Hi everybody this is Monica Reinagel and you're listening to the nutrition

Divas quick and dirty tips for eating well and feeling fabulous and today

we're going to be talking about ways you can motivate yourself to make

healthier choices. When I ask people why they want to lose weight they They'll say that they want to be

healthier or to reduce their risk of disease. They expect to feel better and have more

energy. They believe that they'll be happier, more attractive to their mates or potential mates, and more successful. that all

potential mates,

and more successful at work.

That all seems like a lot of powerful motivation.

And yet, even when people can clearly articulate

all the many benefits they'd enjoy from

eating healthier and losing some weight, they so often fail to stick to their programs.

And they tell me they just can't find the willpower to do what's necessary.

Okay, so what if I offered to pay you to lose weight or quit smoking or whatever it is you're trying to do or what if I made you pay me if you

failed. A surprising number of people are finding success by signing up for programs that use financial rewards or penalties

to motivate them to achieve their goals.

I've mentioned a website called Stick.com and that's spelled STI C K.com.

I've talked about them before in an episode on making and keeping resolutions.

We're all familiar with the concept of carrots and

sticks as motivators. As the name suggests, Stick.com doesn't offer a reward or

carrot for success. Instead it uses the threat of a stick, in this case a

financial penalty to keep you from failing. You basically draw up a contract with yourself,

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