My Other Motivation...Money

In my first post I talked about what my motivation is for losing weight and getting in shape.  I completely forgot about a major motivation this year and that is money.  Why would I get money for getting in shape?  Let me explain.
I work at an orthopedic clinic.  Most doctors are health conscious and usually eat right and work out.  The doctors I work for are no different.  Except that they also want their employees to eat right and work out.  It's as if they care.  They started out by paying for the entire office to have a gym membership at the Omni in Athens.  The membership was optional, of course, but who wouldn't take them up on that?  Some people, I'm sure, did take them up on it and then never went to the gym.  Last year they paid for Corey Little (a nutritionist, also mentioned in my first post) to come in and try and help us change the way we eat.  I think that it did help some people, but I was not one of them.  This year they are trying something different.  Every employee has what is called an HSA or Health Savings Account.  Our company puts a certain amount of money in it each year, and we can use it to pay for medical related things, like doctor visits and prescriptions. This year they have decided that they don't want to just give it to us, they want us to work for it.  By becoming healthier and living better.  At the start of the year, they put about a third of what we normally receive in the account.  In order to earn more, we will have to meet certain goals.
No one has specific goals that they have to meet.  They didn't say, you need to lose 10lbs to get to the next level.  We are in a program called Virgin Health Miles. This program has a points system.  Everyone will receive a pedometer, that we can download directly to this website.  It will keep track of how many steps we take each day and can earn points that way.  We can also enter when we exercise and earn points that way.  We will also earn points by having our blood pressure, weight and body fat measured.  Every time they improve, points are earned.  So many points gets you to the next level and more money in your HSA.
I'm hoping that having all of these different motivations for getting healthier and in shape will really push me to work hard for it.  I have worked out four days this week and plan on working out tomorrow as well.  I did eat much better today.  Tomorrow I'm starting my millionth try at giving up coke and caffeine.  I have a headache just thinking about it, but it has to be done.  I'm trying to imagine what it will be like to post before and after pictures and be truly proud of the after pictures.  My friend Jenny is also on a mission to get in better shape, so maybe a reward for us can be a trip to the beach where we lay around in bikinis all day, once we meet our goals.  I'm looking forward to that day!