How Resisting the Urge to Binge Eat Can Save You Money

How Resisting the Urge to Binge Eat Can Save You Money

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So you know that binge eating is bad for you, right? You know that if you stop bingeing you’ll probably lose weight. You’ll be healthier. Your self-image will improve and your confidence will increase. Your checking account will get fatter. Especially if you live in New York City (one of the most expensive cities in the world), then eating a lot of food will cost you – big time.

What? No one ever pointed out that you can save money by resisting the urge to binge? Pay attention. Sticking to a budget when eating in NYC can save you lots of money.

First, what do you eat when you binge? A gallon of ice cream? A bag of potato chips? A dozen cupcakes? A whole pizza? A bag of cookies? Two super-sized orders of french fries? A quart of dill pickles and then one of sweet to balance things out? A baker’s dozen of chocolate filled donuts? All of these and more? All bingers have their favorites, but most of their choices have at least two things in common: they’re low in nutritional value, and you usually don’t get them for free.

A gallon of ice cream can cost anywhere from less than $2 to over $8. You can have a large pizza delivered for $10 to $20, depending on what you want on it. You can see where this is going, right?

Let’s just say that your typical binge includes a gallon of premium ice cream ($8), a large pizza with extra cheese, pepperoni, and sausage ($15), a dozen filled donuts ($8), and a bag of potato chips ($3). One episode of bingeing could cost you over $30.

Now, how often do you binge? Once a month would cost you around $400 per year. Once a week would cost you almost $100 per month. That’s a whopping $1200 per year!

Just think of everything you could do with an extra $1200. You could use it to pay a month or two of rent. You could go on a shopping spree. You could even take a seven-day Caribbean cruise — with a balcony room, no less.

So pump up your self-discipline and get out there and resist those urges!

One last thing, don’t forget to buy yourself a new swimsuit for that cruise. You’ll want to show off the new body that you got from a year without bingeing.