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“One of the things people need to realize about sugar is that it is essentially a drug, something that elicits an emotional and automatic response in the body that is not healthy and can erode your discipline as a healthy eater.”
― Nick Meyer, Dirt Cheap Weight Loss: 101 Tips for Losing Weight on a Budget

“One of the keys to losing weight on a budget is to start shopping for foods that can boost your health and to be willing to spend a little more individually on things that can make the biggest difference.”
― Nick Meyer, Dirt Cheap Weight Loss: 101 Tips for Losing Weight on a Budget

“Simply put, don't be afraid to give your body a break when it's needed and don't feel tied down to any particular meal structure or rules of eating. Instead, listen to your body and give it all of the best foods, rest, water, movement (to get the lympathic system flowing to ease elimination) and other things it needs in order to help it do its job more efficiently.”
― Nick Meyer, Dirt Cheap Weight Loss: 101 Tips for Losing Weight on a Budget

“bananas contain prebiotics which help to feed the probiotics (good bacteria) within the gut, supporting proper digestion and all-important gut health.”
― Nick Meyer, Dirt Cheap Weight Loss: 101 Tips for Losing Weight on a Budget

“Oftentimes we'll be discouraged by them, but the fact of the matter is that as long as we're making progress and learning from our mistakes, it's only a matter of time before we end up where we want to be.”
― Nick Meyer, Dirt Cheap Weight Loss: 101 Tips for Losing Weight on a Budget

“The quality of the food you eat, and the additional things like herbs, spices, apple cider vinegar, fermented foods, vegetable juices, higher quality salts, lowering or reducing sugar, white flour and processed junk allows for your body to fuel itself and support a healthy metabolism and body chemistry in new ways that benefit your physique.   A big part of healthy sustainable weight loss, losing fat (not muscle) is to eat healthy, consistently and to replace that junk with higher quality foods from the earth, not from a bag, box or can.   And when you do that, exercise becomes less valuable in your goals over time, though it can still be used whenever you want to accelerate your weight loss.”
― Nick Meyer, Dirt Cheap Weight Loss: 101 Tips for Losing Weight on a Budget

“Pets also have a similar effect, and have a way of getting people moving that comes naturally.”
― Nick Meyer, Dirt Cheap Weight Loss: 101 Tips for Losing Weight on a Budget

“The good news is that changing your mindset is essentially free. The bad news (okay, we don’t like that term so forget we even said it, this is more of a “challenge”) is that it takes a lot of practice, repetition, and mental willpower to make it happen.”
― Nick Meyer, Dirt Cheap Weight Loss: 101 Tips for Losing Weight on a Budget

“In fact, it actually makes weight management even harder for the vast majority of people who consume it.   The study, from the University of Texas Health Center San Antonio, observed 474 elderly people. A total of 9.5 years later it was found that diet soda drinkers had waist circumferences that were 70 percent greater than those who did not drink diet soda. Those who drank diet soda the most, at least two per day, had waist sizes that were 500 percent greater than those who didn’t drink diet soda at all.   Another study from”
― Nick Meyer, Dirt Cheap Weight Loss: 101 Tips for Losing Weight on a Budget

“Go Bananas- Bananas are rich in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, fiber, potassium, biotin and copper, among other essential minerals.   They are a quick and easily digested source of energy to support a pre-workout routine and are also a great source of fiber to cleanse the colon and intestines. ”
― Nick Meyer, Dirt Cheap Weight Loss: 101 Tips for Losing Weight on a Budget