I have been stuggling with my weight for a very long time. It wasn't until fairly recently that I have been afraid for my wellbeing due to my unhealthy weight gain. Over the past 3yrs I have gone from 175lbs to 200lbs to 250lbs to 220lbs. I can feel my body telling me, I am killing myself. Not to mention the day to day stresses that play their part in my slow death.

I want to live a healthy lifestyle. The major change I need to make is in my diet. It seems much simpler to just buy processed foods. I mean they are cheaper then going to the grocery store and buying vegetables, lean meats, whole grain, whole wheat breads, and protein drinks.

Maybe I am not a good enough shopper to know where I can get the healthy food at a decent price where I won't break my minuscule bank account. I don't think personal trainers, nutritionists, and dieticians understand what it is like to shop for healthy food items and can only afford the pack of bottle waters. When you look for healthy food items, sugar free, or fat free items.. you look at it's contents. They contain things that aren't good for you.

It's so easy to just go to walmart or your favorite grocery store and go and buy 20 packs of ramen noddles, a box with 10 hot pockets, 2 large bags of chips and 20 packs of koolaid and only spend maybe $10-$20. Those ramen noddles can be stretched out over a long period of time, just like those bags of chips and the hot pockets.

What do they expect? This is becoming extremely frustrating. I don't want to become a diabetic, or have hypertension but it seems like these food and produce companies want me to. Otherwise, buying fresh veggies, lean meats, protein drinks and the like wouldn't cost so dang much.

Why is it cheaper to go to McDonalds, Burger King, or Wendy's and order junk food from the $1 menu. You go to the healthy food and have to spend more then $5 for a salad and you haven't even purchased a drink yet.