Friday, December 11, 2009
.25
Weighed in last night at Slimgenics, I am .25 pounds from my 20 pound milestone! This means, that I am down 24.75 pounds from my heaviest weight. Go me!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
It costs how much to be slim?
Last night I had my second major moment of sticker shock with Slimgenics. I never knew it would cost so much to loose weight. Every where you turn there is another reduction in size but it’s not only me losing weight; my wallet is getting skinny too!
The first shock was the initial price tag to “join” the program. I nearly choked on my lemon laced water, until I worked out the cost per week of it and realized that I am only really paying about $12.34 a week for the entire program including Balance and Weight Control Phases. Ok, not so bad, comparable even to W.W. weekly fee. Still, my reaction to the initial price tag went something like this:
“I have to pay it all at once? Oh, well, that could be a problem, no wait, I have a super hero coming to my rescue (thanks Mom!), here is the dough, and would you also like to have my first born child with that? No? That’s good, because I don’t have one yet.”
Then they tell you that you have to eat the snacks and the drink mix and stuff that they sell, another hidden little cost, but no more expensive really than W.W. snacks or stuff I would have purchased at the grocery store, it all balances out for the most part and I am still sticking to my weekly grocery budget.
Alright, 16 pounds down, doing good, getting into old clothes I haven’t worn in a while, no need to buy new pants just yet (but I know its coming at me eventually), maybe I should join a gym.
“I’m sorry, you want how much of my hard earned cash to come here and sweat? Maybe I didn’t tell you, but Slimgenics already has dibs on my first born, how about taking the 2nd child? First and Last months dues all at once, you are kidding me right? Wow! Um, I think I’ll go to Wal-Mart and buy a video.”
“This beginner yoga DVD, yoga mat and blocks cost what? Jeebus Cripes it’s a conspiracy! Forget it, I’ll just get a pedometer and walk it all off, never mind the fact that it’s currently -4 degrees outside and I’ll probably end up in the E.R. with hypothermia, it will likely be less expensive!”
Now I’ve been on the program over a month and I realize I am out of the recommended herbal blend, so last night I ask for a new bottle when I am purchasing my carb blockers and Omega Fish Oil blends. That’s when it hit’s me, the second major sticker shock of Slimgenics. Over one hundred and twenty dollars for some herbs, no freaking way! If this program wasn’t working so well, I would definitely think about giving up.
My mamma didn’t raise any quitters however, and so I asked my inside man to get them for me at their cost and now I’m off and running once again. I can tell you one thing, this is going to be a very expensive year!
The first shock was the initial price tag to “join” the program. I nearly choked on my lemon laced water, until I worked out the cost per week of it and realized that I am only really paying about $12.34 a week for the entire program including Balance and Weight Control Phases. Ok, not so bad, comparable even to W.W. weekly fee. Still, my reaction to the initial price tag went something like this:
“I have to pay it all at once? Oh, well, that could be a problem, no wait, I have a super hero coming to my rescue (thanks Mom!), here is the dough, and would you also like to have my first born child with that? No? That’s good, because I don’t have one yet.”
Then they tell you that you have to eat the snacks and the drink mix and stuff that they sell, another hidden little cost, but no more expensive really than W.W. snacks or stuff I would have purchased at the grocery store, it all balances out for the most part and I am still sticking to my weekly grocery budget.
Alright, 16 pounds down, doing good, getting into old clothes I haven’t worn in a while, no need to buy new pants just yet (but I know its coming at me eventually), maybe I should join a gym.
“I’m sorry, you want how much of my hard earned cash to come here and sweat? Maybe I didn’t tell you, but Slimgenics already has dibs on my first born, how about taking the 2nd child? First and Last months dues all at once, you are kidding me right? Wow! Um, I think I’ll go to Wal-Mart and buy a video.”
“This beginner yoga DVD, yoga mat and blocks cost what? Jeebus Cripes it’s a conspiracy! Forget it, I’ll just get a pedometer and walk it all off, never mind the fact that it’s currently -4 degrees outside and I’ll probably end up in the E.R. with hypothermia, it will likely be less expensive!”
Now I’ve been on the program over a month and I realize I am out of the recommended herbal blend, so last night I ask for a new bottle when I am purchasing my carb blockers and Omega Fish Oil blends. That’s when it hit’s me, the second major sticker shock of Slimgenics. Over one hundred and twenty dollars for some herbs, no freaking way! If this program wasn’t working so well, I would definitely think about giving up.
My mamma didn’t raise any quitters however, and so I asked my inside man to get them for me at their cost and now I’m off and running once again. I can tell you one thing, this is going to be a very expensive year!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Up hill, all the way
Weightloss is an uphill battle, this weekend I fell down and nearly rolled all the way back down. Luckilly, I got stuck on the lemon tree branch and drowned my sorrows in lemony goodness, landing on a plataeu and not hitting bottom.
Onward and upward from here on out!
Onward and upward from here on out!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Virtually Me
Everyone seems to have virtual images of themselves. I thought it might be fun to track myself with a virtual model as I loose the weight. Here are the first 3 images:
This is me one in September of 2008 at 293
This is me November 1, 2009 @ 288
This is me on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 @ 271.5
It may not seem like much to y'all, but its a ton to me!!!
This is me one in September of 2008 at 293
This is me November 1, 2009 @ 288
This is me on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 @ 271.5
It may not seem like much to y'all, but its a ton to me!!!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
One Month Down…
Yesterday was my one month anniversary with Slimgenics. As of 5:00 PM, I was down 16.5 pounds!!! I feel good about my progress so far, even though it hasn’t been easy. I had my ups and downs, both on the scale and emotionally speaking. Staying on plan is much harder than I thought it would be, but I feel good about my accomplishments so far.
It’s still hard for me to get all the Morton’s Lite Salt in, and I still have days where I just don’t feel hungry enough to eat all the portions I’m supposed to get in, but anything worth doing, is worth doing well so I’ll just keep on keeping on.
I haven’t been as good about keeping this journal as I would have liked. I am so emotionally drained by the time I get home from work, all I want to do is veg out, but I really need to try and make a concerted effort to get more done at night. I need to start adding some more regular exercise to my days as well. My days of being a sloth need to come to an end!
This month, I pledge to take the stairs at work and do an exercise video every week night when I get home.
It’s still hard for me to get all the Morton’s Lite Salt in, and I still have days where I just don’t feel hungry enough to eat all the portions I’m supposed to get in, but anything worth doing, is worth doing well so I’ll just keep on keeping on.
I haven’t been as good about keeping this journal as I would have liked. I am so emotionally drained by the time I get home from work, all I want to do is veg out, but I really need to try and make a concerted effort to get more done at night. I need to start adding some more regular exercise to my days as well. My days of being a sloth need to come to an end!
This month, I pledge to take the stairs at work and do an exercise video every week night when I get home.
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