remembered, I'M NOT SUPPOSE TO BE EATING WHEAT AND/OR CHEESE!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I can start a new forum, will call it July 21 FINISHED! and will send out link. Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronGirlTrixie Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I too had a food dream. I was babysitting these kids who were eating mac n'cheese. I cleaned up their plates and popped a bit into my mouth. Then I remembered, I'M NOT SUPPOSE TO BE EATING WHEAT AND/OR CHEESE!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I could totally see myself doing that. Today's dream... Eating donuts. The jelly kind. The jelly isn't even that good most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzylizzard Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I could totally see myself doing that. Today's dream... Eating donuts. The jelly kind. The jelly isn't even that good most of the time. On my first W30 I had dreams about eating ice cream out of giant pails... It wasn't even good ice cream, and I don't even like ice cream that much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midna Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 OKAY...here it is...DAY30!! Unbelievable. I have been so busy getting school/college stuff ready for the kids I haven't been here. I had a dream that my mom was having a party and she had all these different chocolates (fruit-filled, mint, almond) that she needed sorted into little bowls. I told myself I could have ONE of the mint ones since I was sooo close to being done. Ugh...it turned into an eating frenzy...one in the bowl, a handful in my mouth. I looked up from the counter and thought, "Nooooo!" I woke up all sweaty! I am actually scared of that in real life. I think I have more than one Sugar Dragon!! @Michelle-I will be looking forward to that link. I am so grateful that you all are interested in staying connected. I am not all the wonderful things I hoped of becoming in these 30 days, but I AM a different person. And that is TOTALLY exciting to me. Treat yourselves like Royalty today....WE ARE CHAMPIONS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramonax Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Hey Dudes! Here we go. I can't believe we did it! http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/30458-july-21st-finished/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronGirlTrixie Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I had a dream that my mom was having a party and she had all these different chocolates (fruit-filled, mint, almond) that she needed sorted into little bowls. I told myself I could have ONE of the mint ones since I was sooo close to being done. Ugh...it turned into an eating frenzy...one in the bowl, a handful in my mouth. I looked up from the counter and thought, "Nooooo!" I woke up all sweaty! I am not all the wonderful things I hoped of becoming in these 30 days, but I AM a different person. And that is TOTALLY exciting to me. Treat yourselves like Royalty today....WE ARE CHAMPIONS! I thought I'd doing the same thing except it wasn't a dream and it was something I wasn't 100% was ok and I was afraid of I took one sip, I'd want the whole bottle and that would defeat the purpose. I also didn't get all the awesome I was expecting. But some things have changed and I'm ok with that. I'm going to try reintroduction since there are a few events coming up but I'm definitely gonna try another Whole30 shortly. Can't wait to see that link and keep chatting with you all. Cause we are awesome for succeeding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzylizzard Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 @Midna - that dream sounds so scary! The sugar dragon getting hold of me once we're done is actually a really big fear of mine, my sugar dragon makes me want to eat ANYTHING bad. I've learned eating sugar is a trigger for my cravings of grains, cheese, salty snacks, etc too. Hope everyone is having an awesome day 30! It continues to surprise me how much I learn from every Whole30. While it didn't do everything I was hoping for, it did help with a lot of things I didn't even think to hope for. I feel so much better than I did just 30 days ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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