Losing Weight is Expensive

     In my never ending journey to better myself, I have recently decided to "get in shape". While I've always been average weight and eaten healthy, I decided to take it up a notch. Mainly because I want to have a body that everyone will envy and well, I'm pretty damn perfect in every other physical aspect (Deep down, I'm crying as I type this) So this is obviously the physical detail that I need to work on the most.

Oh, and a mustache

     For the past 3-4 weeks, I have devoted about 3 hours a day to either running, lifting weights, or cardio. Finding the time and the motivation has been extremely easy to me. I have no life and I'm shallow enough to want a sexy body. Oooohooohoooh and it gives me an excuse to play more basketball. Which is pretty much my antidepressant.

And my God

      So where others normally fail when it comes to working out, I prosper. Things have been going great so far. I've lost almost 10 pounds, my body is becoming nicely shaped, and my basketball skills don't get me laughed at anymore (as much). I actually enjoy working out, which is something I really did not expect. What I didn't expect even more though was how much it costs to get healthy.


     When you prepare to start exercising, the financial aspect of it is the last thing to come to mind. Maybe it's different for everyone else, but I'm a moron, so excuse me as I explain myself. When I first started, the main things I considered were, "How I am I going to juggle 3 hours at the gym plus a job?" and "Oh fuck, do I have to stop eating Chick-Fil-A for 2 meals a day?". The only financial thing that came to mind was, "Can I get a student discount at the Y?".Only after working out for 3-4 weeks do I now realize that there are many other expenses that go along with this.

     The main thing that will keep your wallet as skinny as your distorted bodyimage of your futureself is food. The unhealthy, yet delicious food products you can get almost anywhere are ALWAYS cheaper than their healthy, less appealing counterparts. You can get a fucking feast at Tacobell for $3.50. Yet, a salad that will both fill you...and actually be good for you will rarely run lower than $6. While it doesn't sound like much, I frequently spend $10-$15 a day extra on food to try to get to my goal. As a pooor... POOOOR guy, this is painful. Watching your friends get 99 cent bottles of soda after spending 10 seconds to make up their mind. Then I'm stuck spending $3.50 on some nastyasfuck smoothie that I had to spend a minute studying to make sure was healthy. It's....it's demoralizing.

Fuck you, man

     A huge mixed blessing is when you go down in clothing size. You feel accomplished, but then you're stuck spending $250 to replenish your wardrobe. If you have large weight loss goal, you're stuck in this huge dilemma of "Do I buy clothes now or later? If I keep just wearing what I own, I'll look like a moron, but I plan on losing more weight. The clothes that I'll buy will be obsolete in 2-3 months.". There's no way you can win.

     Oh, and you do have to count gym memberships, gym clothes, any weights or exercise things that you want around the house. It's expensive AND you risk looking like a tool.

     I guess I live this pathetic, pessimistic life where even when I reach a goal, I still find something to be unhappy about. I'm not going to deny that. So people, please feel bad for me and offer me comfort plzkthx.