Diet Bribery

So recently I watched a new show on TV. The show was "Extreme Makeover, Weight Loss Edition".  Doing a little research on this show afterwards proved to be pretty interesting.  The "contestants" were actually turned down from Biggest Looser because they were to big.  Hmm ok, interesting.  In general I thought the show was really good.  The show follows a person through a year of weight loss.  It is supposed to be a little more realistic than BL because for most of the time the contestant resides in their own home, and struggles with similar things that we all struggle with.  It is a little on the BL side with the fast weight loss.  The trainer had a goal for this girl to loose 80 pounds in the first 90 days, granted she started at 369 and the heavier you are the faster the initial weight comes off. She succeeded with the 80 lbs, and the 55 lbs lost in the next 90 days.   So again in general I thought it was a good show. I have one problem with the show though. It is something I can totally relate to, but in a different way. I do not believe that saying "If you loose X, you'll get Y".  I have been bribed my whole life (ok, most of my life) to loose weight. And you know what, for most people it doesn't work. You have to want to loose weight for your self, yes getting a Game Boy, or toys, or money is great, but unless you really want to loose it for yourself, you will fail and then be disappointed in yourself.   It is one thing to set goals for yourself and when you achieve them to give yourself a reward, but it is another to say I will give you this for that. Just my view.  I am still working on my about me post... It is hard to say what is to much and what is interesting I guess. Who knows, it will be up soon I hope :)