I came back to mention what the last 2 posters,adkpam and Rosie Real. When I began lcing, my shopping budget didn't change much. This was because there was no more chips, candy, or cookies or cereal in the house. My family is not low carbing so we will have some chips in the house. They never finish the bag before it goes stale and I throw it out. There are no cookies. I think that it was low carb junk that made shopping more expensive not the pork chops.I also realize that I was the one eating the majority of the junk that we had in the house.