The Problems of Eating Healthy & Exercising

For those of you who know me and Adam very well, you know we can be pretty cheap, or what's the politically correct term, frugal. Especially when it comes to clothes. In 2008, between both of us, we spent a grand total of $250 on shoes and clothes. Not per person, total. And it's only that high because I had to buy a new business suit, and those things aren't cheap!

So, to my point, over the last three months I've managed to lose a grand total of 39 pounds. That's great right, well yes and no. Great because I really needed to lose weight and be healthier, not so great because that means that none of my pants fit me anymore. This brings me to the Problems with eating healthy and exercising:

1. I can now put my pants on and take them off without undoing them at all, and if I don't wear a belt, they fall down completely. Now I need to go buy new clothes. I'm still hoping to lose more weight in the next few months, so I especially don't want to buy more clothes just to have them no longer fit in three months and have to do it all over again.
2. I've started walking, running, exercising more, which means my workout shoes are now worn out and I need new ones. Good quality running shoes cost like $70! Yeah right!
3. Healthy food is expensive, thus our grocery budget has gone up! Bad news for cheap people.
4. Since I've been eating lower calorie foods, so has Adam, meaning HE'S losing weight without meaning to. Adam really does not need to lose any weight. So quit it, would you Adam! :)
5. Once you start losing weight, everyone wants to know how much you've lost and how much more you have to go. Well, I'm sorry people, but it's embarassing to think how much weight I really needed to lose in the first place. So after 40 pounds, I'm not telling!
6. All this exercise has helped me realize something, I LOVE EXERCISE! I know, crazy, but I absolutely love to work out, and even though I work at a gym, I'm so dang busy I don't get to work out nearly enough. So now it's like I have this massive craving and I can't fulfill it, which is making me a little nutty.
   

So what's the moral of the story you ask? Well, if you're thinking about eating healthier and exercising, be prepared to spend a lot of money and be prepared to be frustrated with sometimes embarassing questions and answers, and with not being able to fulfill your cravings (whether those be food or otherwise). One last thing, dang you men who lose weight without even trying! :)