I'm desperately trying to come up with a decent plan for getting healthy and fit. I've mustered up the fortitude to get going, and now I need to figure out how I'm actually going to do it. Heh.
I have limited funds to work with, so I'm really only going to be able to put money into one of two things - diet (like Weight Watchers) or exercise (a gym membership). I would love some been-there-done-that feedback in this area, also.
I'm really in need of extra motivation and accountability, and WW would definitely provide that with the meetings. I don't think I would get the same accountability with a gym membership, unless I actually had meetings with a personal trainer, which I doubt I'd be able to afford. Based on that, I'm leaning in the WW direction.
My other option would be a gym membership, which I would have to keep up with on my own, and I would do the free version of WW, which I would also have to keep up with on my own. I wish I could say that the money for the gym membership would be motivation enough for me to keep going, but I really doubt that it would, unfortunately. However, I don't just want to lose weight - I want to get fit. I want to tone and strengthen my body, and WW focuses more on developing healthy eating habits and not so much on exercise. I really need both.
I do have an option C that might work: I could start the WW paid program, and as a form of exercise, I could purchase a DVD workout program, like Yoga Booty Ballet, or something in that vein. Honestly, I'm leaning toward this option.
I don't want to bite off more than I can chew, though. I'm afraid that taking on too much at once will overwhelm me, and I'll end up giving up, so I've thought of just picking one and seeing how it goes before I add the other to it. Right now, it's looking like the WW program will be the best option to start with, and working out will be limited to daily brisk walks in the park.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
First I will say congratulations on you new journey. I have done WW for a few months and did great in the beginning but then I fell away from it. I think its a great program and being aware of what I was eating and counting the points be came second nature for me. I would say to definitely buy the points counter it cost about $10, you don't need to be a member to buy it either. Its very handy, I took it shopping with me. It help me to make better choices before I even got any thing home. I'm not sure that WW has a free program, I know they have one on-line that in less expensive. I think that once you have the tools from WW it can definitely be done on your own unless you feel you need the group motivation. Also WW does require exercise to get the full benefit from the program. I would say do the paid program with the work out DVDs, so you get to understand how it all works and you know you can stick with it. Then once your comfortable that you can do it on your own (with out the group meetings) change to the on-line version and join a gym.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the advice. I think that's exactly what I'm going to do. I wasn't sure if WW had a free plan or not, but I know people who've followed the plan and counted the points without actually joining, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to join so I can attend the meetings. Thanks again for the comment!
ReplyDelete