Thu, Jul-03-08, 01:02
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New Member
Posts: 3
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Plan: CEA-HOW
Stats: 272/219/156
BF:
Progress: 46%
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Personally, I am broke as hell right now, but I really want to try the SP. It makes sound nutritional sense and I could stay on it for a long period of time. My last bout of ketogenic dieting totally drove me over the edge, and I can't stomach the thought of going through that again. I am also worried about the food costs of organic items, and with that being said:
I think maybe the message I am going to take home from the SP is to just do my best to avoid chemicals, period. Eat organic when you can, and when you can't, you do conventional. Just because you are throwing some non-organic items into the mix doesn't mean you aren't doing well. Even if you eat all conventional produce and meat and dairy on the SP, you will still be avoiding artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, perservatives, alcohol, over the counter drugs, prescription drugs (where possible) and caffeine. And you'll be eating low-carb. That sure sounds a heck of a lot better than where I'm at right now, organic or not!
I've found that there are certain items that are cheaper when you buy them frozen or in bulk (veggies, fruit, chicken). Canned beans are good, too. Organic cheese is hella expensive, so I usually don't go there. I look for sales, use coupons and try to "triage" my produce. This website has a list of what has the most residue--maybe you can try to go organic on these items only:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/org...de-residues.cfm
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