How to Lose Weight and Keep it Off For Good While Saving Money
Written on May 25, 2009 – 7:39 am | by admin
As prices keep going up as quickly as the unemployment rate, most people are finding themselves searching for ways of saving money more than ever. The things that were once considered luxuries are no longer affordable. Eating dinner out at a nice restaurant. Buying a new outfit just because you like it. Going on a vacation. Even keeping a gym membership.
Cutting all these expenses is a wise decision. After all, how can you justify spending $100 on a rock concert ticket if you do not have enough money left over to buy groceries? There is one mistake people make, however, and that is considering weight loss and health products to be a luxury. Why keep your $100 a month nutrition program in your budget when you can eat a McDonalds value meal for under $5?
Well unfortunately, if that is your way of thinking you will not only keep gaining weight, but you will wind up spending more money doing so. Knowing how to lose weight and keep it off for good requires the mindset of a productive person. Your goals have to outweigh your wallet, and that means understanding the value of your health.
First of all, you would have to be living in a cave to not know that the cheaper the food, the worse it is for your body. We all know how much fast food can take its toll. That being said, how much is a Big Mac and large french fry extra value meal really worth? You may be saving money each time you order, but you are paying a much bigger price overall.
Think about it. How did you get yourself fat in the first place? It did not happen overnight or else you would have noticed it. It happened meal by meal, snack by snack, and leading a sedentary lifestyle day by day. The sum of the parts equals the whole. If you continue on this trend, your medical bills will go up and you will need to buy a whole new wardrobe to cover your ever growing body. Trust me, your health is the last thing that should be on your list of expenses to cut. This is probably the most important reason to lose weight and keep it off for good.
Most weight loss and nutrition programs work as meal replacements. Mine, for instance, provides me with a shake that I use as a meal replacement. It costs roughly $3 for one shake, so I am saving money and getting all the nutrition from a huge meal (without the fat and calories) for only $3. The last time I checked, that is cheaper than any meal I've ever found, even with a coupon!
There must be a catch, right? The shake must not taste very good, or it can not possibly fill you up like a huge meal would. Wrong. It is a soy-based protein shake scientifically designed to provide proper nutrition with the ultimate goal of weight loss and weight maintenance. If this is your goal, this is what you want.
Here is the biggest misconception of all. Nutritional programs usually require people to spend the money up front for a month supply. That means you have to change your way of thinking. Instead of seeing it as $100 you do not think you have, break it down like you would at McDonalds. You actually saving money since you are replacing meals.
If you ate at fast food three times a day and it cost $5 each time, you are in essence spending $450 a month to put the worst food you can find into your body. My nutritional program costs $100 a month. That covers two meals a day, and a sensible meal at home every night costs roughly $7. So the total cost of my meals for the month is $310…and I am getting the best nutrition possible!
What happens when you provide your body with proper nutrition? It gets your body working at optimal performance for weight loss, healing and overall wellness. Just by following a simple program that included soy-based protein meal replacements as I described earlier, I not only lost 70 pounds in 4 months, but I have kept it off for over 15 years and got off all of my asthma medications.
Once you begin to lose weight you will begin to feel motivated to continue living a healthy lifestyle. This is essential to lose weight and keep it off for good. Ever wonder why most people yo-yo diet? It is because once they have lost weight, they go back to their old eating habits. When you take meal replacements, you will continue to lead a healthy lifestyle and gaining weight will no longer be a problem.
I did not have a lot of money to spend then, just as many people today do not, but what I did have way a desire to change without making excuses. There will always be times when you think you can not afford something, but your health is nothing to be cheap about. You get what you pay for, and if you are smart, you can make it work to your advantage. To put it simply… now is the time to lose weight and keep it off for good while saving money.
About the Author: Bill Winch is a Personal Wellness Coach whose mission is teaching and coaching others who are struggling with getting healthy, losing weight safely and keeping it off for good. You can contact him for assistance on his website at http://www.LoseW8Now.com or by calling (585) 271-3767.
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