13thAugust
Honolulu Choo Choo!
This is my plan for getting in shape, quitting smoking, getting money and going to Hawaii next summer. I figured it up. It’s 4,384 miles from Louisville, Ky to Honolulu, Hi. I’m climbing on board the Honolulu Choo Choo and heading that way. I set up my plan to where a really good day when I do everything I’m supposed to will give me 25 points (miles). There are 40 weeks between now and the end of the school year in May. If I earn 110 miles per week, I’m there!
I’m placing this plan in a category called Honolulu Choo Choo. I’ll also keep track of my savings in that category. If I quit smoking today and set aside $5 each day (which is less than I spend on cigarettes), I’ll have saved $1,400. I’ll even give myself points for being a bitch and not allowing anyone to smoke in the house. The reason I started smoking again is because DH and DS were constantly smoking around me. I don’t plan on getting sidetracked with that temptation again. My goal is to set aside $3,000 for the trip so I’ll be supplementing it with extra pay earned outside my regular paycheck. That shouldn’t be too difficult since I almost always get an extra check in each pay period. I’m also going to add an extra $20.00 each week that I earn at least 175 miles. I’ll have to be really pushing hard to do that. That would mean earning 25 points each day for a week and it’s set up to where 25 points represents a perfect day.
Got my plan…now I’ve got to put it in action. Here’s my final version:
| TASK | Points |
| Record food | 1 |
| Between 1200 and 1400 calories | 3 |
| Between 1000 and 1600 calories | 2 |
| Weigh daily and record weight | 1 |
| No smoking | 5 |
| No smoking in house | 1 |
| Exercise 45 minutes | 3 |
| Mini exercise session | 1 |
| No eating after 8:00 | 1 |
| Downtime no more than 2 hours | 2 |
| Downtime no more than 3 hours | 1 |
| Challenging hometask | 1 |
| Deposit $5.00 in Savings | 1 |
| Drink 8 cups of water | 2 |
| Post on 3FC | 1 |
| Set $5.00 aside for trip | 1 |
| Resist major temptation | 2 |
| Plan next day’s meals | 1 |
| Daily Total | |
| Weekly Total | |
| Total to Date | |
| Miles to Go! | 4384 |
| Need 110 points each week |
