So today (as in a few minutes ago) I signed up for a gym pass. It's to some local gym called Fitness 19 and it was offering some pretty good rates. I planned on shopping around a little bit to make some comparisons between the gyms in my area, but I'm a sucker once a salesperson sits me down! Anyway, it looks just like Lombardi at Nevada, so I figured I'll be okay. My rate is only $9 a month and it's unlimited access; other gyms that charge around $10 per month only give you access M-W-F or some crazy three day schedules like that.
I actually quit Weight Watchers this morning before getting my gym pass. I determined that the $40 a month just wasn't worth it when I could actually put that money towards a monthly gym pass and work out. I never tracked points, I hadn't gone to a meeting in the last two weeks (my meeting day was Tuesday, but Christmas and New Year's Day both fell on a Tuesday), and I just didn't care about progress with WW. I think that it's a great program for some, but I just wasn't as into it. I do plan on continuing to apply what I learned through WW to my every day life, but not for forty bucks a month!
This stint with Weight Watchers was actually my second try. Last year I did Weight Watchers between October and January and lost 15 pounds. Then, because of the stress of my final semester in college, I just stopped tracking points and staying faithful to the program. I was only doing the online portion at that time. This time, I rejoined in November and didn't really see any success because I was manipulating the system and throwing caution to the wind. I signed up for the monthly pass and attended meetings regularly, but didn't fully invest myself into what they were selling. Yeah, I bought all the crap they told me to buy (except the food, who wants to buy overpriced processed foods when there's plenty of that at the supermarket for less?) and bought a few cookbooks, but it wasn't like I was truly devoted and tracking every little morsel that entered my gob. The worst part was that there were no members in my area in my age group. You might say, "oh that's not important!" but it was to me; I had no connections to the people in my meetings and I wanted to relate to someone my age experiencing things like I was experiencing too.
I think another key factor that contributed to my lack of success (besides dedication) is that I was a secret member. I didn't tell any of my friends or family because I was embarrassed. I am still a little embarrassed. Why? Because I'm so out of control that I have to pay a service to help me get to where I'd like to be, how lame is that? For all of you out there who are members of Weight Watchers, I hope you don't take that the wrong way- it was my own self talk and it has a lot to do with self-esteem. Nobody wants to say they're fat. If I asked my friends right now if they thought I was fat, they would never say, "Oh yeah!" even if they did. That being said, I'm not saying I want to hear the truth, so just know that I'm working on it!
Basically, the point of this post is not to provide excuses for why I'm not doing Weight Watchers anymore, it's to say that before I purchased a gym membership, I was just focusing on what I ate. Now I'll be creating a more balanced life style for myself in order to succeed in losing one pound a week. Yay!
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