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Originally Posted by Spiritman
Maybe this has been talked about before, I don’t know, I didn’t search. There that’s my disclaimer.
Instead of the usual spiel about the health costs of being fat – me being the frugal individual I am – that would be interpreted as cheap by my family – I’ve started to think recently of the dollar and cents aspect of being fat. The following ramblings are those thoughts.
Man has being/getting fat cost me a lot $$$. Losing the weight has/is cost(ing) me a lot as well.
It takes a lot of dough ray me in food costs to get to the size I was. For years I was deluding myself about how much I was eating and how much I was wasting. Buy vegetables weekly only to have to throw them out as they spoil. Don’t feel like cooking order in or go out to eat, etc. etc. Factor in salty/fatty snacks or soft drinks and the costs continue to increase.
Factor in clothing. As I expanded and kept needing the next larger size the old wallet kept getting beat up. As we all know when having to shop at places with Big and/or Tall in the store name you automatically pay a premium for clothing. Heck, even if you can find your size in a regular store to get it in our size always costs more. It also seems the selection also goes down when your this size.
I also have seen how my choice in vehicles was/is partially determined by my size. I drive a full size quad cab pick-up truck because that’s one of the few things I could comfortably fit into - -among other reason of course. It would be great to take the DW Rav4 but when you don’t fit in it you can’t take it.
After living at this size for a number of years and deciding to make a change I’ve discovered all new costs that continue to keep my wallet in perpetual state of pain – for a while any way.
First let’s be honest – IP is expensive – thank goodness it works. Pills, powders, etc. it all ups. Clothing has been another big expense as of late. As I’ve shrunk I’ve had to replace my entire wardrobe. Because I was still in the larger size this has meant I have still had to buy at specialty shops and we are talking big time $$$ for clothing that I need for work – no second hand clothing stores that would be suitable for me in my area. Then as I’ve continued to lose the clothes that I’ve purchased are becoming too big which means even more money spent replacing those things.
These are just a few of my thoughts this morning. Like I said, being …… well cheap I guess is the way to describe it, the cost of getting and being fat has taken a toll on the finances. That’s another goal I have for losing this weight – when I am done it will end up saving me money because I will have more choices on what I can buy.
What about you folks, what has being fat cost you?
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Spirit, first quarter cost for the the wife and I being on IP were 3.2k. About 41 bucks a pound for us. As for me this is the BEST money I have ever spent. But like you I gotta remember what being fat cost as sometimes the checking account approaches fumes. You listed most of them except health and quality of life.
When I started this the motivation was COST avoidance and quality of life improvement.
According to an article from the National Business Group on Health, the average total cost of a severe heart attack--including direct and indirect costs--is about $1 million. Direct costs include charges for hospitals, doctors and prescription drugs, while the indirect costs include lost productivity and time away from work. The average cost of a less severe heart attack is about $760,000. Amortized over 20 years, that's $50,000 per year for a severe heart attack and $38,000 per year for a less severe heart attack.
We could talk about knee replacement, diabetes, strokes, and cancers …all associated with an increase in the chances of getting those the fatter you get.
The 2nd reason is there is no price on quality of life improvement as 50 pound are gone.
was on a trip to Disney Land. I worked out extra, extra for 2 months to be in top shape to be able to go all day! It didn't work, by 3pm each day my knees hurt, my back hurt, and I was generally miserable. What was I thinking? If you take an elite Marathon runner, and put a back-pack on him that made his weight come up to 300 pounds he would be just a pooped as I was. I can do a lot more now then I could just 4 months ago. I have always been active some call me a gym-rat, but it's the food not the lack of exercise. Believe me I exercised it off once, the older you get, that doesn’t work anymore!
Clothing? Ha, I have purchased some more pants, and a few more shirts. For some reason I kept the majority of clothing I had in the past, as one of the members (KIT) called it ‘Closet Shopping’. The wife was the same way.
Cars? Yes I also like big, but no matter what car, when you are big it creates misery for the person with his knees by his nose setting behind you because I always have the seat pushed back as far as it will go
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Eating out? Guilty like you, just like booze, seems to taste better when someone else makes it or pours it.
Rambling on long enough...
Made my weigh back!
