My goal along with many other people, I'm sure, is to exercise more and also eat healthier. I danced in high school, so it was a good source of consistent exercise for me. Now I go to the gym but not as much as I would like. I go to the gym at least once a week, never less, but my goal is to go to the gym four times a week. At one point last year I was averaging three times a week, so I know I'm capable of it. Something I've never been good at is eating completely healthy. I love fruit and vegetables, but I also love chocolate. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay My goal for healthy eating is to eat healthy and snack in moderation. In my plan to achieve this I will use operant conditioning. On weeks where I successfully balance going to the gym four times and eating a healthy diet, I will put a sticker on the calendar for that week. A month of consistent behavior will result in positive reinforcement such as; getting a Mani Pedi, a day at the movies, a long quiet bath, time to read your favorite book or even a day of vacation. The longer the weeks continue, the better the reward will be. On weeks where I fail to reach my goal, not only does this halt my sticker's progress, but in the following week I am not allowed to eat unhealthy snacks. This is an example of negative punishment. In a training plan I feel like positive reinforcement and negative punishment will work best because it will help me get into a routine and understand when I go to the gym eventually this will happen and that's what I want and when I don't know, I know this will happen and I don't like. I don't think negative reinforcement would work as well because then there would be no consequences. Removing something unpleasant when I fail to achieve my goal would only make me want to do it more. I want to learn in an operational way to love going to the gym and eating healthy. I know I'll be unhappy with not being able to snack on unhealthy snacks, so this will make me less likely to slow down on my plan again and give me more motivation for next week. And getting these stickers, even though they may seem useless to others, can show how far I've come from myself and make me more satisfied to continue in the long run.