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How much $ have you invested in weight loss?

dewsmom78
dewsmom78 Posts: 498 Member
edited January 21 in Chit-Chat
I was just thinking about how much I've invested so far in my quest to get in shape. After purchasing Body Revolution, new shoes, a HRM, weights, resistance cables, workout clothes, protein powder, etc, etc.....I think I'm at about $500 over the past 3 months. Granted most of it is one time purchases, but I think it's been worth every penny. :happy:

What do you think you've spent and has it been worth it?
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  • Tuffjourney
    Tuffjourney Posts: 971
    Apparently not enough. :sad:
  • clydethecat
    clydethecat Posts: 1,087 Member
    almost $800 over the course of a year and half ( bought a treadmill, hrm and other varioius stuff)
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    Probably a lot.

    Between new shoes and clothes to purchasing weights for home to my membership with my trainer...

    ...honestly, I don't want to calculate it all, but it was all worth it.
  • RiverMelSong
    RiverMelSong Posts: 456 Member
    €200,- Gym membership (for a year)
    €50,- Running shoes
    €10,- Dumbbells
    €60,- 2 DVDs and a book

    That's about it, Total of €320,- (around $420,-). When my dad moved to Australia he gave me his exercise bike so that didn't cost me anything! :bigsmile:
  • ScottyNoHotty
    ScottyNoHotty Posts: 1,957 Member
    Y membership $350
    Personal Trainer $200
    HRM $70
    New Clothes $100 and counting

    Money saved on eating less....over $ 2000 in a year....
  • alleycat88
    alleycat88 Posts: 756 Member
    too much :laugh:


    I would suspect about $500-600. The latest being $30 for plexus 7 day trial package. I lost 22lbs last year and need a jumpstart to get back into it. My boss lost 5 lbs in 2 weeks so I said what the heck.
  • krhn
    krhn Posts: 781 Member
    A shown in my profile pic...
    Currently my newest investment is some fat gripz, cost me a good penny for what it is, but as far as I can tell its working after only one day use!

    I think my next investment will be a rope attachment for my gym at home ... Feeling I need to hit the triceps a bit more!


    As far as investing is concerned, I think I am on par with what I use to spend/parents spent ... Instead of constantly buying supermarket junk food, a protein shake usually takes priority meaning I get my monies worth there anyway..
    But I have incorporated multi vitamins to stay tip top shape!
  • MNA76
    MNA76 Posts: 1,541
    Between my gym membership, grocery bills, constantly having to by new clothes, I'd say a little over a dollar. : )
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Very little. It's more about time. I only pay $100 per year for the gym at the college I work at. That is the largest expense and really I could do without it and do body weight/resistnace exercises on the track with good results. I just like being in the gym for motivation and focus. Beyond that, just normal cost of living for food and sports.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    weight loss - $0

    fitness - $90 per month for JCC membership and $120 on my trainers.
  • avababy05
    avababy05 Posts: 930 Member
    Not much,sneakers a few times a year.I already had most of my weights.( left by my ex).

    A couple DVD's,two pedometers.

    I'm about to invest in an HRM though.
  • Jessi_Brooks
    Jessi_Brooks Posts: 759 Member
    pole.. $450
    running shoes.. $120
    jump rope.. $20
    stability ball.. $20
    blender bottle.. $10
    gym passes.. $90 so far.
    protein powders.. probably around $120 since starting my fitness goals.

    My kettle bells and food scale were gifts. So Ive spent an estimated $830.

    eta. oh yeah, and I bought a belly dancing/zumba hip scarf lol. $20, bringing my total to (estimated) $850
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    It's a priceless investment.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Oh yeah..I also bought a Bosu Ball at Costco for $80 and a HRM for $90
  • Jackson4590
    Jackson4590 Posts: 145 Member
    Shoes- $120 every 8 months
    Iron weights - $340
    HRM- $60
    Treadmill- $350 used (only use in winter)
    P90x & P90x2 - $200
    Pull up bar- $25
    Fitness ball - $25
    Clothes- ???

    $1120 currently (plus whatever my wife buys)

    And then add in protein powders, blender, etc, so it goes up. But I figure that's stuff I'd buy regardless of where I worked out so I don't count it.

    The gym membership was $65/month, so that's $780 every year. In less than two years I'll have paid less than the gym and own all my free weights. Much better deal for us :)
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    HRM - $50
    Weights - $60
    Running shoes - $100
    Workout clothes - $50
    Bicycle - $90
    Insanity - $50
    Scale - $40
    BF% Measurer - $30
    MFP - Priceless :tongue:

    All in all, probably around $500 over the past year... may not sound like much, but I'm a BROKE college student! I've probably spent more on fitness than on anything else!
  • Koshkaxo
    Koshkaxo Posts: 332 Member
    Gym membership: $57/month
    New gym shoes: $130
    New outdoor running shoes: $120
    New workout clothes: +$500 (lulu's are so pricey lol )
    Barbell/weights: $120
    Secondhand elliptical : $250

    Sooo, too much already! But I have everything I need now, costs shouldn't rise too much. I'm also probably going to cancel the gym membership is favor of outdoor jogging if winter ever goes away haha
  • runfatmanrun
    runfatmanrun Posts: 1,090 Member
    Less than it would cost if I had to take cholesterol or BP meds for the rest of my life if I had stayed fat and lazy.
  • My0WNinspiration
    My0WNinspiration Posts: 1,146 Member
    1000
  • kimber0607
    kimber0607 Posts: 994 Member
    Not much....no gym membership or special sneakers
    eating right and walking works wonders..i did invest in a few jillian michaels and yoga dvd's (bought used so maybe $50)
  • kimber0607
    kimber0607 Posts: 994 Member
    Apparently not enough. :sad:

    That was funny..chuckles..LOL
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Holy moley!

    About $1k!!

    I bought an Wii, with the Fit balance board and a charger for the remotes for myself at a christmas time and have bought a handful of fitness games for it. Turns out it was a good investment, since I use it almost every day!

    More recently, I bought a bike. I have been wanting one for at least a year and my partner enjoys biking, whereas he won't play Wii with me very often, so I think it was also a good investment.

    My old clothes were, well, old, so I won't feel too had about buying clothes, and I still have at least one outfit in every size for another thirty or forty pounds. I am tempted to pre-invest, though: will there be any swimsuits available when the ones I have swim away? How hard is it to find a life vest in the off season? Is it safe to skip a size?
  • txin1
    txin1 Posts: 100 Member
    12k for weight loss surgery
  • BleedsCoffee
    BleedsCoffee Posts: 247 Member
    $70 (monthly) for a Y "Membership Plus" pass that I rarely use. I'm so much more comfortable going for runs outside and doing workout videos at home where I can't really push it and not feel self conscious about being all beet red and looking like I'm about to collapse. I would cancel it, but... I have plans to start attending Hatha Yoga classes there (and maybe a few of the strength training classes once I'm a bit more comfortable with my fitness level).

    I think I SAVE money on groceries now that I'm eating healthier, though. Less eating out at restaurants and grabbing junk food at the corner store!
  • angieleighbyrd
    angieleighbyrd Posts: 989 Member
    Just totaling up my gym membership, p90x, all my weights that I now have at home, my running shoes, my treadmill, all the JM dvd's I was doing before p90x...it's around 2K in the last year...

    That's not including protein powders and supplements...
  • crossfit_lover
    crossfit_lover Posts: 230 Member
    Membership - $250
    HRM - $110
    Headphones - $100
    Sneakers - $100

    All this doesn't factor the Protein, Creatine bought monthly which average $30/each x 12 months
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    HRM = $100
    Weights = $110
    Headphones = $100
    BodyMedia Fit = $145
    Workout clothes = $85
    New smaller size wardrobe = $1150

    $1690 so far. Crap.
  • _Wonder_Woman_
    _Wonder_Woman_ Posts: 218
    I am not even going to go there. I just know that I can't afford food, but hey I've got plenty of supplements!!!!! LOL

    But yea, I spend MUCHO
  • Hawk600us
    Hawk600us Posts: 11 Member
    Really not much:

    Used like new threadmill = 250
    Fitbit one (open box) = 50
    Ozeri touch scale =40
    Fitbit Aria (open box) = 85
    Endomondo Android app = 0
    Myfitnesspal PC and Android = 0

    However I know I will have to expend more in the future as the weight goes down.
    I think no matter how much you have to expend, it is your health that matters, so it worth it!
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    $40 for good running shoes
    $60 on workout clothes

    so I guess $100?
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