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My New Companion

Say hello to my new companion . . .


It's my pedometer! 

This thing goes in my pocket every morning and goes with me wherever I go!  Chelan has one, too -- because of work.  Some AGCO employees are trying out this new system that accompanies our health insurance.  In theory, I think it's a good plan - people might get up and moving more, some may change eating habits, some might even lose weight.  Money could just be the motivation some people need! 

We get points for things such as:  steps taken each day, creating a personal profile online (much like Facebook), finding friends (much like Facebook), downloading our pedometer periodically, losing weight or body fat, things like that.  The more points we earn, the more money we get put into our health savings account.  I have to admit, I do like to see how many points I've earned when I log on!

The other night, Chelan had me get online and start finding friends.  I kept asking why I had to "friend" his co-workers when I don't even know them, and he kept responding, "We need you to earn points!"  It's ridiculous, really! 

Today, I had to go "check in" at AGCO to get weighed, blood pressure taken, and body fat tested.  Lucky for me, on the AGCO scale, I weighed a full 7 pounds less than I did at the dr.'s office last week!  According to the computer, I've lost 7 pounds in a week.  If only that was really true. . .  It earned me 150 points, though! 

Oh, the joys of new insurance plans!

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