So much kindness! I was born in '95 so on the younger end of the spectrum it seems, lol.
So here's my motivation plan, inspired by darebee: I'm going to have a point system. Every day I have three opportunities to earn points. One darebee workout card, either Foundation or Totals, and one group exercise (there's pickleball near my house every day, swimming in the ocean with friends on weekends, or classes at my gym, etc.). Each card/activity is worth two points, and I get a bonus point for doing all three. I also can earn bonus points each week, for cooking three bulk prep healthy meals.
Totals card complete: 2 pts
Foundation card complete: 2 pts
group exercise: 2 pts
every 2-workout day: 1 pt
bulk prep healthy meal: 1 pt (bulk means three left over servings)
(Totals can roll over, I can take three days to finish a Totals card, that way none of my efforts are wasted if I only manage half a card on one day.)
The max I can make in a day for workouts is 7. At seven days a week, I can make 49 points/week, with plus 1-4 depending on how many bulk meals I prep.
I probably wont get the max each week, and I shouldn't because even though Foundation and Totals are lighter programs, I can't go too hard or two fast or I'll get injured, but this system rewards effort and discipline, and depends on how much I want it. I don't have a ton of variation to my life. Single woman living alone working full time in an office, I have more freedom to prioritize than most, and a decent amount of money saved up to let me buy things for my rewards. This is adaptable for the first month as I figure out what I still consider worth doing.
Rewards:
Massage.......................................................................75 pts
Buy archery target....................................................150 pts
Buy Pkm S/V...............................................................225 pts
Go skydiving................................................................310 pts
These are things that I personally want, they are not food related rewards, and will get over the initial hurdle of starting out again. After the approximate weeks 12 of an average of 25 pts/week (my goal will be to complete this in 12-16. it will probably get me through the holidays) I will set up for additional rewards based on what I want then and how much motivation I think I'll need to keep me striving to improve. Future rewards will be things like: buying a new book, pedicures, buying more archery gear (I already have a lot of it, just not a stinking target because I assumed there would be one on this island, but anyway), a day-trip to a nearby island, those sorts of things.
I'll record my points daily here, and we'll review in a week to see if this system is absurd or not.
Today I earned 8 points. I cooked one bulk prep meal that should last me until Saturday. I did my foundation card in the morning, totals throughout the day at the office, and played pickleball with my friends at night.
Today's points/total points:
8/8.
Wish me luck.