I have been struggling with my weight pretty bad. So last night on the way home from dinner my dad had a suggestion that would help me: he said that he would pay me $20 an hour for every hour I spent on the treadmill. hahaha. He doesn’t expect me to do more than 20 minutes a day/he said I would get burnt out. But its a deal. I’m going to be spending 12 hours a day on the treadmill. That’s $240 a day $1680 a week $24,000 per 100 days. I dont think he realizes what he’s getting into. I’m going to be super thin and rich by the end of this contract. I mean its sorta crazy, but its better than working at a warehouse…and I can choose my own hours…
I really really like this idea. wish me luck! I guess this is also a reward for being clean/sober, because my dad doesn’t usually give me money or maybe he’s gone insane because he quit smoking…
Yeah, I want to save up to buy a car…but also I need to learn to budget/save up money. Right now I’m just motivated to get in better shape and save up money for when I’ll need it in the future. I’m not too worried about what to spend it on. I need to learn to hold onto things and save save save.
I will prob start with an hour a day though, its a lot and I dont want to get burnt out…
You can lose a lot of weight on a tread mill if you stay on it a lot. When I was younger I went from 232 lbs to like 180 lbs on a treadmill without changing my diet at all.
wow thats awesome thats so inspiring! when I was younger I sprinted on treadmills/now I realize I dont have to do that so much as be consistent and motivated/also watching what I eat and limiting sugars…
I started out with 20 minutes this morning. Just put on earphones and walked for 20 minutes. I didn’t get burnt out or sore. It’s a start…and the next step is starting nicotine patches. I’m so sick of smoking its making me feel like Im going to pass out and I’ve only smoked a few cigarettes in a day/but I feel light-headed.
no not really, Im not going to be doing 12 hours a day that was sort of a joke…prob 20 minutes a day to start and then work up from there. I’m just trying to get motivated.
dude it sounds like a funny situation but dont drive youself into psychosis. 12 hours a day? i know your probably joking but just incase. ive seen people give themselves a relapse by working out too much.
Yeah I tend to overdo things/thats why Im supposed to start with 20 minutes a day, then 30 to an hour over time…its just a nice gesture to get me motivated…
thats cool okay, wishing you well just being safe cause i used to workout a lot myself and i notices when i overdo it voices are more persistent. good luck
thank you for the reminder…you’re right I need to take it slow. As long as I have music on and Im not paying attention to the minutes go by it seems to work. I felt pretty good doing it this morning…
I wish my parents were rich…no my dad works two jobs and takes care of my mom and I’m living here…he’s middle class…and has debt etc like every other person…I have had friends that acted like I was rich and used me when I was in school…and then it turns around they were like millionaires with trust funds…my fam just doesnt spend a lot of money…I’m not used to having money either…
I guess thats why it sorta went to my head. I dream every day of being rich haha. I hear stories of people in rehab that blew $250,000 on drugs, and I’m here can barely afford rehab…I wish I knew what it was like to have money, I wish I had a steady job and income.
But getting healthy is a start at something at least…and maybe I can teach myself a new skill online that will get me into a career…idk, it just seems like my generation has been so left out of the future…not to mention all these strikes against me…maybe the school system could have been better or my parents would have helped pay for the college I wanted to go to or I was just a better student.
Having been diagnosed since the age of fifteen/in and out of hospitals/didn’t graduate HS didn’t graduate college/kept trying and failing trying and failing…kinda at my wits end.
I see. I grew up a little lower than middle class. We didn’t have a lot of money but we lived in a nice area and had enough to eat and had a good car. Hopefully with this treadmill deal you will get some extra spending money. It’s always nice to have a few dollars in your pocket.
I really hope my dad is able to continue quitting smoking…honestly Im just worried a lot about my parents. I dont care about money at all/and I have thought things when I was delusional that weren’t true. I’m just trying my best…I think i need to start being around people more…I just dont know any community resources or where to look…
just being safe cause i used to workout a lot myself and i notices when i overdo it voices are more persistent. good luck