Penny Pinching Mom

Losing Weight Can Be Expensive

I’ve been looking into weight loss options lately. I’m not obsessed with my weight or anything, but I would like to lose some to reduce certain health risks. You know, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and so on.

The thing is, most of the weight loss products out there aren’t even remotely cheap. And there’s no guarantee that they will work. I just can’t afford to try a bunch of stuff that doesn’t work, you know? At least there are diet pill reviews online that you can read and see what’s worked for other people. I suppose that could be rather helpful.

And then there are those meal plans, like NutriSystem. My mom did that for a while, and she actually did lose weight. But I’m afraid I would have trouble sticking to something like that.

The whole healthy eating thing is rather difficult for me, because Hubby and Pumpkin are such picky eaters. I try not to feed them total junk, but most of the foods they will eat are not particularly conducive to weight loss. And it’s rather tiresome (and not very cost-effective) cooking different things for me and them. So what’s a girl to do?

So far, I haven’t really done much of anything. But that’s going to have to change. I really believe that I would feel better if I weighed less, and that I might even have more energy.