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03-06-2012, 06:24 PM
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Weightloss Rock Star
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 40
Height: 5'5"
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Reward ideas - I don't really like 'things'
I like the idea of incentivizing my weight loss with rewards but I don't like shopping and I live below my means so anything I actually need I just buy.
What non-thing incentives have you used? The only other ideas I've had are things like the ballet, symphony, etc.
Maybe a professional photoshoot as a goal reward would be fun.
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03-06-2012, 06:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: VA
Posts: 1,147
S/C/G: 218/207/155
Height: 5'7"
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Manicure, pedicure, massage to name a few.
Photoshoot also sounds cool. One of mine, and I actually posted this earlier lol, is boudoir photos.
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03-06-2012, 07:54 PM
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kon-fyoo-zed say it aloud
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Columbia, SC
Posts: 1,638
S/C/G: 300/Ticker/165
Height: 5'9"
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one of my goal weight rewards is a photo shoot with my husband, to sort of hang up with the wedding photos (where i was 270 pounds)... sort of a before and after thing
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03-06-2012, 08:22 PM
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Changing for the better
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 815
S/C/G: 268/257/150
Height: 5'8"
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Massage, paraffin wax treatment, salt scrub, weekend vacation, get yourself some potted flowers...
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03-06-2012, 08:42 PM
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Knocking down walls.
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Southeastern US
Posts: 1,597
S/C/G: 278/ticker/125
Height: 5'4"
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Some of my ideas: massages, spa treatments, day trips for hiking or cultural exploration, overnight trips to places I've been wanting to visit, concerts, trips to places around town that I keep saying I should get to but haven't yet. A photoshoot does sound like fun.
Last edited by theox; 03-06-2012 at 08:42 PM.
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03-07-2012, 11:54 AM
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Staying the Same
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Troy, NY
Posts: 6,448
S/C/G: 160+/116-120/maintainer
Height: 5'5
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A big extravagant vacation - for 2 months, 2 weeks, or 2 hours! I love shopping and things but I get way more mileage out of a trip.
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03-07-2012, 02:06 PM
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Pinup extraordinaire!
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Augusta, GA
Posts: 542
S/C/G: 273/232.4/165
Height: 5'8"
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I agree with konfyoozed, photo shoots are GREAT rewards! I'm a professional photographer and Mack and I take photos every month or two if we can! It's great to see how far I've come.
I'm treating myself to a vacation to Disney.
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03-07-2012, 02:11 PM
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PCOS/IR/Hypothyroid
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,855
Height: 5'8"
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Massage.
Child free nap. Getting her a sitter and not having to be woken up every minute to be asked "Are you done napping? Why did the chicken cross the road?" LOL.
Roaming around garden/gourmet food stores because I have garden/cooking hobbies. I don't need to buy anything. I just like the roaming!
Rent a movie.
Visit neat places in town I didn't know about or haven't been to in a while -- museums, gardens, etc.
Schedule time with friends for a good talk -- coffee is just the excuse to gather.
A.
Last edited by astrophe; 03-07-2012 at 02:12 PM.
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03-07-2012, 03:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Wausau, WI
Posts: 13,383
S/C/G: SW:394/310/180
Height: 5'6"
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The rewards I started with, were small ($5 or less) for every 5 lbs I lost. Rewards like magazines, paperback books, itune downloads....
Then I discovered donut beads. Super-cheap versions of the Pandora-style jewelry. I bought a bracelet and started buying beads for every 5 lbs I lost. I was buying them at $2 to $4 a bead on etsy and in gift shops and then I learned that Michael's and JoAnn Fabric both carry versions, and 5 or more beads come on a card for $4 to $6 and they go on sale buy one get one free, or 50% quite frequently.
I have filled one bracelet and started another (20 beads on one bracelet, representing 100 lbs and one bead on the second bracelet).
I don't normally wear jewelry, so it's not the jewelry aspect I love about this, it's the symbolism. I wear the bracelet out to eat, to remind myself why I don't want to "pig out" just because I can. I wear it to my TOPS weight loss meetings." I've considered wearing it every day, but I just forget. Still, I love it, because it's such a tangible reminder of what I've accomplished.
Last edited by kaplods; 03-12-2012 at 02:47 AM.
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03-07-2012, 09:17 PM
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Less is more.
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Arizona
Posts: 884
S/C/G: 298/234/170
Height: 5'5"
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I'm gonna sound so geeky....but when i work out five days a week...I allow myself to play Video/computer games.
I'm addicted to Sims 3...I'll sits and play all day 8+ hours.
so...I'm only allowed to play if I worked out all week 5+ days...and I'm only allowed to play for half the time i worked out.
So if my time on the treadclimber and pool add up to 8 hours, then I can play for 4 hours.
not always easy.. I most always miss a day during the week. My addiction keep me trying as hard as I can.
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03-11-2012, 09:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: midwest
Posts: 350
S/C/G: 158/158/125
Height: 5'4
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I usually reward myself with material things but I also have used a massage or mani/pedi as a reward. Especially massages (and there are so many on deals websites that it doesn't make it feel as guilty for such a splurge)! Also, new hairdo?
You could also make a trip to go somewhere that's more expensive, a museum, theatre, see a show you've been wanting to see.
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03-11-2012, 10:49 PM
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Improvise Adapt Overcome
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Dallas GA
Posts: 121
S/C/G: 178/172/130
Height: 5'
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Kaplods......I LOVE your bracelet idea!!! What a lovely reminder when you go out or any time to celebrate your accomplishments!
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