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01-10-2013, 04:16 PM
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Tired Of Just Surviving
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Posts: 1,222
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Height: 5'7
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Rewards for Weight Loss/Mini Goals/Milestones
Do you reward yourself along the way or are you waiting until you hit your total weight loss to do something special for yourself?
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01-10-2013, 04:17 PM
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Tired Of Just Surviving
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Posts: 1,222
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Height: 5'7
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I have decided to go to Kay Jewelers and get a Pandora Charm Bracelet and add a new charm for every 10 pounds lost.
I am going to go pick out the starter chain and 4 charms when I get paid next month to represent the 40 pounds I have already lost.
I like visual rewards and it gives me something to work for and to look forward too.
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01-10-2013, 04:27 PM
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Getting smaller everyday
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Louisville, Ky
Posts: 477
S/C/G: HW: 393/IP: 347/CW: 198/GW:175
Height: 5'6
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I've been buying clothes as I need to.
I have a ton of ugw rewards, but nothing inbetween. I really love fingernail polish...I have a ridiculous amount. Maybe I'll start only buying one fingernail polish color for every ten pounds.
After I'm at goal, though. I want a whole new wardrobe, a tattoo, a new hair color, a coach purse. All of which I will not do until I'm there. It's something to look forward to.
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01-10-2013, 04:30 PM
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Started IP: Nov. 2, 2012
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Washington
Posts: 344
S/C/G: 326/Ticker/175
Height: 5'8''
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The only thing I do is buy the next pant size down way before I need it and I keep trying them on until they fit. I'm too excited about the final goal to care much about the in-betweens. I have big plans for myself once I reach my goal weight and those will take up most of my spending money. 
I think rewards for mini-goals is a great idea though. The bracelet will end up being a very beautiful reminder!
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01-10-2013, 04:31 PM
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Started IP: Nov. 2, 2012
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Washington
Posts: 344
S/C/G: 326/Ticker/175
Height: 5'8''
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Quote:
Originally Posted by watchoutforthatcar
After I'm at goal, though. I want a whole new wardrobe, a tattoo, a new hair color, a coach purse. All of which I will not do until I'm there. It's something to look forward to.
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I love those purses!
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01-10-2013, 05:04 PM
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I'm bringing sexy back!
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,228
S/C/G: 242/234.5/167
Height: 5'5"
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I have mini goal rewards. For instance, when I reach onederland I'm getting my hair done!
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01-10-2013, 05:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Ontario
Posts: 366
S/C/G: tick'
Height: 5'8
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I want another tattoo. I've wanted another one for a while but I've been worried about placement and it being "saggy" after I lose weight.
That and a few bathing suits.. not just from Walmart
EDIT: I'm only doing a "Goal" reward. Currently don't have mini-goals. For me they don't work.
Last edited by Remington90; 01-10-2013 at 05:11 PM.
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01-10-2013, 05:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 554
S/C/G: 325/125/maintaining
Height: 5'6.5
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I rewarded myself along the way. Things like purses, jewelry or beauty products. One of my favorite rewards was a Clarisonic Mia! I waited till goal for really nice clothes.
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01-10-2013, 05:29 PM
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One with the Wind and Sky
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,965
S/C/G: 360/246/150
Height: 5' 8"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SmallSteps
I have decided to go to Kay Jewelers and get a Pandora Charm Bracelet and add a new charm for every 10 pounds lost.
I am going to go pick out the starter chain and 4 charms when I get paid next month to represent the 40 pounds I have already lost.
I like visual rewards and it gives me something to work for and to look forward too.
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Be sure to show us some photos.  
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01-10-2013, 05:39 PM
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Tired Of Just Surviving
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Posts: 1,222
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Height: 5'7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Elladorine
Be sure to show us some photos. |
I take pictures of EVERYTHING!! So there will be pictures!!
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01-10-2013, 06:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NW PA
Posts: 1,609
S/C/G: 255/holding at 162/160
Height: 5'-7"
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When I thought I might want to try for 100 pounds, I thought a nice pair of 1 carat diamond earrings would be a great reward. I dangled that in front of myself all along. Then reality slapped me in the face when I looked at the price! LOL. I was with my cousin on Black Friday in 2011 and she kept trying to convince me to buy them - I actually decided 1/4 carat + 3/4 carat studs would be more practical (2 sets of holes in my ears) and still had a hard time with the price, even though it was less than the bigger stones. So then I decided that if I kept the weight off for a full year within 5 pounds, I'd consider buying them in 2012. Well, 2012 rolled around and the price is still high and I didn't buy them. Maybe next year. This will be my ultimate reward to just keep out there to keep me on plan.
In 2011 when I was done losing, I did reward myself with the sweetest set of interchangeable knitting needles, though. I'll keep thinking about the diamond earrings.
Lin
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01-10-2013, 09:22 PM
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Dukanista
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Denver
Posts: 2,547
S/C/G: high263/current257/ticker/198
Height: 5'7"
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It's funny, I like the concept of a reward for meeting a goal or mini-goal but I've never come up with anything that feels motivating enough to work towards. Maybe I spoil myself too much? lol! Not really, I buy what I need, but I'm not too extravagant. But if I need something like getting my hair cut and colored, then I do that, because I need to look professional for work so I can't really save it up to be a reward.
Maybe I'm slightly pathetic, but I really love changing my ticker and getting a new chickie avatar every 5 lbs. Those are real rewards to me, because they make me happy when I log in and look at them. I just added a new ticker for my short term goal.
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01-10-2013, 09:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 321
S/C/G: Highest:266/T/Size 8
Height: 5'4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SmallSteps
Do you reward yourself along the way or are you waiting until you hit your total weight loss to do something special for yourself?
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If it looks like I'm going to hit my birthday goal (AND IT WILL), I'm going to do something huge and amazing for my 30th birthday this September. I don't know exactly what yet. I need to start coming up with something.
But overall, really just hitting those mini-goals feels amazing and super rewarding. Plus, I'm a brat and if I want something, I'd just go get it.
I think the charm bracelet idea is brilliant, not only is it cute and personal, but you wear it all the time which is a nice reminder when it comes to making those good choices! I don't handle things that dangle very well, but if I did, I'd be all over it!
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01-10-2013, 09:41 PM
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Getting smaller everyday
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Louisville, Ky
Posts: 477
S/C/G: HW: 393/IP: 347/CW: 198/GW:175
Height: 5'6
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tziri
I love those purses!
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My coworker always comes in with the cutest ones! We have a coach outlet maybe an hour or so away, and she gets them for like 1-200 instead of the 5-600 price tag.
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01-10-2013, 10:03 PM
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Hooping my Life Away
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 2,052
S/C/G: 298/218.1/170
Height: 5'8"
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I haven't figured out what my mini rewards will be this time around. I want to do a version of the weight loss jars eventually. My first tattoo was for losing my first forty the first time around. I am sure once I lose more weight, I'll be forced to get a new hoop due to losing inches which would be a prize in itself. Maybe once I hit XL, I can get some cool new hooping pants. That'd be exciting!
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