Isha
Full Member
Hi Everyone,
This is my 4th week on LT and I've saved a fortune.
Our food bills are much lower (just £36/week for me) and we no longer buy wine etc. which is savng us a lot of money! No more snacks, readymade sandwiches, meals out or chocolate bars. I know that some people have to pay more than I do for my LT (partcularly in NI) which I think is very unfair.
I've also seen our food waste amost disappear - because we're buying just for my OH, we tend to do it more frequently so we're throwing hardly anything away (we had cut down anyway).
All this got me interested in how I'm going to manage things when back on real food and I decided to buy some herbs to grow. Not one to do anything by halves, I got a bit carried away and bought salad leaves, peppers and cucumbers as well (I should say that I hate gardening!).
All should be ready in about 6 weeks or so, just in time for me to eat them. I'm seriously considering plating carrots, potatoes and leeks - I think this diet has unhinged my brain!
I really like the idea of fresh food and I've always been put off by using salad things which have been in the fridge for more than a few hours.
So here's hoping I don't lose interest and stick with it.
Has anyone else started organising their lives differently or doing new things?
Please don't mention chickens because I might be tempted!!!
This is my 4th week on LT and I've saved a fortune.
Our food bills are much lower (just £36/week for me) and we no longer buy wine etc. which is savng us a lot of money! No more snacks, readymade sandwiches, meals out or chocolate bars. I know that some people have to pay more than I do for my LT (partcularly in NI) which I think is very unfair.
I've also seen our food waste amost disappear - because we're buying just for my OH, we tend to do it more frequently so we're throwing hardly anything away (we had cut down anyway).
All this got me interested in how I'm going to manage things when back on real food and I decided to buy some herbs to grow. Not one to do anything by halves, I got a bit carried away and bought salad leaves, peppers and cucumbers as well (I should say that I hate gardening!).
All should be ready in about 6 weeks or so, just in time for me to eat them. I'm seriously considering plating carrots, potatoes and leeks - I think this diet has unhinged my brain!
I really like the idea of fresh food and I've always been put off by using salad things which have been in the fridge for more than a few hours.
So here's hoping I don't lose interest and stick with it.
Has anyone else started organising their lives differently or doing new things?
Please don't mention chickens because I might be tempted!!!