Yes I have lost weight - but only from my wallet at the moment. But its an investment - right???
There comes a time in one's life when you have to consider the real cost of not living a healthier lifestyle. Western diets high in animal products and processed foods (read sugar, sugar, sugar....) are killing us. I personally am at a higher risk of Type II diabeties (especially since I had gestational diabeties with both of my pregnancies), cardiovascular disease (those xanthomas in my eyes are a dead give away of a high triglyceride level), and the extra weight aggrevates a chronic back injury which sends me running to the pain killers. You dont want to know the side effects of these.
Not to mention the efect on my mental health - I am 44 years old and I feel like twice that. Well actually the real age tests says I am 49.3 years old, still way too confronting. I just dont have the energy to live my life to the full (yes I know Michelle - an excuse, its going on my list LOL). Then there is my kids, god love um, they are like little sponges, they watch and absorb my bad eating / living habits and I have no doubt that they are heading to make the same poor choices as I do because that's what they have learned - from ME.
So when you think of what it is actually costing me and my family on a physical and emotional level, a few $$ is easy to find.
But I suppose the biggest expense is running power to the shed so I can finally use my treadmil again in my little gym area I have set up. Will write that one off as home reno's.
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