Rewards

I was having a low Saturday. I pushed myself hard on Thursday with extra weights, jump roping, and a long cardio workout, yet I still felt fat. My husband weighed himself and came in stating, "I'm dropping pounds and I don't know why!" I promptly told him to never say that again in the presence of a woman, especially one who has given birth.

Then he came up with an awesome reward system. Because we all want to be rewarded for our correct behaviors, right? I have a weak spot. I really really really want an iPod Touch, yet with our student income that is not a possibility. That doesn't mean I don't want one, so I certainly do like his plan.

The plan is to be paid for working out. I want to work out. I have consistently been working out, but this plan has helped me to have even more motivation. So here is our system at the moment: know that for each, I have to push myself hard. 10 minutes of bike riding = $.25. 1 hr = $.50. You may be thinking, well then who wouldn't do more 10 minute exercises? Exactly, I find that if I work out throughout the day and push myself in small increments, I work off more calories. Since I sprint for 30 seconds and then do a normal pedal job for 1 min and 30 seconds then sprint for 30 seconds. . . this works well for me.

Weights for 15 minutes = $.25. Kickboxing movie = $.50. Jump roping = $.25. If you are like my husband and thinking, Jump roping for 5 minutes? Come on! That's simple. Not the way I learned. I was a high school PE jump roping champ. So I will show you what 'true jump roping' is next week if you do not know. It is not the elementary school version of jump roping, I assure you.

This system was implemented yesterday, so it is certainly still a work in progress, but already, I am wanting to earn as much as I can each day to earn an iPod Touch and later on to earn and buy even more and I will weigh less!!! The possibilities are endless. I am hyped.