I am curious how everyone rewards themselves for what they have accomplished?? I know that IP takes alot of $$ weekly just to keep our loses going. I was thinking that I am due for something nice for myself. but I am not really sure what it could be... I have tomorrow off work and would really like to do something special for myself!
I'm getting my hair cut and colored the next goal I reach. Maybe a new pair of shoes or a cute shirt. I know that also makes you feel even better about yourself and makes you want to keep going.
You have lost an amazing amount of weight in a months time Jelly! You really deserve a reward. You and I go to the same clinic and there is a great masseuse there (Paula) with reasonable rates. I get a massage for my reward.
I bought myself a Pandora (charm) bracelet and for every 10lbs i loss I get a new charm, I have to go get one next week because I just hit my 70lb mark
How funny, I was thinking about starting a thread on this on my way home. Here's my plan.
The first weekend OP I'm going to let myself get the new Redbook magazine I've been eying. (So that's Sunday, I figure by then I should be in ketosis and it will get easier).
-25lbs I'm going to get my nails done
-50lbs (I'll be really close to goal, but for some reason that number is momentous in my mind) I'm getting my diamond earring that my husband bought me after I had our son replaced. The back fell off a couple of weeks after I got them and I want to replace one so I have a matching set again.
How funny, I was thinking about starting a thread on this on my way home. Here's my plan.
The first weekend OP I'm going to let myself get the new Redbook magazine I've been eying. (So that's Sunday, I figure by then I should be in ketosis and it will get easier).
-25lbs I'm going to get my nails done
-50lbs (I'll be really close to goal, but for some reason that number is momentous in my mind) I'm getting my diamond earring that my husband bought me after I had our son replaced. The back fell off a couple of weeks after I got them and I want to replace one so I have a matching set again.
When the guy I dated a while gave me Diamond earrings I told him to make sure they had screw on backs, it cost a little extra but they are much safer to wear because I never took them off.
I bought myself a Pandora (charm) bracelet and for every 10lbs i loss I get a new charm, I have to go get one next week because I just hit my 70lb mark
That is a great way to reward yourself and symbolize your accomplishments. I am trying to lose 45 pounds before I graduate from nursing school. I plan on rewarding myself with a nurse tattoo on my ribs/side. I have always wanted one but have never had the interest in lifting up my shirt in a public place for someone to draw on. I feel like I'll be rewarding myself for two goals I've worked very hard at!
My reward is really seeing my kids and knowing/hoping that I will be around them long as I get older, I lost my parents before they ever knew them and I want to be around, and able to be active with them and their kids when that day comes.
The side motivation is a group of friends started a biggest loser type of challenge that we all paid into, the cash prize is close to $500 and as people don't lose weight between now and then they pay more into the pot. So far I'm kicking tail so that could be a nice bonus come Jan 1, but that's months away.
Hubby and I each get a $50 reward every time we lose 15 pounds. So far he's got concert tickets, dvd's, made a donation to our cancer foundation (he's a survivor) and I've bought books, ebooks, shoes, and my latest is having my rings re-sized from a 6 1/2 down to a 5. That's costing $70, which is ok, it's a dollar for every pound I've lost so far Rewards are awesome when you have a lot to lose, it's like Jordanna says, "I can't lose 150 pounds, but I can lose 10 pounds at a time". It makes it fun to hit each benchmark and know you've really accomplished something on the way to your final goal, rather than it sitting off in the distance horizon.
I am curious how everyone rewards themselves for what they have accomplished?? I know that IP takes alot of $$ weekly just to keep our loses going. I was thinking that I am due for something nice for myself. but I am not really sure what it could be... I have tomorrow off work and would really like to do something special for myself!
Any Ideas??
I had not really thought about it! Hhhmm..perhaps there is an iPad2 in my near future. We shall see!
i wear a set of black rubber bracelets. for every 10 pounds i take one off. simple and cheap. they are always there to remind me that i have something to lose.