U Weight Loss

ummm, so I heard this commercial online for weight loss & lately I haven't been sleeping very well - but the alarm clock is still set for 7:30 am  (note:  this is actually not correct... every time I set my alarm clock, or the clock in my car, after the time is set accurately - I close my eyes & hold the minute button for a random amount of time!!)  hehe.   This sets my clock ahead a few minutes... but an UNKNOWN few minutes... so I am forced to obey it, cause it might be 10 mins fast, or it might just be 2 mins fast!!  Who know???  :P 

lol - also this strategy only works if you avoid looking at this clock directly after looking at the correct time (on your computer, cell phone, etc) & vis versa.. hehe, I know - whacko!!  But HEY - it works for me!!

Anyways, back to U Weight Loss...  So I google them, check them out - seems like a professional website, so I shoot off an email.  They reply back by 10am - tell me to come in for a free "Healthy Weight Assessment"... hmmm, I smell scam; but no harm, no foul! 

I set up two appointments - one at location A for 5:30, another at location B for 6:45.  I work late & work can be unpredictable at times...  Either way, I miss the 5:30, cause I leave work then - but decide to hit up the gym!!  [ Oh, this was motivated by the fact I read online reviews talking about how these systems are scams & they don't refund your money & blah, blah ] - so I'm skeptical...  Hence Gym - cause, nothing comes for free!! 

Either way, gym workout was light - cause I recently incurred rotator cuff tendinitous :(  But then by the time I finished, it was 6:25 - so I figure no harm right?

The receptionist was cute!!  Tall, Blonde, Thin!!  Nerdy.... just the way I like them ;-)  She does an interview, then outlines the program... it's a total speel!! But very casual - no pressure!!  Was kind of surprised... then she started talking about pricing & the 'mandatory supplements'.  I put a hault to that!!  I'm not down with that artificial shit!!  And from what I can tell - that stuff is where they make their key profit margins; and it's also the stuff with the most potential of health side effects..

I'm a smart dude, so I'm like eff that shit!!  She's like:  'without the supplements, their is not money back guarantee'.  I said oh well...  My time is worth more than the money, so it's either I lose weight - or I don't!!  There are not true guarantees in life!!  And anyone who believes otherwise is a sucker!!

So I told her I'd sign up for the program, minus the supplements.  She tried to convince me otherwise, but wasn't pushy.  Then came the 'contract signing'.  At first she tried to spread the payments across 12 months.  Made sense, because as a finance major:  'it is in your best interest to pay things later (i.e. right before they are due), than to pay in advance'.  Time Value of Money baby ;-) 

But I read the fine print... fine print is:  U Weight Loss is owned by a Finance (parent) company.  They pay the bills, but you are in a contract with the parent for monthly payments.  (ahhhh, I see - just did the math 21% interest on monthly financing charges... hmmm).  Anyways, I'm like scratch that!!  I'll pay up front.

(I'd rather pay up front, than finance through a sketchy parent company with strings attached).

Either way, I figure for about $800 for 4+ months can't hurt.  I spent $150 on alcohol last weekend :|  So might as well drop some cash on a counsellor to manage my weight / track my progress - give me some damn ACCOUNTABILITY!! 

That being said, wouldn't be so bad to see that cute receptionist 'Megan' once a week ;-)  lol

Stay tuned... GajCo goes on a diet!!