I love homegrown tomatoes. I’ve got 3 beefsteak tomato vines and a dozen cherry tomato plants growing on the deck. The cherry tomato plants grow year around, so it’s great for salads and such. I did a post back in March about the easy herbs and veggies I grow every year if you’re interested.

I went vegan for about a month a few years ago… just to see if I could. Filled up on too much bread while I was eating salads. Wasn’t trying to lose weight, but like you said, I think I dropped 3lbs. Hardly significant.

That’s what my wife says!!

Yeah nothing worse than seeing a Doritos commercial during a football game. Fortunately for me, olestra chips were invented and the idea of the nasty after effects keep me from eating to many of them in one sitting.

I definitely think you have to turn off the TV if you want to live healthier. The Nintendo Wii could be a small argument against our idea, but I doubt very few people would have the same benefits as actually playing the real life version of the same game.

I’m also a huge opponent of vampire power/phantom power, and keep most of my electric devices on a power strip. I keep them out in the open so they’re always an eye sore so I remember to hit the off switch when not in use. Good stuff there.

Thanks for commenting.

Thanks, glad you liked it. There are several beneficial correlations between a frugal lifestyle: being a smart consumer, green(er) living, living a healthy lifestyle, etc.

I see your point where I only didn’t emphasize group exercise versus group happy hour as much. At the time, I thought it more important to emphasize the natural stress relief over the social benefits of exercising with your friends/coworkers, but I think you way might have been a better way to go.

Maybe a good post for the future considering the wide success of after kickball these days.

Thx for commenting.

Beans work! Solid source of protein and fiber for a fraction of what meat will cost.

Just sit downwind of me would ya! ;-)

You kinda touched on it in a couple of items, but I believe doing active things with friends – like hitting some balls on the tennis court or walking around the neighborhood – as opposed to going to the bar, a cafe, or even to the movies, is one great way to have some company while you get exercise on, save money, and avoid extra calories, all in one go.

I try to encourage my friends to accompany me to yoga and pilates, too. We always feel so great afterward, and it’s a lot cheaper than a trip to the wine bar.

Great list Matt, thanks man!