Comments on: A Frugal and Sensible Diet & Weight Loss Mindset

By: 7 Diet Mindset Sites

7 Diet Mindset Sites — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:56:53 +0000

[...] there are some factors that can truly affect your success rate and help you dump the diet mindset.A Frugal and Sensible Diet & Weight Loss MindsetJun 4, 2009 This post is a collection of tips I followed to help me lose 30 poundsThe Diet [...]

By: Save Money and Benefit with Homemade Products

Save Money and Benefit with Homemade Products — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:10:30 +0000

[...] Increased health – when you create your own products you will undoubtedly be very choosy as to the health considerations each product will have on you and your family; and because you are in full control of production, you stand to cut out more and more items that can be detrimental to your health. This mindset change has helped me and my wife to lose weight and eat better. [...]

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:16:52 +0000

Ha ha… you got it!

By: Steve in W MA

Steve in W MA — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:28:02 +0000

You’re a lean, mean, debt-fighting machine!

By: Payton

Payton — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:32:33 +0000

My mouth is already watering just from reading this post. Continue these awesome posts.

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:59:47 +0000

That’s sweet. I’ve been drinking several liters of water a day for nearly a few years now… and I’ll never go back. I recently started using a quart sized mason jar because it’s cheap and it’s glass – totally inert.

By: Steve in W MA

Steve in W MA — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:51:57 +0000

For the last two months, during work hours, I have been drinking only water from my Nalgene water bottle. No more trips to the cafe for coffee, or even to the back room to prepare tea with milk and sugar.

Once I’m home I’ll have other things like a beer or milk or tea…but when I’m out of the house it’s water that I’m carrying with me.

I think it’s a great habit. And drinking it out of one container all the time (instead of just using whatever cups or mugs are around) has helped me reinforce the habit visually and tactilely. It’s also been reminding me of the founder of the company I work at, who always used to drink water at work, always out of the same reused Poland Springs water bottle that looked like he had been using for 5 years straight.

By: Huge Food Recall - Are You Tired of Contaminated Food?

Huge Food Recall - Are You Tired of Contaminated Food? — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:32:49 +0000

[...] several other articles on DFA regarding this topic, so if you are interested check these out:A Frugal and Sensible Diet & Weight Loss MindsetLocalvore – Eat Local Foods and Save MoneyGrocery Hacks – How To Save Money on GroceriesI also [...]

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:07:09 +0000

Yeah, that pretty much backs up exactly what I say in the post. Thanks April.

By: April

April — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:00:48 +0000

Just an FYI–cheese and butter contain saturated fat, not trans fats. Whether you believe in God, or mother nature, or evolution, or whatever, eggs, cheese, butter, etc. were made that way. If we were only meant to eat the white of the egg, God wouldn’t have given us the yolk! Check out the Weston A. Price foundation (www.westonaprice.org). They explain much better than I could why saturated fat is not what is making us fat and causing heart disease–it’s all the sugar and fake food we eat.

*Steps off soapbox*

By: Save Money | Dining Out vs. Groceries | Cost Analysis

Save Money | Dining Out vs. Groceries | Cost Analysis — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:12:46 +0000

[...] needed. Overeating unhealthy restaurant food was a behavior we practiced often before adopting our frugal and sensible diet and weight loss mindset. Like most Americans, when we go to an all-you-can-eat buffet it is very hard not to get our fill [...]

By: Obesity Costs More Than You Think | fivecentnickel.com

Obesity Costs More Than You Think | fivecentnickel.com — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:01:55 +0000

[...] Before we go any further, I should note that my wife and I have lost quite a bit of weight (60+ combined pounds) over the last year. We’ve completely changed our relationship with food and shopping, and have dramatically improved our health. For more information on our story you can read the testimony of our frugal weight loss mindset. [...]

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:12:22 +0000

Butter, cheese, eggs, popcorn, and ice creame are only bad if eaten from cows and chickens that are raised improperly.

We acquire all these items (along with most other products) from local organic farms, and actually pay less than we used to for the “regular” choice from the grocery store.

Also, it is not wise to eat any “low-fat” or “fat-free” items. The natural fats are stripped out and replaced with man made chemicals… no thanks.

Cheers.

By: sco

sco — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:01:04 +0000

I’ve also changed my diet (without being overweight) and the results are similar to yours. However, I think some of your items are not healthy:
- cheese, butter -> these are full of trans-fats. Just check the labels. I’ve replaced these with 4% cheese or dry cottage cheese and trans-fat free olive-oil based margarine.
- eggs -> too much cholesterol in egg yolks. I only eat 1-2 egg yolks a week and replaced the rest with egg whites (including in my home-made muffins/cookies)
- sugar -> as “Satan” as high fructose corn syrup. I’ve replaced it with sucralose (Splenda – even if it’s not God made, lol) and stevia.
- ice cream – no, frozen yogurt with 0% fat would be slightly better.
- popcorn with butter – this is almost like high fructose corn syrup, just not in liquid form

By: Mark Moran

Mark Moran — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:05:07 +0000

Great site, as an insurance health broker i see education as the way forward the weight loss and diet industry is full of rubbish designed just to releave people of there money great site.

Well done

Mark Moran

By: werner

werner — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:01:20 +0000

Hey great article! you know how it goes, change your life by changing your mindset! I specialize in weight loss for men and woman and for woman after giving birth, I always tell people your diet is only temporary, its the way you live your new life with your new weight that counts.
keep up the great work
kind regards,

By: Grocery Hacks - How To Save Money on Groceries | Debt Free Adventure!

Grocery Hacks - How To Save Money on Groceries | Debt Free Adventure! — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:36:32 +0000

[...] local farmer’s markets – my wife and I have switched to a predominately fresh, healthy, and organic diet. We have found a farmer at our local market who sells organic produce, honey, maple syrup, [...]

By: PF Bloggers Weight Loss Challenge Week 8 Results | Debt Free Adventure!

PF Bloggers Weight Loss Challenge Week 8 Results | Debt Free Adventure! — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:11:25 +0000

[...] stopped gorging myself at meals & switched to smaller more frequent [...]

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:04:37 +0000

Well said Bart, that is the exact philosophy my wife & I have adopted and the advice we give to others.

By: bart

bart — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:25:57 +0000

People should change their eating habit, not keep going on diets, what do you do when you finish your diet, you’re back to your eating habit which got you into trouble in the first place.