Now, I know my Travis. I have been with him for 13 years now, 9 of which we have been married. And if there is one thing that motivates all with Travis, it is cold hard cash. So, I devised a plan. I proposed to my sweet lover, that if he would lose 20lbs, I would give him $1,000. I knew that it was a sweet deal for him. He probably would have done it for $500 or maybe even $200. BUT I wanted him to be so motivated that he would work EXTRA hard to get the weight off. I knew he could do it, but there was a part of me that wondered if he WOULD do it.
Some of you may wonder where I would get $1,000 and if I was just giving him back his own money. I happen to do a small home job that pays a little every week. I knew it would take over a month to save the money, but I also knew it would take over a month for him to lose the weight. So this is why he agreed to the deal. He was going to get money that wasn't already his. Money that wasn't part of our budget and he could do whatever he wanted with it. About a week after I proposed the idea and Trav had accepted, I asked how is journey was going and he said he wasn't going to even start to lose the weight until I had saved the money because I was so bad at saving (this is true, I am awful with $$). So 5 weeks later, I laid 10 100 dollar bills before him and told him that if he didn't lose the weight by Thanksgiving, I got to take that money and spend it on Christmas. By this time he had 6 weeks to lose the weight. The pressure was on!!
I believe it was 2 weeks in he lost 6 lbs right off. He was encouraged. He had stopped eating a lot of sweets and had cut himself off his sweet nectar. Things were going good for him. He even started watching his portions and being conscious of the things he put in his mouth. He said it was hard, but compared to how hard it is for me to lose weight, He hardly had to work at all. :) It got down to the last 2 weeks before Thanksgiving, and Travis still had 6lbs to lose. He was getting concerned. As much as I wanted to keep the $$ for myself, I really did want him to meet his goal. So I told him that he had to start exercising if he wanted the last bit to come off. He HATES exercising in any form. So, this was going to be a challenge for him. He started doing the treadmill every night for about 30-45 minutes. He would walk/jog and carry weights. The Monday before Thanksgiving, He weighed in exactly 20lbs lighter than he was 6 weeks earlier.
He actually learned a few things too. He said he feels so much better now, and eating healthier helped him feel less sick too. He said his heartburn went away, and he is more comfortable in his clothes. I am happy for him! He did great and worked hard. I was glad to pay up. He deserved it. I have a couple of pics below. A sort of before and after. The before was taken this last July. and the After was taken on Thanksgiving. I know the one pic, he has his eyes closed, but that is all I could find. I don't know if ya can even tell. But I notice a difference. 
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