How much does everyone spend on food

[DeadWeather]

Hi team,

I have been feeling really frustrated lately with the amount of money I am spending on food, mostly because I am wasting most of it through b/p.

I realize that many of you might not know this if you still are living with your parents, but for those that are buying their own stuff, I am curious how often people go grocery shopping, and how much you are spending.

I am pretty sure that pre-mia, I went shopping like one big trip a month, and then maybe little ones for fruit and stuff. But now, it's like $100 every two weeks, with a mini trip in the middle.

This is so redic, I may be forced to stop bp just because i can't afford it! But maybe that's a good thing.

I guess if you were poor, you really couldnt' afford to have this problem. Do people that are mia every switch to ana, or is it only the other way around?

Thanks.

PS. no bp today! but i dont' really have food left, so.....but twice yesteday, boo. and on bread and butter and sugar. That's rock bottom for me.

[nathrakh]

All depends for me. I used to be really cheap with food, only spending 1 bucks per day. Cheap oatmeal + skimmed milk. 39 cents per package. Before i started binge purging. Then i started binge purrge and just ate bigger quantities of those and went up like 2 bucks per day. Then i started Binge purging pies, and loads of cereal and all and went up to like 5/10 bucks per day. Im a person whos really carefull with money and never likes spending money, but recently i have just been buying what i like to eat, and what has low kcals instead of what is most cheap so is a bit more expensive, as i figured it has no point being uber cheap. I only live once and it has no point hoarding money. But im gonna get to the point here since im always making many big posts while i only have to give like a 2 word answer :P Meh guess im lonely :p.

I think i spend on average 10 euro per day right now. But since i usually eat 1,5-2k kcals per day, or 3k-4k per 2 days it all varies. Since i just buy a truckload of salads and vegetables and fruits wich is really expensive. And some nice low kcal icecream or yogurt. Or complete salads wich are like 3 bucks each, and then i eat 3 of those :p But eating truckload of vegetables is the only way to binge without having to purge, and it tastes pretty coolio(since im trying to stop B/P)

[zci]

well yes, I spend a lot of money, I spend maybe like at least 80 to 100 $ a week, then I also buy smokes, and sometimes wine...so I know it is def not exactly healthy for my wallet either:-( and then sometimes I buy a lunch salad, and I go out...I must say, I do spend a lot on my ed...but there are weeks like the last one, where I didnt dare go into a grocery store, bc of anxiety and I was just frustrated, so sometimes it holds me out more than one week...and I am working on healthy shopping (and with it healthy spending) with my dietition :-)