Went a little psyco…but I think that’s justified, don’t you?

Monday was a crap day.Woke up feeling terrified (for no known reason) and was anxious and depressed the whole day. Have NO clue what that was about, curious if I ate something that had wheat in it? (Yes, gluten/wheat allergies affect your moods. Google it.)

By the time I got to the gym, I was a mental mess. Tried to work out with my trainer, but was told that in order to get my official sessions (bought 2 sessions for $99) I had to sign up for MORE sessions. What kind of scam is that? Then I said I wanted to buy the BodyBugg and guess what I’m told. The price is back up to $324.

Really, that broke the whole depression funk I was in and turned me into a slight psycho. I explained to my trainer that the training manager told me it would be $224 from now on. She went to discuss with other trainers (not the manager, cause he was off). They came back and told me that the manager was mistaken, but if I waited until May 12, it would be at $249. Um…it’s $249 on-line w/shipping, so why would I wait until May 12 to buy it? The manager told me “$224 from now on” so I want it for $224. Especially if I’m fixing to chunk down $629 on training in addition to the BodyBugg and wrist monitor (addtl $99). And let’s be honest. Gyms have plenty of room to negotiate prices. So I told my trainer I was in no mood to discuss this anymore and I wasn’t buying ANYTHING at that time.

I left, called the 24-hour Fitness near my work and GUESS WHAT?! The BodyBugg is ALREADY $249 there, and the $99 wrist watch is also on sale for $79. WTF? I then called 2 other 24-Hour Fitness’ in Houston and they ALL had the same special.

But wait, it gets better. By the time I made it home, there was a message on my machine from Trainer Lea. “Paige, just wanted to let you know that I was able to get you special pricing on the Bugg, you can get it for $249. But you have to call me back today, cause I can only offer it to you for this price today” WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!

So I ended up calling her back yesterday, letting her know what I had found out, and letting her know that I didn’t hold it against her personally, but I would not be buying additional training because it seemed too shady that I had to buy training before I could even get started AND they held details back about the true price of the BodyBugg. She obviously wasn’t happy.

Don’t think this deterred me from getting a personal trainer, though. I ended up googling trainers near work and found The Train Station, which is a women’s only personal training facility. For $100 cheaper  I can get 12 sessions. I go in today to get my VO2 and RMR tested and from there they create a plan for me.

Tomorrow we will chat about www.MyFitFoods.com