The Red Pill / Budgeting

RJAZ520

RJAZ520

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You may or may not be familiar with the matrix philosophy. Where Morpheus offers Neo Two pills, A red one, and a blue one. The blue one, allows Neo to return to the matrix living life as normal, ignorant to the "truth" The red pill... gives Neo the "...truth, and nothing more"

I'm glad I took the red pill, and now truly understand thermodynamics (at least on a usable level that suits my needs). Gone are the days of ignorance, that allowed me to consume slice after slice of pizza, soda after soda, entire bags of chips. I know what the "cost" of calories is. And I know how many calories I earn a day.

Its comparable to people that don't make a lot of money, but live beyond their means using credit. But instead of large debt. Eating this way, gives you a large body. If you have a large debt, you make a plan, form a budget, and stay within your allowance you give yourself. If you want more money, you do something to make more income, or you cut your spending

2nd job = exercise
Cutting cost = eating less / food with calories.

Priorities

When making a budget, the first things you account for, are your most important expenses. House payment/rent, other NECESSITIES

House payment = Protein hit your requirements - I go for 1g / lb of body weight MINIMUM. no excuses

Fat = I'm not gonna claim to know the formula for this one. Someone told me at least 90g. So that's what i go for.

Discretionary funds

After you account for your NEEDS. The rest can be spent on your WANTS

"fun money" or discretionary funds = Carbs
feel free to spend whatever you have left on whatever you want.

As long as you are within your calorie budget.
 
i saw the thread titled 'the red pill' and was like it's gotta be something to do with morpheus...lol!

i think that was a really great post, i read somewhere in your diary your into math and i can definitely see that through this post. it makes weight loss feel so real, i've never thought as my excess weight being debt and like how you said when this happens we should plan and make a budget and stick to it.

thanks! 'twas, a really good read! :hurray:
 
I have been looking at calories like a "budget" too and it works, because I stick to my budget.

But I never considered that the extra weight (and I may be extrapolating from what you said) that it was "debt" -- like a credit card -- and I need to pay it off by "tightening" my belt, and eating less calories, until I reach my goal weight, which is when I've paid off the "debt". Then, I can figure out if I can afford to eat those extra or high-cal things that I love, but I can't do that now, until I pay back my debt.

Does that make sense?

It makes perfect sense to me, and for the first time ever, I'm eating under my calorie allocation (1800 cal, I've been eating 1600 or less). I'm not a big fan of having debt, and the fat on my body is a "debt." I borrowed too many calories in the past.

I love this!
 
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