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RE: Is it really that expensive?

sandradeee — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:35:18 GMT

[quote][b]madzy (7/11/2009)[/b][hr]Hi just on this i went into TF today to get some shakes and saw that registration has gone up from $15.00 to $81.10 since I joined 4 weeks ago... I think this is stupid to rise it by SOOOO MUCH![/quote]

Maybe it's a 'Special' and includes a weeks worth of shakes and 'stuff' to get you started :O)

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Vixxsin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:49:57 GMT

[quote][b]sandradeee (7/11/2009)[/b][hr][quote][b]Vixxsin ~ Take 2 ~ (7/11/2009)[/b][hr]Thanks! :D I think I will make my own batch up when I run out...im all for cost cutting :)[/quote]

Definately - another option is to just eat more fibrous fruit and vege. If our diets are varied we probably don't really need extra fibre :O)

Your MIL sounds like a bit of dragon by the way lol ;)[/quote]

Yeah I try to eat more fruit n veg...I just like the thickness of the shakes with the fibre in it...keeps me fuller for longer.

Ohhh she is...you have no idea.....she is very controlling and you have to do everything her way....even when it comes to raising my own son.....she even used to take him for walks and say to people he was her son.... :doze: even if it was a joke its not funny.....im just glad she is living overseas at the moment.

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Sandy. — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:31:10 GMT

Oooh something sounds wrong there, it must be a mistake.

RE: Is it really that expensive?

madzy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:13:02 GMT

Hi just on this i went into TF today to get some shakes and saw that registration has gone up from $15.00 to $81.10 since I joined 4 weeks ago... I think this is stupid to rise it by SOOOO MUCH!

RE: Is it really that expensive?

sandradeee — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:40:09 GMT

[quote][b]Vixxsin ~ Take 2 ~ (7/11/2009)[/b][hr]Thanks! :D I think I will make my own batch up when I run out...im all for cost cutting :)[/quote]

Definately - another option is to just eat more fibrous fruit and vege. If our diets are varied we probably don't really need extra fibre :O)

Your MIL sounds like a bit of dragon by the way lol ;)

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Vixxsin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:30:32 GMT

Thanks! :D I think I will make my own batch up when I run out...im all for cost cutting :)

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Sandy. — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:29:03 GMT

I leave out the Red Clover as I cannot find it :P

And yes it tastes very similar to TF fibre. Well I think actually the same.

I find it great in my slices such a Banana Bread, Apple Cinnamon Slice and my all time favourite, Carrot Cake :D

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Vixxsin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:16:43 GMT

[quote][b]Sandy. (5/11/2009)[/b][hr]To make my own fibre I mix the following ingredients together, this makes a mix similar to the TF fibre, the only thing I leave out is the Red Clover. This will last me quite a few months.

2 packets Psyllium Husks (Coles or Woolies)

1 Packet Oat Bran (Health Food Store)

1 Packet Rice Bran (Health Food Store)

1 Packet Slippery Elm (Coles, Woolies or a Health Food Store)[/quote]

Hey Sandy

Can I ask why you leave out the Red Clover??
and also does it taste like the TF fibre or better?

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Sandy. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:18:03 GMT

To make my own fibre I mix the following ingredients together, this makes a mix similar to the TF fibre, the only thing I leave out is the Red Clover. This will last me quite a few months.

2 packets Psyllium Husks (Coles or Woolies)

1 Packet Oat Bran (Health Food Store)

1 Packet Rice Bran (Health Food Store)

1 Packet Slippery Elm (Coles, Woolies or a Health Food Store)

RE: Is it really that expensive?

~~Mountain-Maiden~~ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:56:41 GMT

what a cool mum!!!!:w00t:

RE: Is it really that expensive?

~~Mountain-Maiden~~ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:55:35 GMT

BLOODY MIL'S :alien:lol

RE: Is it really that expensive?

CairnsMum — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:53:28 GMT

Hi all, I am really lucky that my Mum pays for my TF each week. What a great Mum hey! She lost 15kgs earlier this year on TF and she was starting to worry about my weight, so she suggested I give it a go and she would pay for it. To be honest I could not afford it on my own - as I am not working at the moment and it already costs us a fortune to feed our family of four. I think if I were single it would work out cheaper than buying my lunch each day at work... It probably depends on individual circumstances as to whether people find it expensive or not.

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Vixxsin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:49:39 GMT

[quote][b]~~Mountain-Maiden~~ (4/11/2009)[/b][hr]wholey dooley sandra, save those pennies and move to aust

vixxen, you can grow fruit veges in pots :) or at least some of them, strawberrys are good in hanging pots, and lettuce, cabbage, shallots, fruit trees, herbs, all sorts of things - unless of course she wont let you have pots of plants or even hanging pots[/quote]

Nope no pots, hanging pots....nada!!! :doze:

RE: Is it really that expensive?

~~Mountain-Maiden~~ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:30:18 GMT

wholey dooley sandra, save those pennies and move to aust

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Vixxsin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:22:42 GMT

[quote][b]sandradeee (4/11/2009)[/b][hr][quote][b]Vixxsin ~ Take 2 ~ (4/11/2009)[/b][hr][quote][b]Sarah Darling (4/11/2009)[/b][hr]Really? I find vege shopping REALLY cheap! I bought a mountain of vegetables yesterday, which all up cost me $22 and essentially, I was spending that on junk food a week![/quote]

Hmm well I dont know if its the area i am living in...but mushrooms are $10 a kilo, cauliflowers were nearly $3 each!!..bananas $5/k and so on....and buying for 3 people, and knowing i have to have 3 cups of veggies a day it adds up very quick.[/quote]

Have you thought of getting a small vege box... you don't need much room to grow and abundance of tomatoes/lettuce/spring onions to make basic salads :O)[/quote]

I did in the past at my old place....but I live in my mother in laws house and its a 'show' home and she doesnt want anything to taint that. Not even a portable one that I could take away with me when we move *sigh*, one day. :D

My dream is to own a little hobby farm. *dreams away*

RE: Is it really that expensive?

sandradeee — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:12:05 GMT

[quote][b]Vixxsin ~ Take 2 ~ (4/11/2009)[/b][hr][quote][b]Sarah Darling (4/11/2009)[/b][hr]Really? I find vege shopping REALLY cheap! I bought a mountain of vegetables yesterday, which all up cost me $22 and essentially, I was spending that on junk food a week![/quote]

Have you thought of getting a small vege box... you don't need much room to grow and abundance of tomatoes/lettuce/spring onions to make basic salads :O)

RE: Is it really that expensive?

sandradeee — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:09:29 GMT

I don't think it's crazy priced, but I do believe it's more expensive than "just eating right".

TF is about $80 a week over here in NZ, before you buy chromium/fibre/vitamins/sugarfree treats fruit and vege...for one person, I think that's alot - would be about $120 with all the other stuff added.

Compared to grocery bill of fruit/vege/seafood for around $70-$80 inclusive for me and my dog.

I have a friend who shops for 2 adults 2 kids for $150pw. She also has 2 dogs and 3 cats!!! And another mate who shops for 1 adult/2 kids and says it costs her over $200 regardlesss.....

Bargains are there if you hunt them down, but you do have to look :O)

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Vixxsin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:28:46 GMT

[quote][b]Twinriffic (4/11/2009)[/b][hr]thanks vixxsin.

We have farmers markets near us (chandler) but I don't go all that often as i find it painful to do some shopping at woolies, then the butcher then go every sunday to the markets as well.

Our grocery bill is normally in excess of $200 which includes meat and all fruit/vege etc, but excludes nappies, but this is feeding 2 adults and two 2 year olds and covers b/fast, lunch & dinners and snacks. My dh probably buys once a week at work and we barely eat out now that I can't![/quote]

Phew ok so my grocery bill being $200 including nappies etc...isnt too bad then....i wish i could do it for $150 but thats pushing it.

I do shop at woolies...only because I dont like the butchers in our area..they are dodgier than the supermarket chains..go figure... (like i said I am VERY fussy when it comes to meats) I am almost tempted to buy direct from a farm and get half a cow and get them to chop it up....u can do that for about $150-200 and they cut it into roasts, chops, sausages etc. (sorry to the vegetarians out there lol)

Also like you i find it more convenient shopping in the one place instead of galavanting across the countryside to shop at different places.

I'll sort myself out one way or another....lol....just not used to the lack of customer service and fresh produce up here in Brissie compared to what I have been used to in the past....my local butcher in Adelaide has been kicking around for bout 30 years I think...i remember going in there getting cuts of deli meats and that. He was the butcher that you could talk to for hours...and he cuts up ALL your meat fresh. Nothing pleased me more seeing that carcass come out, the cleaver ripping into the flesh and bones....and then mum making a delicious meal out of it with all the fresh veggies she grew in the backyard.

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Twinriffic — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:01:43 GMT

thanks vixxsin.

We have farmers markets near us (chandler) but I don't go all that often as i find it painful to do some shopping at woolies, then the butcher then go every sunday to the markets as well.

RE: Is it really that expensive?

~~Mountain-Maiden~~ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:53:36 GMT

what area are you in? There are markets down there, what about going there?

Where do you do your shopping??? I dont ever get my meat or veges from woolies or places like that, always from the butcher and the grocer -- they are mostly cheaper also and the food is so much fresher

The best meat i have ever eatten and bought comes from beerwah meats on the sunshine coast, those guys are the absolute best (i know you are miles from there)

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Vixxsin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:03:28 GMT

[quote][b]~~Mountain-Maiden~~ (4/11/2009)[/b][hr]ohh vixxen see if you can go to a growers own, or a fruit shop -- i got cauli's the other day for 79c each, bananas 2.99 conti cucumbers 1.00 each, tomatos 99c kg, eggplant 3.99kg, mushies are about 8.00kg, but i always pick them without the stems (yep i am one of those horrible people who leave stems in the box) and i never buy more then what i will use in a few days. Cabbage was about 2.50 a head (and they were huge). Asparagus was 1.99 a bunch, celery was 1.60, beans about 5kg, snap peas 5kg, sprouts 2.99kg. fruit well, i go for whatever is on special -- these were all at a fruit shop on sunday, as growers on wasnt open. I also buy potatos for the rest of the family and get them on special 5kg for 5.99 or a 10kg sack for $8, pumpkin, i buy from the farmers -- and anything else i can get off them lol

i also look up where i live, theres only one store, and on different days they have differnt things on special, so i take advantage of that, and walk down there to pick the specials up :)

I also buy frozen spinach, brussel sprouts (yummmmmmmm), cauli and broccoli (if it works out to be cheaper), aussie stir fry mix, country harvest winter veges mix, and i always have frozen, beans corn, onion etc, just in case (yep i buy frozen cut onions cause i have two little girls who like peeling onions and rubbin their eyes after)

The price you are paying for bananas i would want the skin to be at least gold plated -- thats really really expensive

and i aint happy atm, cause stonefruits are coming into season and i dont think we can have any wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh[/quote]

Oh my, so cheap!!! I live in a yuppy area....thats why its so expensive...because they can afford to have prices so high, grates me. You know I really miss Adelaide, its so cheap and the produce is just so superior to QLD. Even the meats are fresher and better. Can you tell I am home sick?? :P

I am thinking of going to a farmers market like i used to do in adelaide but dont know any close by to where I live.

RE: Is it really that expensive?

~~Mountain-Maiden~~ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:09:02 GMT

ohh vixxen see if you can go to a growers own, or a fruit shop -- i got cauli's the other day for 79c each, bananas 2.99 conti cucumbers 1.00 each, tomatos 99c kg, eggplant 3.99kg, mushies are about 8.00kg, but i always pick them without the stems (yep i am one of those horrible people who leave stems in the box) and i never buy more then what i will use in a few days. Cabbage was about 2.50 a head (and they were huge). Asparagus was 1.99 a bunch, celery was 1.60, beans about 5kg, snap peas 5kg, sprouts 2.99kg. fruit well, i go for whatever is on special -- these were all at a fruit shop on sunday, as growers on wasnt open. I also buy potatos for the rest of the family and get them on special 5kg for 5.99 or a 10kg sack for $8, pumpkin, i buy from the farmers -- and anything else i can get off them lol

i also look up where i live, theres only one store, and on different days they have differnt things on special, so i take advantage of that, and walk down there to pick the specials up :)

The price you are paying for bananas i would want the skin to be at least gold plated -- thats really really expensive

and i aint happy atm, cause stonefruits are coming into season and i dont think we can have any wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Sarah Darling — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:02:07 GMT

Ahh, That's probablly the difference. Because I only have to buy little bits of everything, because I'm only feeding me!

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Vixxsin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:46:05 GMT

[quote][b]Sarah Darling (4/11/2009)[/b][hr]Really? I find vege shopping REALLY cheap! I bought a mountain of vegetables yesterday, which all up cost me $22 and essentially, I was spending that on junk food a week![/quote]

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Sarah Darling — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:46:30 GMT

Really? I find vege shopping REALLY cheap! I bought a mountain of vegetables yesterday, which all up cost me $22 and essentially, I was spending that on junk food a week!

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Vixxsin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:07:16 GMT

[quote][b]Twinriffic (4/11/2009)[/b][hr][quote]Having to cook seperate meals for me, my partner and toddler has meant food bills have increased by about $20-50 a week[/quote]

May I ask why you prepare different meals for them?

I have a dh and two 2 year olds and they eat the same foods for dinner as me (of course I omit the carbs on my plate and dish up more vege), but generally speaking there is no different purchases just for them.

Sorry Vixxsin for the pry!...just quite curious[/quote]

Because my partner is a fussy eater and will only eat a number of things....if its healthy he wont eat it. And for me I have been eating caulirice and broccoli every night, and eat sausages most nights (its cheap) So I cook additional veggies for my son and cook different meats for him so that at least one of us in the family can eat right and have variety. Normally when being off TF I would eat the same as my partner, curry and rice, 2min mi goreng noodles...really cheap, yet fattening stuff. So yeah buying more fresh things (for my diet) has increased my food bill. Like i said my son and making sure he eats a healthy balanced diet is more important than what I shove down my throat. He is #1 and I buy all the stuff he needs before I go and get stuff for me and my partner.

This week I have planned my main meals so that my 18mo can have the same as me. I might actually be able to eat something besides sausages....hoorah. it just means my food bill will be even higher. Mine is normally $200+ for the 3 of us. That includes nappies, formula etc.

Like sandy said, the fruit and veg bills are expensive....its not cheap these days,and because i would eat maybe 1 cup and have to now increase to 3 cups + a day plus fruit for me. Its more expensive.

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Twinriffic — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:49:27 GMT

[quote]Having to cook seperate meals for me, my partner and toddler has meant food bills have increased by about $20-50 a week[/quote]

May I ask why you prepare different meals for them?

Sorry Vixxsin for the pry!...just quite curious

RE: Is it really that expensive?

~~Mountain-Maiden~~ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:47:56 GMT

hey sandy, how do you make your own fibre???

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Sandy. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:11:40 GMT

I don't find it expensive at all.

I make my own fibre which is a lot cheaper.

the only thing I find expensive is the fruit and vege shopping. Damn it is expensive to be healthy :D

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Sarah Darling — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:16:56 GMT

All up, will all my meals being on the diet costs me about $100 a week. Which is significantly under what I was spending previously. I'd buy breakfast at work $5, I'd have lunch at work $8, I'd buy dinner for myself and my roommate $20... By the end of the week I'd spent about $200 on food! And then I'd go drinking of a weekend and probablly spend another $50!

All up, The diet is cheaper. Much cheaper.

RE: Is it really that expensive?

~~Mountain-Maiden~~ — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:10:29 GMT

I dont think it is all that expensive. yes the vitamens, fibre and chromium make it expensive to start off with, but, if you divide the cost by the length of time you have them its not expensive at all. Its under $50 a week but, if you add up the cost of take out, nuts (for me lol), sweets, cappicinnos, etc, then really its probably cheaper.

Ohh i should add too, that yes i have a family who eat a lot, but they eat healthy. We have not had to sacrific too much (except my cappiccinos (wahhhhhhhhh i love them) . But i tell you what, i go to the shop, and i see all these other kids throwing tantrums and winging cause they want this ice cream, or sweet, or whatever, and my kids say ohhh mum, look nectarines can we get some -- all have my kids have been like that, and so we have really saved because our kids dont want the junky foods, so we dont have it here.

I also figure, i gave up smoking so i have saved this family a carton of ciggies a week, and i dont drink, dont smoke, dont do anything illegal, dont play the pokies, and if i want to spend the money on myself that i have saved, well, no one would want to say a word to me about me spoiling me lol.................

its my time lol

RE: Is it really that expensive?

Vixxsin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:44:30 GMT

For me its been a little more expensive...only because what I was eating prior was coming to around $1-2 a serve for brekkie/lunches....also I am now buying more fresh fruit and vegetables than I did previously as I would let my toddler have all the good fresh foods and me and the other half would eat the cheap stuff (rice and curries etc) Having to cook seperate meals for me, my partner and toddler has meant food bills have increased by about $20-50 a week...that might not seem like much but as we are both on Centrelink benefits (my partner studies full time, and im a stay at home mum)...it makes it very difficult.

Is it really that expensive?

Twinriffic — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:21:38 GMT

I hear/read that tf is so expensive and a primary reason that some stop the program.

Have you found it to be expensive?

I know for me it hasn't been. I did expect it to be, but have found i am actually coming in on my weekly food budget or saving!

I'd contribute this to smaller portions and less consumption of food in general - plus I am planning our meals and not overbuying.