Good morning....I am writing this entry from Florida....yes, your doctor does take an occasional few days off...thank you to Donna and the staff for providing the great care in my absence.
Me Marsha posted a comment yesterday that was positively commenting on the "worth" of our program, basically saying that if she totaled up all the monies she has spent on "fad" diets, this would have exceeded what her investment is in our program, and although expensive, she feels better "worth for her money" being in a medically supervised program.
Money is precious as we all work so hard to earn it. Taking a grand and investing this in a weight loss program is a big chunk of money. However, lets look at the flip side: What happens if we develop a serious disease such as a heart attack, diabetes, breast cancer or pancreatic cancer? How much lost wages will be realized because of time away from work? How many doctor/hospital bills will not be fully covered by insurance? How much money will be spent on medications?
The answer is that preventing the comorbidities of being overweight will SAVE you tens of thousands or perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars in the big picture. Your investment into your own health is the very BEST investment you can make. I am not just talking about paying for our program...such things as hiring a personal trainer, getting workout equipment for your house , etc...all of these "investments" will save you LOTS of money over time. The added bonus: you will feel happier, look younger, improved self-confidence.
You cannot invest in the stock market , real estate or anything else nearly as high a return on your investment as investing in YOUSELF.
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Today we celebrated my mom's 73rd birthday. When she was 67 she had a debilitating stroke. She went from working full time, living on her own to moving in with us and spending her days in adult day care and her weekends and evenings being taken care of by myself and a hired caretaker. When she was 71 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This wasn't how she planned her retirement.
Your point on "investing" in one's health is critical. No one wants to wake up one day and wished they had done things differently. Having good health is literally priceless. My mom will often say now, even if I won the lottery, money cannot buy me what I really want -- to walk again and be able to take care of myself.
Just one more reason why the price of the SP program, at least for me, was an investment in my future (at least I hope...just finished week 4)
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