Posts Tagged ‘ Bribery ’

So far, my March Madness has been a big FAIL. I have not quit smoking. I have not lost any weight (in fact, I’ve gained about 7lbs in an alarmingly short period of time). I didn’t even finish cleaning my car and have since discovered an entire travel mug full of coffee knocked out of the cupholder and all over the floor making it smell like total ass! I am hoping maybe April will be my sweet “new lifestyle” lover.

I’m on my own for the quitting smoking and car cleaning, but apparently (and this does not really come as a secret) my boyfriend wants me to lose weight so badly he has decided to bribe me. $20 per pound lost. That means if I lose 50 pounds, not only will I (hopefully) look smokin’  hot but I’ll be a $1000 richer. Sounds like a pretty good deal, right? Right. Except it MORTIFIES me to let him see the scale which would be a requirement of the weekly poundage payout plan. I think I’m going to suck it up, though. I am going to take the bribe. I operate well on a reward system.

So, here it is: I will set my goal for exactly 50 pounds. No time limit but will ideally reach this goal in 6 months. 

I smell a challenge. Time to re-commit to my DietMinder and tie on my runners.

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