I was just wondering if anyone has ever started their daily calorie count with dinner and carrying through up until dinner the next day? (I lead the average 8-5, M-F, day life.) I have no problem staying low in calories until dinner time. I always eat dinner with my parents or my boyfriend and his daughter... as a family. This is where I sometimes blow my count for the day. That means same food for everyone. So, it's not really a situation where I can pick what everyone else will be eating.
Which brings me to my next dilema... I work full-time, my boyfriend is a full-time college student (online). I am the only one working. Since we aren't married, he recieves food stamps but it's not a ton so we really have to watch our food budget (and everything else). I've noticed that eating healthy at home can get VERY expensive, VERY quickly. While my boyfriend is more supportive than I could ever hope for (cooking low calorie meals with lots of fresh veggies and protein whenever he can), the reality is that we can only afford those "great for you" meals twice a month or less. Most times, we're stuck with Hamburger Helper (and sometimes canned veggies), which I love, but not the healthiest. I can handle the 1 cup prepared portion and a buncha canned veggies and be VERY satisfied. I just can't help cringing at the thought of what I might be putting in my body with all the processed ingredients.
For lunches I usually have a Nissan Cup Noodles (again to save money), with the juices drained after cooking, hopefully that cuts down on some of the sodium.
OH! Just this weekend we discovered that ground turkey is healthier and cheaper than ground beef! Now, let's just hope my BF likes it enough to choose that over beef, lol. (He does most the shopping and cooking, since he's home during the day.)
HELP!!!