Why is it so expensive for an obese person to participate in a weight loss program?

Question

If you want to get the best benefits from most commercial programs...that are available today, spas, gyms, diet and nutrition programs, etc. you have to pay a small fortune to participate.
I would give anything to lose 150 pounds, and have tried numerous ways to do so...but cannot afford the programs or gyms, etc. to assist. Is there a better way?

Answer 1

If you would give anything to lose this weight then start making a plan and stick with it:

1. Get a physical from your doctor informing him that you want to lose weight.

2. Find a local community gym that is free. If not, find a gym that is close to where you live and join. Or you can start out by just walking daily without joining a gym. This might be frightful to you because you are big and may feel that others are looking at you............WHO CARES !

3. 150 pounds to lose is a lot of weight. You may need to see a counselor to find out why you are addicted to food while losing the weight.

4. You need to buy a book on binge eating/food addiction so that you can find out what type of relationship you have with food. Please keep in mind the following:

You already know how to lose weight. You know that if you eat less and exercise more eventually you’ll see the pounds come off. What’s getting in your way? Why do you usually regain the weight you lost? The answer to all these questions is the same “Emotional Eating.” Simply defined, emotional eating means you eat to satisfy emotional hunger; it means you use food for comfort or as a way to cope with life; and it means you eat for reasons other than what your body needs. Whenever you reach for a boredom-breaking snack despite your commitment, or whenever you eat to quell anxiety, that’s emotional eating. Whenever you binge after a fight, or double up on portions because your day turned sour, that’s emotional eating. Whenever you feel that sharp craving for your favorite food, that’s emotional eating. When we eat during these times while on a diet, we believe the diet doesn’t work or that we lack self control and then look for the quickest way to lose weight (fasting/diet pills, ect) after eating all we can since we already messed the diet day up.

Get control of your emotional eating and any diet will work. Best of Luck !


Diets do work

Diets can work but because we know so little about ourselves and our relationship with food, it makes it difficult to win the battle. A lot of us have problems with dieting because we have a problem called "emotional eating" we eat to comfort ourselves during difficult, stressful, sad, etc times in our lives.

You may experience all those emotions during dieting as we continuously get on the scale hoping to see a big difference in numbers after dieting only for a day or two. Also what is stressful when dieting is that we try to lose a large number of weight in such a short period of time which in most cases is unreasonable.

This all brings about stress, discomfort and sadness. When we feel this way, we turn to our best friend for help and support which for many of us is food. The diet is now broken and we feel that we can't stick to diets. We then try fad diet after fad diet hoping to lose the original 20 pounds and now we may have as much as 30 pounds to lose because we continue to put on weight as we continue to break these fad diets by binging for starting our next diet.

Please learn about your relationship with food before your next diet so that you may achieve your goals. To help a little, keep in mind the following:

You already know how to lose weight. You know that if you eat less and exercise more eventually you’ll see the pounds come off. What’s getting in your way? Why do you usually regain the weight you lost? The answer to all these questions is the same “Emotional Eating.” Simply defined, emotional eating means you eat to satisfy emotional hunger; it means you use food for comfort or as a way to cope with life; and it means you eat for reasons other than what your body needs. Whenever you reach for a boredom-breaking snack despite your commitment, or whenever you eat to quell anxiety, that’s emotional eating. Whenever you binge after a fight, or double up on portions because your day turned sour, that’s emotional eating. Whenever you feel that sharp craving for your favorite food, that’s emotional eating. When we eat during these times while on a diet, we believe the diet doesn’t work or that we lack self control and then look for the quickest way to lose weight (fasting/diet pills, ect) after eating all we can since we already messed the diet day up. Read the information below but remember that emotional eating plays a big part in why we don’t continue dieting and why we regain lost weight and why we binge today and start a new diet tomorrow. Best of Luck.

P.S. After learning about my relationship with food, I was able to drop my weight from 263 pounds down to 151 pounds which is a 112 pound weight lost

Answer 2

I found the book to be very informative and easy to read.

I've lost 17 pounds in 12 days, I'm just concerned that I'm losing too much weight, too quickly. I will admit I haven't followed the guide exactly. I'm not sticking perfectly to the listed foods and meal plans (but mostly) and doing very little exercise, but the weight keeps flying off.

It clearly works and if I'd followed it exactly I think it would scare the living daylights out of me because of the amount that I'd lose. So thanks again for the information. I've never purchased anything like this before because they are usually full of trash, but 3WD has been a pleasant surprise.

Get started today!

Answer 3

You need a doctor's help if you need to lose 150 lbs. You certainly have obesity-related health issues right now and you need to be monitored by a medical doctor....not a sales person for a weight loss program.

Answer 4

Try www.sparkpeople.com or Weight Watchers. Sparkpeople is free, and Weight Watchers doesn't change the price based on weight. For working out, join Curves! They are for women only, and have a relatively low cost regardless of weight.

I am in the process of losing 69 lbs (42 so far!) and sparkpeople.com has been a great help.

Good luck!

Answer 5

It is a myth that it costs a lot of money to lose weight.

If you are 150 pounds overweight, then I guarantee that you are spending many times more on food than a gym membership would cost. Healthy food is also far cheaper than fast food, chocolate, crisps etc, and water is free, so its definitely cheaper than sugary drinks.

In a month I spend £120 on food & drink and £30 on a gym membership. Can you honestly tell me that your food bill alone doesn't exceed the £150 ($290) a month that my 'healthy' lifestyle costs?

I don't know where you live, but here in England, if you are Obese you are entitled to a subsised gym membership to help get you back on track.

There is an abundance of free good quality advice on the Internet about weight loss. There is no need to join costly slimming clubs or take miracle weight loss pills. The answer is simple (and inexpensive), eat a healthy balanced diet and exercise regularly. If you do this, you will find that you actually save money because overeating is actually more expensive than you would care to admit.

Answer 6

some places charge 20 a month to work out at there gym ! Well, start walking 1 hr a day and lay off the junk food!

Answer 7

That's a great question. I know severely obese people need more help than someone who's just overweight.

It's baffling that more people aren't obese with all the big chain restaurants pushing the "super size" of every product and also making fatty, greasy, high cholesterol foods so readily available. I know people need to have willpower but I still think the fast food chains aren't helping anyone but themselves.

Answer 8

Do something you can do on your own. Just get moving - go walking everyday (or buy a treadmill or exercise videos) and eat better. If you need someone to track your progress, there are a lot of free services, like self magazines - diet club. All you need to do is subscribe to the magazine, which would be good because they have a lot of helpful hints and pointers.

Answer 9

Honestly I think because you say" I give anything to lose 150 ponds" , you need some solid program, includid: diet, exercices, suplements(fat burners)...and time. That already cost money and you might need some support(professonial, or friend) but I think if you're ready in your head to do it...nothing should stop you

good luck, and go to work
take care

Answer 10

turn dinner into a healthy lunch the next day by wrapping your lean leftovers in a whole wheat wrap add a little dijon mustard or curry powder for added flavor

Answer 11

It is hard, but starting with decreasing your caloric intake on your own and start exercising. After all it is your health, your life you are dealing with. I have worked at a weight management clinic and the patients who actually cut calories and exercised were more successful than those who depended on medication.
Simple things like thinking you are hungry and eating instead of just drinking water can make a difference. Sometimes we get a sense of hunger when we are slightly dehydrated. Also substitute your favorite foods like whole cheese, milk, ice cream etc with better choices. Soy, non fat milk, frozen yogurt.
Little by little is better then jumping right in and loosing your hope that you can't do it and its expensive. All you need is fresh air, walking that increases your heart rate above normal and cutting down calories. Dont forget... never eat before you go to bed. Make your cut off at least 4 hrs before you go to bed!

Goodluck you can do this on your own without a gym, spa, or a program. Alot of help is available online.