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For the past 2 weeks or so I've been having a hard time eating healthy. I'm still eating mostly healthy, but for some reason I've had much less will power than usual.

And yes, it happens to me too so don't feel guilty if it happens to you!

Anyway, last night at work an idea popped into my head.

I've always like the idea of a rewards/punishment system because that works for me, and I think this 1 is perfect.

This is how it works:

First of all, get some type of jar that you can put money into. Label it so you know what it's for (you'll find out in a second).

Put this jar somewhere in plain view, and it's going to be used as your punishment.

Every time you eat something bad, you're going to put just $1 into the jar. Stay with it consistently (and be honest), and at the end of every month you're going to empty the jar, take a trip to the grocery store, and buy ONLY healthy food with it.

Nothing processed, nothing in boxes, nothing in wrappers. Just fruits, veggies, meat, etc. You can even treat yourself to something organic if you'd like.

Doing this will do 2 things. First, you're not going to want to pony up all your money so it'll stop you from eating bad. Second, if you have a bad month you'll even it out the next month with all the healthy food you'll have bought!

I'm going to search my house tomorrow for a empty jar, and I'd advise you to do the same.

Let me know what you think of this idea. I think it's fantastic, but I also thought of it so I'm a little biased towards it :)