Firstly I'm not sure if I've used the correct version of programmes/programs. Happy to be corrected if it's bothering anyone though.
I'm struggling a bit with losing the baby weight. It came off fairly easily with my other kids but with number 4 it's just not shifting. I had an email about one of those 12 weeks 'transform' programmes with a personal trainer and I was wondering if anyone had done anything similar and what your thoughts are? Basically I want to know if it's worth the money or if I'm better off just committing to three gym classes a week?
My main thoughts at the minute are pros: if I've paid the money, I'll be more inclined to go and I think I'd benefit from a professional helping me get back into shape.
Cons: it's quite expensive. I struggled with my weight a lot in my teens. About 15 years ago I got my weight under control through good old healthy eating & running and saw the diet industry for what it was. I promised I wouldn't give another penny of my money to that industry, so I think this would be going against that somewhat.
For what it's worth, no one's putting any pressure on me to lose weight or anything, but I enjoy exercising. I usually run but dh is in a very high pressured job and I've found that if I just plan in a run something will always come up. So if I say I'm running tonight that'll be fine, until I'm about to get ready then he'll ask if I can maybe run tomorrow night because he has x,y or z to do for work and can't put the kids to bed, so I end up missing it. I just feel if it's paid for and pencilled in for a specific time then it'll have to take priority.
Also if it matters, this one isn't promising a set amount of weight loss or anything like that, just 12 weeks to get you back into shape.