Pragmatic Finance

I have not only been trying to improve my finances, but also lose weight and get into better shape. I have had success in the finance area but not as much with the latter two. I have gotten into a good habit lately of working out several times a week. One of the most important aspects, in my opinion, is to get into a rythm of doing an activity as we tend to be creatures of habit. So hopefully I can keep this part up and not slack off. The other important thing is to improve my diet. I tend to eat alot of junk food when we have it around the house but I don’t really crave it when its not here.

I think I have a pretty good solution. I have decided to save money and weight by eliminating the purchase of junk food and soda. My belief about these situations is the best way, at least for me, is to go cold turkey. I have already purchased a water pitcher with a filter when I was at the drugstore. Now the difficult part I think will be to avoid buying junk food and soda from the grocery store. When I go there I almost always seem to get things I didn’t intend, even when I bring a list. If I can avoid buying that stuff while I’m there then I think I can do this. I almost completely gave up fast food near the beginning of this year. I didn’t think about it as a New Year’s resolution but I guess it kinda was in retrospect. I got cravings at the beginning and gave in a few times but now I rarely have them. That has not only saved me money but I think made my diet much more healthier.