Grocery bills going up?

Mine only went down the first 5 or so months while I was eating very little. Now it is back to what it used to be. Sometiems even more because I buy a lot of fresh produce now and a lot of meats.

As for an after surgery budget, don't forget to factor in your protein supplements and all those vitamins.

I bet mine is higher (though I don't really keep track).  I buy a lot more meats and cheeses and things that cost more. 

My husband just said to me the other day that he thought our grocery bill would go down since I'd eat less, but that he thinks it's gone up because I can eat almost what I ate as a pre-op at this point (18 months out), but I'm eating more expensive stuff.  He's right.  I CAN EAT!

I'm one whose groceries have gone up.  I lived on breads and carby snacks pre DS.  Now my groceries include tons of bacon, steak, shrimp, chicken, sausage, and cheese.

I splurge on cheese and spend a lot on it.  I also buy 2-4 ribeye steaks a week.  I also cook a pound of bacon every 2 days. 

I also buy a lot of butter and cream cheese.

But ymmv.

~Becky

My grocery bill has not gone up, even though beef prices are much higher now.    I am cooking for far less people these days, so that accounts for it, but I think it's all pretty relative.    I've always cooked whole with whole foods, fresh meats, etc., so there's really not much difference.

Our grocery bill went up quite a bit.  The trade off for us is that we don't go out nearly as much as we used to preop.  It's easy to shell out $100 for dinner at a restaurant with 4 teenage sons.  Now we put that into higher quality groceries and enjoy cooking at home.  So, it all works out in the end I guess, but DS definitely did not "save" us money on groceries.  It "saved" our lives.  That's a nice trade-off.

We are like you.  I think whatever extra we spend on groceries will be more than made up for by the money we save by not eating out/getting fast food.

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Mine have gone up about $20-$30 a week.

Its cheap to eat like crap:) Simple carbs are REALLLLY cheap... pasta, potatoes, bread...etc.

100% whole wheat stuff is expensive, not to mention protien.  I buy so much more meat and cheese now, that stuff adds up quick. 

If I spent more time and energy on shopping I could probably cut my cost, but I am more of a convenience shopper then a sale shopper. 

Oh and I forgot to mention that I eat A LOT!!! 

I don't eat as much as I did at one sitting prior to surgery but I eat about every 2-3 hours, so it probably works out to be about as much volume wise.

 

MAN! We went to the grocery store yesterday and were going to buy steaks. (We'd been doing a liquid carb cleanse and it was what we were both CRAVING. lol) It was INSANE! Fresh chicken here is just as expensive. I will be eating a lot of fish post-op. lol Thank GOD I am in Scandinavia.