The Goal: To break away from certain food/beverages that are not promoting a healthy lifestlye. A bonus would be to lose weight.
The food:
Each participant will submit 2 things that do not promote a healthy diet. (Names will not be attached to the item so you won’t know who you want to kill.)
DO NOT submit things just because you think it will be hard for others. This is not to make it hard for other people, it is to help you develop self-discipline and break bad food habits.
The workouts:
Each person will be required to workout at least 3 days a week for a minimum of 40 minutes.
A “workout” can be with weights, cardio, wii fit… it must be an intentional workout. This doesn’t include housework, or physical work that you already do. It must be a time set aside to workout.
Please don’t make this more difficult than it has to be. You know what a workout is, don’t look for loopholes or try to find a lazy way to get credit – do the workouts!!!
The penalties:
I will compile a list of the top 10-15 things mentioned. You have to pick one other item that YOU will go without. Once the list is compiled, NO ONE will be allowed to eat anything from the list.
For example: cheese may not be on the list that everyone has to go without but it may be something you want / need to give up. So you would do the list + cheese.
If you eat anything from the list, or your other item specific to you, then you owe a $5.00 penalty. I think the penalty has to hurt. If it were only a quarter or dollar – you may think it is ok to cheat. The penalty has to be painful.
There is a $25 “I am a loser without any self control, so I quit” fee.
In other words, if you quit, you still owe all the penalty money AND a $25 fee. This is all “honor system” so if you think you may have cheated, YOU DID!!!
The Honor system:
You are responsible, under the “honor system” to report to me g3fowler@gmail.com if/when you cheat.
I will keep a running list and blog the results at the end of each week (more if necessary) www.garyfowler.blogspot.com.
You need to email me as you cheat and I can keep a running total of what you owe and will keep everyone updated on the total in the “penalty pot”.
The Deadlines:
If you know anyone who would like to participate, please tell them to email me their 2 items by Friday May 1st so I can have the list posted to my blog by Sun the 3rd, to begin on Monday May 4th. Please let me know what questions you have before we begin. I will post the list and your personal item on my blog by Sun May 3rd.
The Rewards: I am sure it will benefit you physically and mentally. Your emotions are up to you… again, if you think you can’t do it, that is one of the very reasons you should try it.
The winner: The person who wins (cheats the least amount of times) wins all the penalty money. If there is more than one person that “wins” – they will split the money.
The guilt statement: I swear, with God as my witness, that I have read and understand every word of this agreement.By “e-signing this”, I agree to all the stated terms.
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