the 20 dollar goal . . .

a few weeks ago i read *somewhere* about someone's attempt to stay within a food budget of $20 a week. like me, the person was single. i couldn't backtrack on that article to re-read it; my attempts to search it resulted in a couple of articles, but not what i'd initially read. today via another blog there was a review of a book about someone who was attempting to eat on only $1/day. that person's point was that it couldn't be done healthfully. surprised?

i have been somewhat intrigued about the $20 a week budget, though, and it has been something of a goal these past couple weeks. to be clear, it's not the intent of my blog. i just kinda, sorta want to challenge myself. i am insulin-resistant, so i have to eat quite healthfully. i can't skip meals; in fact, i need to eat something every couple hours. i am also trying to lose weight. there are a lot of diets available, but fundamentally i am simply counting calories, eating good carbs, and aiming to eat my nutrients. eating fewer calories should automatically result in spending fewer dollars, and the past few weeks this has been the case. (i have still had a couple meals out, funded by my entertainment dollars.) putting better thought into my food choices for quality and cost makes it more meaningful and, of course, it's "meaning" that flavors the abundant life.