Healthy Weight Loss

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Originally Posted by Matthew

[COLOR="NavyI was looking through the paper this morning and saw an ad for one of our local fitness centres, Shapes, that has a coupon offering $125 for three months of the use of their training facilities. a good thing for Me to look at none the less (its an inspiration!).

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Originally Posted by PinkieLee

That's a great coupon for the gym membership! What I would suggest is to give them a call. A lot of gyms will let you try out their facilities (a day or two OR sometimes a week for free) to see if it's a good fit BEFORE you purchase the membership. $125 is not too bad for 3 months... but I pay $25 a month for mine (equals to $300 for a YEAR).

Take a tour, get some information and just see if you could see yourself there. What are the people like... are they friendly? Spending that kind of cash upfront, you might want to make sure that you like the place beforehand. Nothing sucks worse than paying for something that you don't use.

Matthew, you are doing so great watching your meals. Don't forget, whatever you do, DO NOT STARVE YOURSELF. A small Special K bar is a great snack, but you might want to look at other choices to keep you full at breakfast until lunch time. FOR ME, if I go the starvation route, I ALWAYS end up on a binge. Add some fruit or dairy to your breakfast and you'll feel more satisfied.

I echo Pinkie's statement. Go check out the gym first. In fact, check out several gyms. Nowadays, gyms are much cheaper then they used to be. Here we have one that is only $10 a month with no sign up necessary! I would pick up the phone book and call all the gyms in your area. Then visit. Then make your choice!


Also, I believe that you are on disability? In Maryland if you are on disability, you get to join the YMCA for free (or it was 5 years ago). In Delaware, it is a reduced cost. Check to see if there are programs like that up your way.

Also, Pinkie is right. Starving yourself just slows down your metabolism.