A myth that people tend to believe is that they can’t lose weight because they can’t afford it. There are multiple reasons for this and multiple little myths within the larger. So we’ll go through each one a step at a time: 1. “It costs too much for the supplements required for dieting.”
Well, yeah. Those supplements are expensive. But you want to know why this is a myth? Because you don’t NEED them! I started my diet without any extra help from supplements or pills. The only supplement I use right now is a protein supplement so that I can build more muscle. That only costs $12 at your local Wal-Mart and is easily a good supply for about 2 weeks.
2. “You have to use those exercise machines and they are expensive or the gym membership is expensive.”
Who needs machinery? Walking is free. Sit-ups and crunches are free. You’ve probably got heavy items around the house, so weights are free. Heck, I lift my daughter for my bicep curls. She’s not exactly free though. Kids are expensive. Especially girls. But since I already pay for her, might as well get full use of her, right? (That was a joke. So no gasps from the parents about to throttle me.) And this one leads us to another myth:
3. “But I need to use those machines. I weigh too much to do sit-ups, crunches, push-ups, etc.”
No you don’t. Did you know you can do a push-up against a wall? Sure! As you get stronger, you can lower down to a chair. Then as you get stronger, the floor. And then finally, the ultimate, is on the floor with your feet in a chair. Crunches are not nearly as bad for your back as sit-ups. And you don’t need to push too hard to get the full effect. You can actually do them slower to isolate the muscles for longer and build them quicker. Speed is not an issue when gaining muscle. Less reps with more weight is the key.
4. “But the food! The food is expensive! All that fat-free and sugar-free and taste-free stuff costs tons of pennies!”
Yes. The “dieting” food costs money. But you don’t have to spend it.
5. “What?! I need those foods! They make be burn calories faster!”
You don’t need special food. The secret to dieting that the makers of those diet foods don’t want you to know is that you can eat anything you want within reason. No, you can’t eat a gallon of ice cream in one sitting and expect to lose weight. But, you can take your favorite foods and limit the amount you eat and increase the number of times you eat it. Sure, I use Slim-Fast bars, but I can buy a month’s supply for only $60.00, and that handles 2/5 of my eating for the day. The rest is oatmeal and homemade meals, which also don’t cost much. Our grocery bill went DOWN after the diets got started in the house because we weren’t spending $5.00 for a package of chocolate chip cookies every other day, or $5.00 a piece for those large bags of sugary cereal. You end up eating LESS, and it’s still the stuff you like. I have pizza every week. EVERY week.
Let me see, I’ve covered the food, the pills, and the exercise. Ahh, yes…
6. “It costs too much TIME to exercise and diet. I can’t eat 5 times a day like you do.”
No. It doesn’t. If you’ve seen my videos, you’ll see me doing a chair dance at the end. That’s exercise. I do that at my computer all of the time while I work. And eating 5 times a day is easy. The snack bars I use are easy to much while doing other things. I just ate one while writing this. So don’t tell me you don’t have the time. The time you don’t have is the time at the end of your life that you’re losing for being out of shape! Did you know you can increase your life expectancy by almost 50% just by losing 10-15% of your body weight if you’re obese? Seriously. I’ve lost 20% of my beginning weight so far. So if I was going to live to, let’s say 50, because I was severely obese, well, now I’ll live more like to 75 just from losing that weight and keeping it off. 25 years! Why save minutes now when you can save years later?
So even if it’s truly hard to find the time, make it. Do push-ups every time you pass a wall. Eat homemade/natural foods that can fit in your hand (like sandwiches, burgers, carrots, etc.) so that way you can eat them while doing something else.
So, now you don’t have any excuses. It doesn’t cost extra money or time to lose weight. As a matter of fact, you will SAVE money and time.
