Today, after 6 months of training and going to the gym every day, I realized that the only thing I've lost is $300 worth of gas. FML
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Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I realized that I spend more money on gas to go to my job than what I get paid. FML
Today, I was proud of going to the gym 3 times a week (instead of once a week) to get in relative shape. I even started doing light cardio and (I thought) started to eat better. I've gained six pounds, despite watching what I eat and even increasing the resistance on the exercise bike that I use. FML
Today, I learned that as much as I try to save my money, it always just slips through my fingers. After rent, I got paid $280 yesterday, $85 went out on my gym membership, $95 went out on my internet, $125 went out on my Hello Fresh. I have to choose between half a tank of petrol or breakfast/lunch for the week. FML
Today, after I completely starved myself for a week and exercised every day in an attempt to lose weight, I instead gained 5 pounds. FML
Today, I hit the gym. With my car. FML
Today, I went to the gym for the first time in months. I was so out of shape that I couldn't even finish my warm-up. FML
Today, I finished the first month of a diet and exercise program designed to help me lose weight. To keep myself motivated, I have avoided the scale the entire time. I weighed myself today. I've gained 6 pounds. FML
Today, it was my first day at a new gym, which cost a fortune. Some skinny teen who had clearly never lifted in his life dropped a weight while I was stretching and broke my ankle. Money down the drain. FML
Today, after months of grueling hard work, I'd finally gained five pounds. Too bad I lost it all and then some, due to one good stomach flu. FML
Today, I paid $500 for a gym membership after moving into a brand new house, since 12 years of software development has taken its toll. When I told my instructor about my goal to lose 35lbs in two months, he simply said, "Yeah... That's not going to happen. Try another gym," and left promptly. FML
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ColdplaySucks 18
If your main goal is losing weight, try running or jogging in your neighborhood. At least you made an effort.
Welshite 40
Next time jog to the gym. It's a win-win situation.
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nerdchic 5
If you honestly went for 6 months then you are doing something wrong. Btw.. Lifting weights doesn't make you lose anything it builds muscles ... Cardio and plyos help more with losing
MikeFoxtrot01594 11
Lifting can make you lose fat. It give you muscle too, so your weight might not change much. The goal isn't to lose weight. It's to lose flab.
theworldisours 0
I wish I could spend just $300 on gas in 6 months.. I spend that In like 2..
chippa 24
Change your goal to HEALTH instead of WEIGHT LOSS--weight loss is just a common side effect! Conquer the mountains you've always wanted to climb, win that marathon you've been thinking about but never participating in, and most of all, simply feel good every day of your life. Besides, you've probably built muscle that amounts to the same weight of fat that you've lost. Unless you have one of those electric scale thingies that tell you your fat/muscle/water composition, then judge your figure by inches, not pounds. Keep it up. :) And maybe start running to the gym or busing if it's too far. Also, keep an eye on your diet. That usually effects your weight more than the exercise you do.
Aelle1209 6
#61: I'm so glad someone said this. I wish people cared more about their health than how they look in a swimsuit. Not to mention thin does not always equal healthy, especially if you're starving yourself of nutrients or dehydrating yourself by sweating every drop of water out of your body.
xcheshirecat 11
it's not a free pass to the buffet
FireFlie07 20
Did you eat right as well?
dwc2134 5
When it comes to losing weight, gaining weight, or anything related, diet is EVERYTHING. Well, ninety percent of it. As long as your workout doesn't completely suck ass for what you're trying to accomplish, diet is the vast majority of what will do it, ESPECIALLY if you're trying to lose weight. In fact, you can lose a good amount of weight sitting on your ass all day with a good diet. You'll lose the health benefits of exercise, but you can lose weight.
80skid 15
That sucks :( maybe you're one of those people that needs weight loss surgery? In the mean time keep exercising :)
DespairFaction 11
You do not need a gym to lose weight. I train twice a week for an hour each time an I lost 15lbs pretty quick. Just go hard.
I3eefChowFun 7
Remember that it's also about how you feel. If you're more energetic, stronger with more stamina, then you're on the right path. If you don't feel that way, then you would need to change up your without regimen.
doumtabarnack 12
As an experienced trainer I can tell you you won't lose weight through musculation. Aerobic exercises burn fat. You have to do a sustained mid-level exercise for more than 20 minutes to start to burn fat. Jogging and cycling are good for that