Progress

This first week did not go well at all. I managed only to say on the target behavior once this entire week. I continued using the punishment/reward system and I can see its working. After four days of the completely black decaf coffee at night, the coffee I drink during the day I find myself needed more milk than I would normally add. I think I need to make some major adjustments to the program.

I find myself slipping up the most when I am at work and at home. At work coffee is so readily available and completely social. To remedy this I have purchased four boxes of tea. One for my office, the break-room, the conference room, and my bosses office. I simply placed the boxes of tea right next to the coffee pots in all these location and I am hoping it will encourage me to stay on the proper path.

I also find myself drinking coffee outside of the home quiet often. It is next to impossible to get my house quiet or sustain an internet connection so I do a bulk of my homework at a local coffee shop. I seem to enter the coffee shop and almost like muscle memory order the exact same thing (a coffee beverage of course). I think if I made a conscious effort to drink more tea based items, and actually found a few that I liked. I would be encouraged to order them again in the future.

Hopefully next week will be a little smoother!