I think the first step in any addiction is admitting you
have a problem . . . well I know I have a problem and I guess it is time to
admit it!! My addiction is Diet Fad’s and As Seen on TV exercise video’s. For
as long as I can remember I always wanted that quick fix to losing weight and I
would try almost anything.
Below are some of the As seen on TV purchases I have made,
some I still have and others I have retired. The ab roller was my first purchase
that I had made. I don’t know if I ever really used it but I can recall trying
it and never got those rock hard abs they promised me I would get! The next was
the abs shocker – I bought it when it first came out (this was the only picture
I could find). That thing was miserable, but I thought hey, I can wear it while
watching TV or doing homework . . . you would place this gel on your stomach
and turn it on. I think I tried it once or twice and then retired it by selling
it at a garage sale!!
I went through an ab workout fad for awhile next buying the
ab chair. Yes I wanted to be lazy, lay in a chair and do “sit-ups” to gain
amazing abs again! But the catch was I am only 5’ tall and couldn’t reach the
bar with my feet! So I sold it to a
family friend. I think my next couple purchases are all a blur, I bought the Windsor
Pilates Video that came with a circle thing that was suppose to help tone your
arms and have you focus on your abs while you worked out. I don’t think I even
have to say anything about the shake weight. . . I never took it out of the box
or used it. I knew when I bought it that I was making a mistake but addictions
take over right???
Well I have had my fair share of videos as well . . .
It started with the misc videos above, walk away the pounds,
power yoga, Pilates for dummies (bought it my sophomore year of college and my roommate
Carrie and I would try to work out in our dorm room). The addiction continued
when Wii came out with the balance board, I just had to get it. I then got the
eactive video game and biggest loser a couple Christmases ago. I would try them
for a few weeks, get bored and then move onto something else.
P90X was also a Christmas present I had convinced my brother
in law to purchase. The infomercials would suck me in thinking, wow I want to
look like that! Then as you start the videos or read the pamphlets, you really
should be in shape BEFORE you do P90X! Well I did ok for maybe 45 days and then
didn’t like working out for an hour and a half, so I moved onto Tony’s 10
minute trainer. WHAT – I have to do three 10 minute videos – that was a scam!
My most recent purchase was the KettleWorX videos, it was a
groupon special and my itch to buy it kicked in. I tried it for three weeks,
took a break, tried it again, took another break and then finally gave it up.
It now is being used by my husband and since my kettlebell was only 10 pounds I
bought him a 20 pound bell for Christmas.
Now it is not like I don’t have the space or some equipment to
workout I just don’t have the motivation to do it at home:
Our workout bench is so dusty you can obviously tell that it
doesn’t get used! Our treadmill has seen better days. We used it when we lived
in our apartment in Binghamton 8 years ago and gave it back to my parents when
we moved to Albany. We just didn’t have the space in our apartment. 3 years ago
when I tried to start running we brought it back up here and pieces were
missing. We managed to get it to work but it is so loud you can’t hear yourself
think. Right now our stationary bike is being used to hold up empty boxes and I
can’t even remember the last time I actually used it . . . I think it might
have been when I was starting to watch Dexter on Netflix 4 years ago!
Now we all know that exercising is only a part of the weight
loss process . . . Diet is very important!
O yes, I have plenty of magazines and books that have only
fueled my addiction. Women’s Worlds are the worst for me . . . every week there is some new miracle diet
that I just have to try. Recently I threw a bunch of them out as I am trying to
Detox my life from this addiction! I have tried them all: weight watchers, acia
berry supplements, atkins, flat belly diet, south beach, some blueberry drink
diet . . . none of them satisfied me and I never see the results that I thought
I would! The cookbooks never had recipes that I would want to try or have
ingredients I had never heard of them.
I have had my fair share of gym memberships too . . . I have
been back and forth to Gold’s, tried the YMCA, Sport-time and even the
Duanesburg Area Community Center. None of them were structured enough for me
and when I didn’t go no one seemed to care. This is very different than my
experience at Albany CrossFit. During bootcamp I was eager to learn new things
and I always knew who was going to be there. It was like this family that I didn’t
know existed! Now that I am a member (and doing the 90 day challenge) I still
have my bootcamp buddies that keep me going. I also feel that I want to make
progress during the 90 days so I need to stay motivated to see the results at
the end of 90 days (and possibly win something)!
So I am packing away all of these unneeded items, focusing
on going to 4 WOD’s a week and trying to do a combo of the Zone/Paleo diet. No more
Hot Pants, Flat Belly Diet or pretending to workout in the basement! Now I am replacing my addiction to diet fad's to becoming addicted to CrossFit!
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