Want to lose a few pounds? It seems to me that the first best option is becoming vegan. Next best option: go on a super tight budget. Now I'm not saying that everyone needs to lose a few pounds, but when on a tight budget it is almost inevitable. When you budget out snacks and eating out, and drinking at bars, what else is there that gets you over-weight in the first place? The only things you eat (if you're a vegan) are healthy diners, left overs for lunch, and bagels for breakfast. Healthy, yet minimal. it's not that we decided to NOT east snacks, eat out at restaurants, and drink at bars (in fact we do those things on rare occasion) there just is not enough money in our $150 a week budget to accommodate much more than groceries and a few other necessities. Besides, not drinking alcohol regularly alone is a great way to not gain a few. Also, lucky for us, our restaurant tastes are on the cheap side. Falafel, coffee, maybe Peace Food Cafe if we're feeling wild.
It's not only a "diet" plan, but an exercise plan too. What do you do in your free time when you can't spend any money? No movies, no bars, no restaurants? In NYC... no problem. You walk around. You walk to parks, you walk in parks, you walk in museums (especially ones that have miles and miles of art and mind blowing natural history artifacts. You walk around town, check stuff out. That is what New York is here for. You do donation Yoga. Everything that you can do for free is going to require some physical activity.
So needless to say, we both have dropped a few pounds and are feeling pretty good on $150 a week.
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