Hey everyone...i just found this email from the last time I was OP and thought I'd post it here. I'm sure that I posted it then, but that was well over 2 years ago, so it bears repeating
When I was at weigh in this week I saw a really interesting sign in the bathroom. It talked about the cost of gaining weight. Here is what it says:
It takes 3,500 calories to gain a pound.
3,500 calories is approximately $20.00 of food.
So, it takes $20.00 to gain a pound.
If you are 50lbs overweight, you have spent $1000.00 to gain it.
It also cost you an additional $1040.00 just to maintain the 50lbs that you are over your ideal weight (that doesn't include the food that you need to maintain your ideal weight).
Amazing huh?
I decided to do a little math for myself. I have been paying for my own food for about 10 years. In those 10 years I was at least 150lbs overweight (sometimes more...but average 150.) So it took me $31,200 to buy the food to maintain that extra weight for 10 years PLUS probably $3,000 more to gain weight during that time! Thats almost $35,000 on food just to get the body that I had when I started plan. YIKES! I totally look forward to having all that extra money someday when I have an ideal body weight and don't have to pay more for food to maintain the extra weight.
It is interesting to me to find abstract ways to think about how much my weigh effected my life. It kinda of makes the cost of MRC feel a little more managable. I'd much rather pay for a better body than a worse one. Just thought you all might find this interesting.
The Cost to Gain a Pound
