Survey...$$$ Saved ???

To those of you post op folks. Have you found that you are saving money by not shopping for so many groceries or are the vitamins and supplements costing as much ? Thanks !

So far even with the Vitamines and stuff I have saved all kinds of money! Especially since I cant go to McDonalds or anything anymore!!!

Actually I spend more on groceries because of all the seafood and fresh veggies I buy. I use to use a lot of coupons before - you know - cookies, cereal, frozen foods, ice cream. It seems like most of the things I buy now I can never find coupons for. I also shop a couple of times a week now so the veggies and fruit are fresh.

I'm saving money, not to meantion the monthly pills I was having to take for my blood pressure and everything else. Amy

I don't think I'm saving much. I buy very high quality food; for the little bit I can eat, I want it to be all good stuff. I also throw out a lot of food. I buy in as small a quantity as I can, but I live alone, and I get very tired of things after two or three times. After a few reheatings, leftovers don't agree as well, either. But, you know what? I don't care if I'm spending more or less: I feel great!

Well, we used to eat out for at LEAST $150 a week, if not more (we love sit-down restaraunts). My vitamins only cost me $25.00 a month. I am trying to get my protein without using supplements, but if I do supplement, it's with a $4 Zero Carb Isopure, which at the most would cost me $28 a week. Of course, then I must also buy groceries for my husband and daughter, but I still figure that I'm making out like a bandit.

Yikes I never thought of the money saved by not buying meds. That's a small fortune in itself!

i'm saving a TON of money. my husband and i were just talking about this yesterday in the supermarket. i was spending WAY more money on all my 'goodies' i had every night when i got home from work... then i remembered that i was eating at mc donalds every morning before work - about $5/day which adds up. then on the weekends we would always eat out about 4 times... we still go out on the weekends but i don't generally order anything for myself... i just take a bit off my husbands plate - so that's been cut in half. i buy expensive protein powder (isopure) and expensive seafood... so little of it, though. even with my new expensive powders, vits, extras like beef jerky, i'm still spending much less - which helps me justify the new clothes i am always buying Deb open RNY 3/5/04 -82

Saving a fortune. I'm buying more expensive foods, but in such small portions that I'm still way ahead. And when eating out, I'm the cheapest date in town. Dx

Carbs are bad, but they are also cheap. Protein is good, but not as cheap JR