[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=spdrun]Commute by bike if possible. Or swim.[/quote]
Good idea… But the question was weight gain with age. If exercise doesn’t become forever part of lifestyle, then weight will come back. The other part of the equation is diet.
Become a food elitist. Very few things should be good enough to be called “soooo goooood.” Only the top 10% in quality should deserve your desire.[/quote]Agree with all of this (incl spdrun’s suggestions) except that not everyone can become a “food elitist.” I’m supporting my youngest kid thru college right now (room and board) and cannot afford to buy expensive halibut, salmon and organic vegetables. However, I do my best to shop Vons Just4U and the sales to pick up the stuff I need when it is on sale.
I have never and will never pay anywhere near “full price” for anything in a grocery store …. ever. Even if I need groceries for a holiday BBQ or potluck I’m going to or inviting people over for, I shop way in advance little by little to get whatever I need at a rock bottom prices for the event. When I walk into a grocery store, I pick up only the “specials” on my list and leave. Nothing is so important that it can’t wait for a trip to another store (which has it on special) or another week … when it is on special. For milk, bread and eggs, I get them at Grocery Outlet, unless they are on special at a mainstream grocery store which I already have a list for. It is rare to beat Grocery Outlet’s prices for everyday staples, including common produce.
My plan only works if you are surrounded by stores within a 3-mile radius and I am. And you need to go on your computer or smartphone every Wednesday and create a list of “specials” to buy. I print mine out cuz I don’t have a smartphone.
As an aside, I also pack non-perishable groceries in my trunk that I will end up having to find somewhere else on my road trips, including toiletries which are expensive on the road (such as backups of a certain eye drop, allergy med, insect repellent or cold medicine, etc). I frequently find myself in rural areas where there is little choice in groceries to buy and little competition, making the prices much higher than home … that is, IF you can find the item at all. And Von’s rules state that Just4U discounts only work in your region (in my case, SD County). However, I loaded my card from my home computer and then drove to CO last year (over 1100 miles away) and found that a couple of the things I bought which I had loaded on my card as J4U discounts took in a Safeway just outside of Boulder when I punched in my phone number! Not sure if it will work in all states with Safeway stores but this is just an FYI.
