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Tin Foil Yamakah wrote:
Yeah i had to to it

~screams~ Get away from me you lunatic!!! ~looks in the mirror~ Yes, I meant you!


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Wow! Finally getting around to watching Arrow. So far season one has hit the mark. I did not expect a bullseye, since it was such a longshot. But it has gotten to the point.


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Starting to come to my attention that I need to start getting back in shape and eating better. Problem is, a) I have basically no money, and b) my back is shot and my knees are on their way out. Any suggestions?


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Yoga. Build your flexibility first


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Yoda. That little green bastard can work magic.


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Time for some old man kung fu. Tai Chi. Planet fitness. Yoga.

Dark Archive

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Mornin' FaWtL! I hope everyone is well today, has a lovely day ahead and had a good weekend. Take care all! :)

Silver Crusade

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Sharoth wrote:
Wow! Finally getting around to watching Arrow. So far season one has hit the mark. I did not expect a bullseye, since it was such a longshot. But it has gotten to the point.

*groans*

Silver Crusade

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The bandages are off my hand, but everything is really stiff. It's going to take some time to regain any flexibility I think. It's progress...


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David M Mallon wrote:
Starting to come to my attention that I need to start getting back in shape and eating better. Problem is, a) I have basically no money, and b) my back is shot and my knees are on their way out. Any suggestions?

I second (third...whatever) the suggestions for tai chi and yoga. You can find a bunch of good lessons on YouTube and while a yoga mat is nice it isn't strictly essential, so you can do either with no equipment.

If you want some recipes and/or suggestions for how to not be malnourished while wishing you had enough money to be on a shoestring budget, I can probably help. Been there, done that. I can at least steer you away from my mistakes. Hint: eating nothing but rice for a month, not the best idea. But it does beat going hungry. (Sometimes I wonder how I actually survived my twenties...)

Silver Crusade

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David M Mallon wrote:
Starting to come to my attention that I need to start getting back in shape and eating better. Problem is, a) I have basically no money, and b) my back is shot and my knees are on their way out. Any suggestions?

While I have not tried yoga myself, my wifes best friend teaches it and she has RA.

Stay away from my college meals of choice. Top ramen and mac and cheese made with water instead of milk.


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David M Mallon wrote:
Starting to come to my attention that I need to start getting back in shape and eating better. Problem is, a) I have basically no money, and b) my back is shot and my knees are on their way out. Any suggestions?

Eating healthier is more expensive, so you will end up eating less. I have read of people eating well off dumpster diving grocery stores because of all the discarded produce, or scavenging in other ways. Take it how you will. I have not tried it.

To get in shape with a bad back and knees, start with a no-cost home regimen. First, get your core strong to help support your back. Not your abs, your core. Here's a nice set of exercises for your core. Do those a lot. Typical theraputic reps are 3 sets of 10 for each, resting between sets as needed, but a lot of core moves (like planking) require holding the pose for as long as you can. Start with shooting for 15 seconds and use 3 minutes as an ultimate goal, adding 15 seconds every couple of days.

To help your knees (and I don't know exactly what is wrong with them but stronger is always better), strengthen the muscles by doing at least straight-leg lifts: front, back, side. My PT recommended 3 sets of 100 each day. She has me do them standing on one leg, lifting the other to the front, side, and back as many times as possible until the 100 count is reached. Switch from front to side when the front exhausts, then side to back when side is toast, then back to front and so on until the 100 are complete in each direction. Then switch legs and do it again. Do that morning, noon, and evening to get to the 300 total for each of the 6 leg-directions. If you can get a set of ankle weights at a garage sale, it will be even more effective.

Simple balancing exercises will help your core and legs, too. Stand on one leg and try a bunch of different poses, keeping your balance the whole time. A SERIOUSLY killer exercise is to stand on one leg and touch your toes very slowly about 15-20 times, 3x on each leg. Do it with weights in your hands if you want to suffer greatly. Zowie!

On top of those, do regular calisthenics: push-ups, etc. Try doing squats. Even with my need-replacement knees, I can do some squats by pointing my toes outward and proceeding slowly. With knees, let your pain be your guide.

I swear to you, if you do core and knee exercises faithfully, you will see improvements in your life within 3-4 weeks even if you're in terrible shape. You do have to push yourself and endure some pain, but it's worth it. Once your back and knees are less troublesome, your options for cardio and other exercises expand.

If you come into some cash, I highly recommend TRX straps. They give you a lot of freedom to exercise using body weight very effectively for strengthening. I use them at the gym and absolutely love them. One of those giant sitty balls is also helpful. Sitting on it routinely (especially with your feet together) improves core strength, and there are a bunch of exercises you can do with it that also help core.

For cardio, do as much walking as you can manage. You might want to do a week or two of core and leg strengthening before you start walking, to avoid damaging any shaky joints. Try to find a cheapo bike on craigslist.

If you can, find a place to swim or water walk. I've been in despair at the cost of pool membership around here, but this weekend found that a reservoir very close to us has a $55/year membership which includes a beach which is open from 0530 to 2100. That will give me tons of time to work out. It will probably be cold and miserable, but that's better than doing nothing or doing cardio that will damage my knees further.

Hope this helps. All the old-fashioned calisthenics still work well (like the old Canadian Air Force exercises or other military workouts) if you adapt them for low-impact to save your back and knees. Look for walking trails nearby that have exercise stations for pull-ups, etc. Your tax dollars at work.

Yoga and/or stretching are great and necessary complement for strength training to keep from getting muscle bound and to improve your balance.

Hope this helps. I've been in the same boat lately and this has all been useful for me.


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I disagree that eating healthier is more expensive. It just requires some smart shopping and a lot more cooking from scratch. And a lot less meat. That stuff gets expensive quick. But it can be done without starving. Or feeling like you're starving.

Huh. You know, I did not realize that was something I felt so passionately about. Weird. Anyhow, I was raised on 'health food' so I guess that's part of it.


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Yeah, if you cook for yourself, eating healthy is cheaper than trying to eat out healthy. A burger, fries, and sweet soft drink is a lot cheaper than, say, a salad with grilled chicken at fast food places.

One writer did a very nice tally of energy availability based on the $29/week food stamp allowance showing how difficult it is to get sufficient calories from healthier food using a $29/week budget. Here it is.


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Celestial Healer wrote:
The bandages are off my hand, but everything is really stiff. It's going to take some time to regain any flexibility I think. It's progress...

*resists urge to make dirty joke about how to make it limber again*


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lynora wrote:

I disagree that eating healthier is more expensive. It just requires some smart shopping and a lot more cooking from scratch. And a lot less meat. That stuff gets expensive quick. But it can be done without starving. Or feeling like you're starving.

Huh. You know, I did not realize that was something I felt so passionately about. Weird. Anyhow, I was raised on 'health food' so I guess that's part of it.

I loved seeing Gwyneth Paltrow's attempt at the $29/week diet, because it really said everything you needed to know.

There was a picture of what she bought. Brown rice. Leafy greens. Some olive oil. Dried beans.

An incredibly healthy, incredibly sensible diet for someone on a starvation budget.

And her food lasted... 3 days before she was out of money.

Treppa's point is excellent -- it's easy to get sufficient calories per day by getting one McDonald's meal a day. It's nigh impossible to do it if you try to eat fresh vegetables.

(Says the man who spent almost $100 on Saturday for fresh produce for his family for the week...)

EDIT: Linky to what she bought. Not exactly, "I'm a spendthrift" fare... Yeah, the limes and parsley show some cluelessness, but it's mostly, "I'd like to eat healthy for a week," stuff.


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FAWTL health minute, huzzah!

Eating healthy on the cheap isn't impossible. It really depends on where you live. When you live where I do it's easy To find a farmers market. Other areas, not so much.


Celestial Healer wrote:
The bandages are off my hand, but everything is really stiff. It's going to take some time to regain any flexibility I think. It's progress...

maybe we should go to lorelei. Lots of heavy beer and heavy German food. I hear that's great for making one limber, if drunk.


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Treppa wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
Starting to come to my attention that I need to start getting back in shape and eating better. Problem is, a) I have basically no money, and b) my back is shot and my knees are on their way out. Any suggestions?

Eating healthier is more expensive, so you will end up eating less. I have read of people eating well off dumpster diving grocery stores because of all the discarded produce, or scavenging in other ways. Take it how you will. I have not tried it.

To get in shape with a bad back and knees, start with a no-cost home regimen. First, get your core strong to help support your back. Not your abs, your core. Here's a nice set of exercises for your core. Do those a lot. Typical theraputic reps are 3 sets of 10 for each, resting between sets as needed, but a lot of core moves (like planking) require holding the pose for as long as you can. Start with shooting for 15 seconds and use 3 minutes as an ultimate goal, adding 15 seconds every couple of days.

To help your knees (and I don't know exactly what is wrong with them but stronger is always better), strengthen the muscles by doing at least straight-leg lifts: front, back, side. My PT recommended 3 sets of 100 each day. She has me do them standing on one leg, lifting the other to the front, side, and back as many times as possible until the 100 count is reached. Switch from front to side when the front exhausts, then side to back when side is toast, then back to front and so on until the 100 are complete in each direction. Then switch legs and do it again. Do that morning, noon, and evening to get to the 300 total for each of the 6 leg-directions. If you can get a set of ankle weights at a garage sale, it will be even more effective....

will be using some of this tonight. It's RAW POWER DAY!


Paizocon, anyone?

Grand Lodge

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PAIZOCON :D


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I'll be the one at the bar with the cardboard sign that says "WILL WRITE GAME MATERIAL FOR DRINKS."

Grand Lodge

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Look for the hat. No one notices the hat. :/


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Treppa and Lynora wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
Starting to come to my attention that I need to start getting back in shape and eating better. Problem is, a) I have basically no money, and b) my back is shot and my knees are on their way out. Any suggestions?
...Excellent advice...

My staples were bulk rice, dried beans, legumes/nuts, lentils, chicken thighs, cheaper cuts of less-tender not-too-lean beef (slow cooking makes it tender), eggs, unflavored greek yogurt, tea bags, store-brand peanut butter, canned non-albacore tuna. Plan on making use of fresh produce when it comes into season (see next). Keep an eye on weekly flyers for sales. I've found I can often get nuts/PB and jarred spices on sale at dollar stores, and eggs on sale at the local CVS/Walgreens.

Invest in an inexpensive crockpot-style slow cooker and a set of reusable resealable plastic containers, cook in batches (on days off from work & major chores), and freeze the leftovers in single-serving sizes for easy reheating; this assumes you can spare the room in a freezer and have a microwave.

Also buy a filtration water pitcher and learn to stay hydrated on water. Even buying new filters as needed (keep vigilant on those sales), it's still much cheaper than bottled water, and cheaper still than other pre-prepared beverages. A little lemon/lime juice or muddled mint can go a long way in making plain filtered water less yucky.

Get some small pots that'll fit in windowsills or on a small patio and grow commonly-used herbs: Italian and/or Thai basil, chives, Italian parsley, mint, etc. Most herbs grow like weeds. It's much cheaper to grow your own fresh that you harvest when ready, than buying them from a supermarket with a short window before they go bad. If you grow too much, you can whiz up herb "pesto" with olive oil and your choice of nuts, pour into ice cube trays to freeze in teaspoon/tablespoon amounts, then pop them into a resealable freezer bag or container to take out when needed.

If you have more room, grow arugula/rocket, leaf lettuce, and other leafy greens that have flavor; you can trim off what you need and they'll regrow back throughout the season. Likewise, if you have the room and like the taste, grow your own mild/hot peppers, garlic, or something else you like. If you save and clean the seeds from your grown herbs and peppers, you can keep them in a air-tight plastic bag/container in the freezer until it's time to plant them again. If you brew coffee or tea, the leftover (cooled) grounds are good top-dressing fertilizer.

When you slow-cook rice, beans, legumes, lentils, grains, etc. make sure you season the cooking liquids (don't reuse your re-hydrating water). Cook in broth (go easy on the salt as it'll cook down) if you can, or include a little skimmed-off fat and the scrapped-up browned bits of meat (sucs/fond) from a previous batch of chicken or bacon.

Eating healthy is important, but don't completely cut out fat, sugar/honey, salt, or flavor. Making sure you get enough protein is important for feeling satisfied/full (and for health). If you cut back too much, you'll likely have stronger cravings and be much more tempted to "cheat" with crappy fast food or processed junk food. Try to think of it as a marathon, but one where you will win.


TriOmegaZero wrote:
Look for the hat. No one notices the hat. :/

Either the hat or the tat would be readily noticed. And I'm not kidding about the sign. Buy me a drink and give me a list of creatures, environment, and hazards/traps/special effects to use, and an email address, and I'll design a side-trek style encounter which will be written up and emailed to the provider of libations following the con.


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NobodysHome wrote:
lynora wrote:

I disagree that eating healthier is more expensive. It just requires some smart shopping and a lot more cooking from scratch. And a lot less meat. That stuff gets expensive quick. But it can be done without starving. Or feeling like you're starving.

Huh. You know, I did not realize that was something I felt so passionately about. Weird. Anyhow, I was raised on 'health food' so I guess that's part of it.

I loved seeing Gwyneth Paltrow's attempt at the $29/week diet, because it really said everything you needed to know.

There was a picture of what she bought. Brown rice. Leafy greens. Some olive oil. Dried beans.

An incredibly healthy, incredibly sensible diet for someone on a starvation budget.

And her food lasted... 3 days before she was out of money.

Treppa's point is excellent -- it's easy to get sufficient calories per day by getting one McDonald's meal a day. It's nigh impossible to do it if you try to eat fresh vegetables.

(Says the man who spent almost $100 on Saturday for fresh produce for his family for the week...)

EDIT: Linky to what she bought. Not exactly, "I'm a spendthrift" fare... Yeah, the limes and parsley show some cluelessness, but it's mostly, "I'd like to eat healthy for a week," stuff.

Oh, I think we can all agree that Gwyneth Paltrow is a bit clueless about shopping on a tight budget. Good first effort though.

Also of course produce for a whole family is that expensive. The more people you add and all that. :)
The article Treppa linked also gave an example of how someone could spend that amount of money, eat fairly healthy, and still get sufficient calories. That shopping list looked very familiar. Not an exact match but pretty similar to how I shopped when money was super tight. So it kinda proves what I was saying, which is that it is possible. Not fun, but possible. Obviously it's a lot nicer when you have more money and can buy nicer stuff and more variety of fruits and veggies. I've just seen a lot of people eat nutritionally poor food because they didn't know they had better options. sometimes with dire health consequences. And I know it doesn't have to be that way.


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Shadowborn wrote:
Paizocon, anyone?

They keep organizing it on the wrong side of the world...

Grand Lodge

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Drejk wrote:
Shadowborn wrote:
Paizocon, anyone?
They keep organizing it on the wrong side of the world...

If we can just get that teleporter working...


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Drejk wrote:
Shadowborn wrote:
Paizocon, anyone?
They keep organizing it on the wrong side of the world...

Being only a half hour flight away, I'm afraid I'm a bit biased towards the current set-up.


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Drejk wrote:
Shadowborn wrote:
Paizocon, anyone?
They keep organizing it on the wrong side of the world...

IKR!

There needs to be a PaizoCon East. And a FAWTLCON northeast.


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Ambrosia Slaad wrote:
Treppa and Lynora wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
Starting to come to my attention that I need to start getting back in shape and eating better. Problem is, a) I have basically no money, and b) my back is shot and my knees are on their way out. Any suggestions?
...Excellent advice...

My staples were bulk rice, dried beans, legumes/nuts, lentils, chicken thighs, cheaper cuts of less-tender not-too-lean beef (slow cooking makes it tender), eggs, unflavored greek yogurt, tea bags, store-brand peanut butter, canned non-albacore tuna. Plan on making use of fresh produce when it comes into season (see next). Keep an eye on weekly flyers for sales. I've found I can often get nuts/PB and jarred spices on sale at dollar stores, and eggs on sale at the local CVS/Walgreens.

Invest in an inexpensive crockpot-style slow cooker and a set of reusable resealable plastic containers, cook in batches (on days off from work & major chores), and freeze the leftovers in single-serving sizes for easy reheating; this assumes you can spare the room in a freezer and have a microwave.

Also buy a filtration water pitcher and learn to stay hydrated on water. Even buying new filters as needed (keep vigilant on those sales), it's still much cheaper than bottled water, and cheaper still than other pre-prepared beverages. A little lemon/lime juice or muddled mint can go a long way in making plain filtered water less yucky.

Get some small pots that'll fit in windowsills or on a small patio and grow commonly-used herbs: Italian and/or Thai basil, chives, Italian parsley, mint, etc. Most herbs grow like weeds. It's much cheaper to grow your own fresh that you harvest when ready, than buying them from a supermarket with a short window before they go bad. If you grow too much, you can whiz up herb "pesto" with olive oil and your choice of nuts, pour into ice cube trays to freeze in teaspoon/tablespoon amounts, then pop them into a resealable freezer bag or container to take out when needed.

If you have more room,...

I hereby rename my workout after the trinity of FAWTL Health Goddesses.

Today is Treppa Day.


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Ambrosia Slaad wrote:
Treppa and Lynora wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
Starting to come to my attention that I need to start getting back in shape and eating better. Problem is, a) I have basically no money, and b) my back is shot and my knees are on their way out. Any suggestions?
...Excellent advice...
...slaadish ramblings...

Now I feel like we should be all co-writing a food blog for tight-budgeted gamers.

This may be a mental diversion on my part to avoid writing on the RPG project.


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Ambrosia Slaad wrote:
Ambrosia Slaad wrote:
Treppa and Lynora wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
Starting to come to my attention that I need to start getting back in shape and eating better. Problem is, a) I have basically no money, and b) my back is shot and my knees are on their way out. Any suggestions?
...Excellent advice...
...slaadish ramblings...

Now I feel like we should be all co-writing a food blog for tight-budgeted gamers.

I have been somewhat interested in this for some time. I worry for the health of the average tabletop gamer.

We're not as young as we used to be. The days of chips and mountain dew are long past for most of us. One of the most gifted DMs I have ever known is turning 40 today. 40!

We need to find a way to keep the dice rolling, not our bellies.


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Less than a month until the young Princess of Summer graduates into middle school, she's been ending the year on a high note, she's been nailing all her projects without any parental bailouts or coups (not that we take over stuff, the fact we don't puts us in the minority at her school:-D) next weekend, weather pending we get the veggies planted (you can eat veggies on a s%+#ty budget, just takes hard work and a little planning :-)


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The LAST thing you want is for me to do a food blog here.

As I've mentioned, half our group works for tech companies, and we are all ardent foodies who are incapable of saving for tomorrow...

We eat well, and, unfortunately, it shows...


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So it's my wife's birthday today, on her birthday in addition to all the fun stuff we do I do every last chore, cooking, cleaning, etc instead of we doing it 50/50.

The first thing my wife does is accidentally drop a huge glass jar full of pickles, which shatters into a thousand pieces. She's then like "Whoops, it's my birthday, not my problem"

Ever spend a few hours carefully picking tiny sharp bits of glass out of a foul soup of vinegary pickle juice?

I have proven my love today, Happy birthday wifey!=)


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Yuugasa wrote:

So it's my wife's birthday today, on her birthday in addition to all the fun stuff we do I do every last chore, cooking, cleaning, etc instead of we doing it 50/50.

The first thing my wife does is accidentally drop a huge glass jar full of pickles, which shatters into a thousand pieces. She's then like "Whoops, it's my birthday, not my problem"

Ever spend a few hours carefully picking tiny sharp bits of glass out of a foul soup of vinegary pickle juice?

I have proven my love today, Happy birthday wifey!=)

o_o


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Final armor. Check.
Fifth weapon. Check.
Eye of Myrgato. Killed.
Eye of Alagath. Killed.
Final boss. Killed.

Spoiler:
Valdis soul? Stolen!

*sigh* I love Gilda.


Need to get around to playing that. Tried a couple days ago, game crashed on me. Also need a controller without a stuck left-trigger key.


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lynora wrote:

Oh, I think we can all agree that Gwyneth Paltrow is a bit clueless about shopping on a tight budget. Good first effort though.

Also of course produce for a whole family is that expensive. The more people you add and all that. :)
The article Treppa linked also gave an example of how someone could spend that amount of money, eat fairly healthy, and still get sufficient calories. That shopping list looked very familiar. Not an exact match but pretty similar to how I shopped when money was super tight. So it kinda proves what I was saying, which is that it is possible. Not fun, but possible. Obviously it's a lot nicer when you have more money and can buy nicer stuff and more variety of fruits and veggies. I've just seen a lot of people eat nutritionally poor food because they didn't know they had better options. sometimes with dire health consequences. And I know it doesn't have to be that way.

First, let me be 100% clear that I agree with every single point you make.

In my eyes, the issue is that it's either, "Spend some time researching how to produce well-balanced meals on an ultra-tight budget", or, "Go to McD's for the $1.99 special."

For most people, choosing the latter is a no-brainer. Literally. Which is where I think we all started our recommendations for "healthy diets on a budget".

Harder, but infinitely better for you...


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Ambrosia Slaad wrote:

My staples were bulk rice, dried beans, legumes/nuts, lentils, chicken thighs, cheaper cuts of less-tender not-too-lean beef (slow cooking makes it tender), eggs, unflavored greek yogurt, tea bags, store-brand peanut butter, canned non-albacore tuna. Plan on making use of fresh produce when it comes into season (see next). Keep an eye on weekly flyers for sales. I've found I can often get nuts/PB and jarred spices on sale at dollar stores, and eggs on sale at the local CVS/Walgreens.

Invest in an inexpensive crockpot-style slow cooker and a set of reusable resealable plastic containers, cook in batches (on days off from work & major chores), and freeze the leftovers in single-serving sizes for easy reheating; this assumes you can spare the room in a freezer and have a microwave.

This is pretty much what I do during the week. On Sunday, I make a stew consisting of:

Spoiler:

Enough cooking bacon to cover the bottom of the little cauldron (£1.99 a pack, a pack lasts two weeks), 1 x clove of garlic (30-40p), 2-3 chilis (not sure), 1 x onion (40p?), 1 x leek (50-60p), some potatoes (99p for a kilo - only use 5 or 6 small ones), 2 x tins of chopped tomatoes (31p each), a tin of kidney beans (60p), a tin of sweetcorn (40p), lentils, pearl barley, various seasonings (cost negligible, since bought in bulk) and coriander (99p a bunch).

This will easily feed me for 5 days, at a cost of around £6-£7, or $10 in cowrie shells, cattle, wives or whatever else you people use for currency. Breakfast will be bread & fruit, dinner a chicken or hummus sandwich or something, with veg.

Will get slightly more adventurous at weekends, but not very.


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I still try to wrap my mind about idea that buying a large bag of potatoes, large bag of carrots, some other vegetables, and some chicken in USA is more expensive than buying already prepared food that would last for the same time as the meals made from those components...


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NobodysHome wrote:
one McDonald's meal a day

^Pretty much my current food intake, especially now that my fridge has been non-functional for almost three weeks.


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Limeylongears wrote:

This is pretty much what I do during the week. On Sunday, I make a stew consisting of:

** spoiler omitted **

This will easily feed me for 5 days, at a cost of around £6-£7, or $10 in cowrie shells, cattle, wives or whatever else you people use for currency. Breakfast will be bread & fruit, dinner a chicken or hummus sandwich or something, with veg.

In my area, double those prices if you want the s~!+ty canned versions, or quadruple them if you want anything close to fresh. (Yes, I did do a rough pounds to dollars conversion)


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Ambrosia Slaad wrote:
Ambrosia Slaad wrote:
Treppa and Lynora wrote:
David M Mallon wrote:
Starting to come to my attention that I need to start getting back in shape and eating better. Problem is, a) I have basically no money, and b) my back is shot and my knees are on their way out. Any suggestions?
...Excellent advice...
...slaadish ramblings...

Now I feel like we should be all co-writing a food blog for tight-budgeted gamers.

This may be a mental diversion on my part to avoid writing on the RPG project.

Do EAT!!! ~runs from the vengeful anti-pun mob~


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NobodysHome wrote:
lynora wrote:

Oh, I think we can all agree that Gwyneth Paltrow is a bit clueless about shopping on a tight budget. Good first effort though.

Also of course produce for a whole family is that expensive. The more people you add and all that. :)
The article Treppa linked also gave an example of how someone could spend that amount of money, eat fairly healthy, and still get sufficient calories. That shopping list looked very familiar. Not an exact match but pretty similar to how I shopped when money was super tight. So it kinda proves what I was saying, which is that it is possible. Not fun, but possible. Obviously it's a lot nicer when you have more money and can buy nicer stuff and more variety of fruits and veggies. I've just seen a lot of people eat nutritionally poor food because they didn't know they had better options. sometimes with dire health consequences. And I know it doesn't have to be that way.

First, let me be 100% clear that I agree with every single point you make.

In my eyes, the issue is that it's either, "Spend some time researching how to produce well-balanced meals on an ultra-tight budget", or, "Go to McD's for the $1.99 special."

For most people, choosing the latter is a no-brainer. Literally. Which is where I think we all started our recommendations for "healthy diets on a budget".

Harder, but infinitely better for you...

That is the reason why I am fast, cheap, AND easy! ~sighs~


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David M Mallon wrote:
Limeylongears wrote:

This is pretty much what I do during the week. On Sunday, I make a stew consisting of:

** spoiler omitted **

This will easily feed me for 5 days, at a cost of around £6-£7, or $10 in cowrie shells, cattle, wives or whatever else you people use for currency. Breakfast will be bread & fruit, dinner a chicken or hummus sandwich or something, with veg.

In my area, double those prices if you want the s!*+ty canned versions, or quadruple them if you want anything close to fresh. (Yes, I did do a rough pounds to dollars conversion)

"Let's break with the Crown, it's robbing us blind with the taxes!"


David M Mallon wrote:
NobodysHome wrote:
one McDonald's meal a day
^Pretty much my current food intake, especially now that my fridge has been non-functional for almost three weeks.

Geez. Does your negligent a*$+*!+ landlord look edible? >:(


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David M Mallon wrote:
NobodysHome wrote:
one McDonald's meal a day
^Pretty much my current food intake, especially now that my fridge has been non-functional for almost three weeks.

Holy hell! If that isn't illegal it should be. :(

Silver Crusade

David M Mallon wrote:
NobodysHome wrote:
one McDonald's meal a day
^Pretty much my current food intake, especially now that my fridge has been non-functional for almost three weeks.

Wait...your fridge has been broken for 3 weeks. That is beyond wrong it is downright illegal.

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