Another 90-Day Adventure Begins

I recently started a new job as a Health Coach, a lateral move within the same company but more closely aligned with my career goals. I counsel people on behavior change and adopting a healthier lifestyle. This includes eating healthy, exercising, losing weight, managing stress, sleep hygiene, quitting tobacco, etc. This job combines two things I am passionate about: helping people and healthful lifestyle. It's amazing how much you can reduce your risk of major illness just by eating right, exercising, and managing your weight: cancer, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease... the list goes on.

In this new role I work with people at various stages of readiness to change. Many people have been referred by their doctor, who wants them to lose weight, but they don't yet want it for themselves. This becomes apparent when I hear the long list of barriers to change.

I started this blog to test the validity of a popular barrier: healthy food is expensive. My plan is to spend no more than $150/month on food, for a total of $450 in 90 days. AND that will include one meal per week eaten out. AND the food will be local as much as possible.

Can it be done? I don't know. I don't really watch what I spend on food in a typical month. However, I do know that it's too much. I love food, I love to cook, I love to enjoy delicious food at good restaurants. Food is where I spend a lot of my discretionary income. This will be a challenge.