How much have you spent on weightloss?

akf2000

Let me try to think..

1. Digital scales: £15
2. Withings scales: £100
3. MFP Pro: £40
4. New wardbrobe: the best ~£800 I've spent
5. errr there is no No.5

Genuinely No.1 is the only must-have there (I could fashion clothes from tress and moss).

I think my point, if I have one, is that this doesn't have to cost anything.

Need2Exerc1se

I don't think I've spent anything on weight loss. I've spent quite a bit on fitness - Total Gym, various DVDs, kayak, new basketball, shoes, workout clothes, etc. But I can't think of anything I've bought specifically for weight loss.

Machka9

I haven't spent much at all. In fact, it is saving me money.

One of my top reasons for wanting to lose weight was a cycling jacket. I had purchased a nice one, wore it a few times and then it "shrunk" I figured I'd just buy one in a larger size but the price had about doubled and I figured it would be cheaper to lose the weight and wearing the one I had.

And yes, I can wear it now. I can also wear several others which I had stored away in my "too small" clothing bins.

Chef_Barbell

Gym membership for me is a necessity.

akf2000

Machka9 wrote: »

I haven't spent much at all. In fact, it is saving me money.

One of my top reasons for wanting to lose weight was a cycling jacket. I had purchased a nice one, wore it a few times and then it "shrunk" I figured I'd just buy one in a larger size but the price had about doubled and I figured it would be cheaper to lose the weight and wearing the one I had.

And yes, I can wear it now. I can also wear several others which I had stored away in my "too small" clothing bins.

oh hang on, never thought of the other side of the ledger - how much have you saved!

lemurcat12

I had a bathroom scale, I had a food scale (bought for baking). I suppose I've purchased clothes, but I would have bought clothes anyway (and I had a bunch of stuff in smaller sizes already).

Have spent a good bit on fitness (gym clothes, gym membership, entry fees to races, running shoes, new bike, various other things--should I include a sports massage?). ;-) Didn't need any of this to lose weight, but it goes along with me finding it a fun hobby and worth spending money on, for me.

chapiano

Dread to think, £1000's.

Replaced whole wardrobe, twice.
Installed home gym.
Mountain bike.
Loads on kitchen stuff as I changed the way I cooked.

Best cash I have ever spent!

Need2Exerc1se

Machka9 wrote: »

I haven't spent much at all. In fact, it is saving me money.

One of my top reasons for wanting to lose weight was a cycling jacket. I had purchased a nice one, wore it a few times and then it "shrunk" I figured I'd just buy one in a larger size but the price had about doubled and I figured it would be cheaper to lose the weight and wearing the one I had.

And yes, I can wear it now. I can also wear several others which I had stored away in my "too small" clothing bins.

Yeah, I'd have to say weight loss has saved me a bit too. One of the things that finally got me to lose the weight was all the clothes in my closet that no longer fit. So, instead of going out and buying bigger clothes I just got myself back into my old favorites.

Lounmoun

I don't know. I haven't spent anything in the last couple of years with the idea "this is going to help me lose weight."
Before weight loss I was thinking I needed a new mattress. After weight loss the mattress is fine. It was just me. So I saved the cost of a new mattress by losing weight.

jennifer_417

Food scale: $20
Fitbit: $90
Workout clothes: $120 (ish)
Other new clothes $300 (ish)

akf2000

New kitchen man currently in the lead with negative-mattress lady in last place.

cwolfman13

nada....

fr33sia12

I definitely spend more on healthy foods than I would on a "normal" food shop. I could get 3 packs of biscuits for the same price as a pack of 6 apples for example and I've bought some exercise equipment, but I don't begrudge a penny of it. Money well spent in my opinion.

jennifer_417

Oh yeah my gm membership - $40/ month for 4ish years.

VintageFeline

Weight loss? Just new clothes really. Bras being especially expensive, luckily my boobs aren't shrinking at an alarming rate so they're just big regardless and can get away with wearing slightly too large bras for a time, heh. Already had bathroom scales and kitchen scales. And due to the fact I wear vintage and vintage reproduction, my clothes largely retain their value so can just sell on, saving me money in replacing them. I try not to buy too much though. That said, I appear to have just shifted that expenditure to shoes and accessories, my vintage jewellery collection is somewhat out of control........

Fitness though, I have probably invested in the most. Yoga mats (2, the first one i didn't love, I don't love the second one either), jump mat for my wooden floors, Powerblocks, running shoes, workout shoes x 2, gym kit, sports bras, Vivofit, upgraded to Vivoactive but that was a gift, foam roller, pressure ball doodads and am going to be getting a bench soon and perhaps Body Beast (don't judge me! I work out at home, I like the video format and fancy trying something new). Oh MP3 player for running, just cheap little guy, headphones for my abnormally small ears.........I think that's it. If I had room I'd probably seriously consider things like treadmills and squat racks too.

Savings? Not sure that I've made any really.

GottaBurnEmAll

Most of my spending has been on fitness. Running shoes, Fitbit, gym membership, work out clothes.

I would have needed clothing, so I'm not really going to count my new wardrobe. In fact, my favorite new wardrobe piece is a hand-me-down... from my daughter! My new heavy duty winter coat is something she outgrew in her early teens when she shot up in height. The benefits of being short are paying off, and I get to giggle at wearing a children's large after needing 2X's just a couple of year's ago.

akf2000

VintageFeline wrote: »

Weight loss? Just new clothes really. Bras being especially expensive, luckily my boobs aren't shrinking at an alarming rate so they're just big regardless and can get away with wearing slightly too large bras for a time, heh. Already had bathroom scales and kitchen scales. And due to the fact I wear vintage and vintage reproduction, my clothes largely retain their value so can just sell on, saving me money in replacing them. I try not to buy too much though. That said, I appear to have just shifted that expenditure to shoes and accessories, my vintage jewellery collection is somewhat out of control........

Fitness though, I have probably invested in the most. Yoga mats (2, the first one i didn't love, I don't love the second one either), jump mat for my wooden floors, Powerblocks, running shoes, workout shoes x 2, gym kit, sports bras, Vivofit, upgraded to Vivoactive but that was a gift, foam roller, pressure ball doodads and am going to be getting a bench soon and perhaps Body Beast (don't judge me! I work out at home, I like the video format and fancy trying something new). Oh MP3 player for running, just cheap little guy, headphones for my abnormally small ears.........I think that's it. If I had room I'd probably seriously consider things like treadmills and squat racks too.

Savings? Not sure that I've made any really.

Did you find your feet 'shrank' or was it mainly ankles/ calves? I swear my shoes feel looser.

VintageFeline

akf2000 wrote: »

VintageFeline wrote: »

Weight loss? Just new clothes really. Bras being especially expensive, luckily my boobs aren't shrinking at an alarming rate so they're just big regardless and can get away with wearing slightly too large bras for a time, heh. Already had bathroom scales and kitchen scales. And due to the fact I wear vintage and vintage reproduction, my clothes largely retain their value so can just sell on, saving me money in replacing them. I try not to buy too much though. That said, I appear to have just shifted that expenditure to shoes and accessories, my vintage jewellery collection is somewhat out of control........

Fitness though, I have probably invested in the most. Yoga mats (2, the first one i didn't love, I don't love the second one either), jump mat for my wooden floors, Powerblocks, running shoes, workout shoes x 2, gym kit, sports bras, Vivofit, upgraded to Vivoactive but that was a gift, foam roller, pressure ball doodads and am going to be getting a bench soon and perhaps Body Beast (don't judge me! I work out at home, I like the video format and fancy trying something new). Oh MP3 player for running, just cheap little guy, headphones for my abnormally small ears.........I think that's it. If I had room I'd probably seriously consider things like treadmills and squat racks too.

Savings? Not sure that I've made any really.

Did you find your feet 'shrank' or was it mainly ankles/ calves? I swear my shoes feel looser.

My feet have shrunk a bit but not a lot. I have slightly wider feet anyway so sizing up was as much about that as fat. I think it's mostly come from my ankles. I'm a 5.5 (UK, good luck finding half sizes here!) so it may be I can size down to a 5 more often than I need to size up to a 6 but my old shoes still work happily.

tomteboda

I've saved a bundle

1. My clothes were worn out anyway and I replaced them at Goodwill, which I couldn't have done at size 2x/22
2. While I bought a kitchen scale, it was for baking bread. It turned out to be generally useful once I had it.
3. Instead of playing video games as a hobby, I'm taking long walks with my dogs. My dogs and I are healthier and my video game budget is much smaller.
4. I'm eating less, this saves money as well.
5. Health insurance: not there yet, because the 30% premium surcharge is for being overweight, but when I lose just 1.5 more pounds I should be able to save $90/month on my health insurance.

akf2000

tomteboda wrote: »

I've saved a bundle

1. My clothes were worn out anyway and I replaced them at Goodwill, which I couldn't have done at size 2x/22
2. While I bought a kitchen scale, it was for baking bread. It turned out to be generally useful once I had it.
3. Instead of playing video games as a hobby, I'm taking long walks with my dogs. My dogs and I are healthier and my video game budget is much smaller.
4. I'm eating less, this saves money as well.
5. Health insurance: not there yet, because the 30% premium surcharge is for being overweight, but when I lose just 1.5 more pounds I should be able to save $90/month on my health insurance.

WOW @ No.5! that's enough over the course of a year to buy a new mattress.

jennybearlv

I'm saving 30000 calories a month on my grocery bill.

somegirlsdo

• Digital scale :: $30
• Food Scale :: $12

More than made up for by all of the ice cream and chicken nuggets I'm not buying regularly anymore. My grocery bill is like 1/2 of what it would be if I were still eating out for a significant portion of my meals.

LynnBBQ72

My grocery bill went up - carbs are cheap and meat is not! But if I consider the extra maybe $100 per month at the grocery store, minus the $200 a month I'm saving by not going out to eat as often, plus the $50 I've spent on workout clothes, plus the $25 for more barbell weights, plus the $25 at Goodwill for new pants... that equals out at zero dollars. But then I remember a close relative who spent around $25,000 on weight loss surgery.... so I consider myself ahead by $25,000! Yay me!

akf2000

LynnBBQ72 wrote: »

My grocery bill went up - carbs are cheap and meat is not! But if I consider the extra maybe $100 per month at the grocery store, minus the $200 a month I'm saving by not going out to eat as often, plus the $50 I've spent on workout clothes, plus the $25 for more barbell weights, plus the $25 at Goodwill for new pants... that equals out at zero dollars. But then I remember a close relative who spent around $25,000 on weight loss surgery.... so I consider myself ahead by $25,000! Yay me!

TWENTY. FIVE. THOUSAND. what on earth did they have done?!

Alidecker

My spending is more in fitness, but weigh loss did force the new clothes and new bras. I had to get some rings re-sized. I don't even want to think about the amount I have spent on fitness. Trainer, gym membership , clothes, race entries, shoes, etc. All of it I consider money well spent

Joanna2012B

I have not spent any money on Weight loss. I suppose I don't eat near as much now and not much take out...so actually less on that front.

Fitness...Yes...membership at the gym $43/mth, some new active wear, shoes. Really it would be things that I would need anyway....well maybe not as many active wear as I have It just so happens to be the only thing I like to shop for!! OH and I just ordered my Garmin....so excited!! Can't forget the few jeans that are 4 sizes smaller than I was wearing this time last year

kommodevaran

I spend less on everything. On food because I eat less, on transport because I walk more, on clothes because I can buy cheaper and they last longer.

PennWalker

Gym membership about $400. That's it. I am spending less on food than before.

jdhcm2006

I've purchased a digital food scale & digital body scale. Workout clothes and new everyday clothes.

Fitness wise: I've purchased dvds, a pole, pole classes & private lessons, and aerial arts classes. I've gone to a PT trying to learn how to do weight lifting, but I stopped going b/c I felt like he wasn't trying to properly teach me b/c he knew once I learned I would drop him. So I have invested money, but it has been worth it.

Golbat

FitBit - a Flex and I've had it for ages. Maybe it was $100 when I got it?
Membership to Planet Fitness: $20 a month (I pay for the nicer membership so my husband can come with me if he wants)
Protein shakes, but I'd be eating something else if I didn't have those, so I think they are a wash.

BoxerBrawler

Yeah I think a better question would be is how much have you spent on gym clothes or gym memberships LOL!
My MMA membership alone costs me $1,100 per year and it's worth every penny!

Then there's $10 at a gym were I lift and another $20 at a gym where I lift and do classes and there's the occasional drop in at $10-$12 per and the occasional zumb-a-thon for charity for another $10 to $50 and then there's the gym clothes... oh my... I work in a professional office so you would think I would spend more on business clothing, shoes, bags, make-up, etc. Nope.. I spend a small fortune on workout stuff.. sports bras, hair thingies, socks, athletic sneakers, athletic pants, shorts, gloves, etc.. And then there's the gear - Century wave-master bag, heavy weight bag, two or three different pair of boxing gloves, endless amounts of hand-wraps, shin guards, face-guards, dumbbells, barbells, resistance bands, medicine ball... I could open my own gym by now!