The cost of Crossfit...

On the weekends I won't be posting too much. We have pretty busy weekends, and Saturday's I'm pretty much gone all day. I also use Saturday as my day to enjoy a few not so healthy things to keep my self from binging on them due to lack of availability so I don't post my foods either. I don't go hog wild or anything, but for instance yesterday was my daughters 13th birthday party so I enjoyed a slice of cake and a cup of root beer. 

So one thing I've been thinking about is the cost of Crossfit. A lot of people say working out and eating healthy is too expensive and that's why they don't do it. That's just an excuse, one I've used many times myself. Working out is free. Eating healthy is more expensive than processed crap, but it's worth it. Take the beef tips I made earlier in the week as an example. Sure, they were more expensive than hot dogs and mac-n-cheese, but it lasted my entire family for two meals, and I ate leftovers for lunch for three days. I don't do this with all meals, but if it's good and the taste is not getting tiresome than it's a great way to stretch your bucks. 

So last Thursday was day 2 of CF. It was our 2nd time going up there, the first time is a free session, so we actually signed up and paid our membership fees. I paid while my husband and children went to the car. When I got back into the car I told my husband how much it was. He was a little shocked. I told him that with our fast food eating habits, which was WAY too often, we are essentially paying for our CF membership in about 2 weeks. When we are working out, we won't WANT the fast food as often. 

Last week is another prime example of that. I cooked every day! This is nearly a miracle in and of itself, sadly. I don't particularly enjoy cooking, even though I'm a good cook and the meals are always worth it! It's honestly just a matter of being lazy. During the winter I use my crock pot a lot. Mainly because it's nice to have that home cooked meal simmering all day and filling the house with such gorgeous aroma's, but it's also nice to have dinner done earlier in the evening and not having to stand in the kitchen cooking after a long days work. 

I guess basically what I'm saying, is that CF might be expensive, but when you actually sit down and break the cost down it's really not. When the cost is broken down for my family, at my particular gym, we are paying about $45 per month, per person to attend 2 days (this will increase, but for right now we're starting slow and building up - heck, yesterday *Saturday* was the first day we were walking mostly normal because of the lunges we did on Tuesday LOL). Around here you are paying almost that for a regular gym membership and the difference is, we are essentially getting personal trainers built into this price. And again, the bottom line is that we would spend about that in two weeks if we were eating fast food, if you figure $5 a value meal for at least one meal a day. When I broke it down to my husband like that, he totally got what I was saying and agreed that we'd eat out once a week, Saturdays, with a few exceptions for special occasions thrown in.

It's all a matter of putting your priorities in order. Is that dollar menu more important than exercising? That's up to you to decide.

Until next time...