Completely at a loss. I know what I’m supposed
to do (eat healthier, be more active, shed excess weight-about 50lbs)
but I don’t truly know how I want to get back at it. I have several
great options available….
1. Planet fitness (year plan is $99 (about 8.53mo); open 7 days a week; 30 mins from home; 5 mins from work)
2. YMCA (13 week challenge for $200 offers weekly class (tues night) that teaches you specifics about food and requires tracking food/emotions; offers access to fabulous fitness ctr 7 days a week during that 13 week period; 10 mins from home; 30 mins from work)
3. Weight Watchers ($42 mo/approx. (about $128 for 13 weeks); unlimited meetings; online tracking; weekly weigh ins; meetings are at various locations).
4. Follow weight watchers at home ($0 since I know how the program works) and use treadmill at home.
I was really successful at weight loss utilizing
Weight Watcher meetings (verse on my own). I went into it with the
attitude “I will give them 3 months to make me a believer.” I followed
their program pretty close and in about 8 months
lost 55lbs. A few months out of that time I used the YMCA fitness
center. But I started thinking about money and how expensive it was all
getting...about 75 a month…but I love to spend money elsewhere and
things piled up so I stopped going to both stating
that I could “do it on my own”. 47 lbs later here I am contemplating
what to do….
Anyhow…back to deciding and soliciting opinions….
I know ALL of the programs work but which one
should I choose. I Like WW because it’s flexible and I can eat my own
food choices (vs someone telling me what to eat) but I wasn’t so
disciplined when I wasn’t going to the meetings. Planet
fitness is a wonderful place (and damn such a great price) BUT I don’t
like working out during my lunch and getting to it after work is
sometimes a pain in the rear (I sat thru 3 lights one time before I
could get to it) and of course I’m not driving 30 mins
on the weekend to work out for 30 mins to an hour. If money were of NO
concern I would sign up for the YMCA (year membership is about $453)
because the one of two locations is 5 mins from the house, opens at 530
am during the week….and if I took the class
it would only be an extra $100.
The biggest thing here that I’m realizing…is
that no matter what/how I choose to be more active, eat healthier, and
lose 50lbs is that I need to put my mind into it “all in”. Just like
when I first went to WW….
