Rewarding Yourself!!!
 

Saturday evening I was with my best friend and we were talking about our weight loss plans, since I was starting IP the next day. I had seen a few people talk about rewarding themselves when they reached a certain goal. I talked this over with my friend and she thought it was great idea. I have never done this whenever I tried to lose weight and thought it might be some great motivation so this afternoon I made my reward list I broke my weight loss goals in increments of 25 that way I think it will be more attainable the bigger the loss the bigger the reward!

Do you have a goal list, if so what's on it? Do you think it's a good idea to reward yourself for weight loss?

Here is my reward list:

starting weight 307

mini-goal #1 GW :275 Reward: Movies (I don't go very often)

mini-goal #2 GW: 250 Reward: Mani - Pedi (hopefully it will be getting warmer and I can show off my shrinking size and be pretty doing it!)

mini-goal #3 GW: 225 MASSAGE :D

mini-goal #4 GW: 200 New Hair style and/or New Makeup

mini-goal #5 GW: 185 COMPLETE MAKE OVER (Final Goal!) :D

Those all sound like great rewards! I haven't set up any rewards for myself, but it seems like its a good motivator. You're really pretty!

Sounds like a great idea and much better than rewarding with food! I should make a rewards list for myself...a massage will be top of my list! I love massages, but I'm too self conscious to go and get one right now... don't want someone poking at my back fat hehe

Those sound great! :) I looove getting my nails done, it is addictive! lol

Thank you so much for your compliment! :)

I definitely understand that! lol That's one of the reasons I put a massage later on the list! hehe

I'm not too sure yet. But here is the start:

160: good blender!
150: ??? art supplies, or something musical...I'm thinking something to deal with a creative hobby I have
140: clothes, more than likely. :D

Great list!
My reward for reaching onederland is getting my hair done!

I love rewards!!
For every ten pounds ending in a nine like
159 or 149 i get a new workout outfit
And when i finally hit my goal 125-122 i get
To use a bonus from my job to go on a shopping
Spree!

I think rewards are important when you have big goals for sure!

219- Telescope (which my husband has been talking about getting for me soon, so I might have to change that reward! :woohoo:)
209- New shoes/dress
199- Cover up tattoo to be done and new bathing suit
185- New tattoo
175- New dress/shoes and sky diving with my husband!

I love your ideas! I dream about the day I HAVE to buy bigger clothes from losing weight! :)

Brilliant idea! I'm doing a similar thing, my fiance is trying his best to support me by promising me a lovely day out in London when I hit my next target

I bought myself new clothes at 50lbs and went away for the weekend with my bestie, who rewarded me with a stay in a five star hotel suite and an amazing meal out.

At 75 pounds I bought myself a cheap tank top that says "damn sexy"

For 100 pounds, I wanted to book a last minute to Vegas, but the bf wants to lose weight for his sister's wedding, and he's afraid that even a week there would derail both of us. So my 100 pound reward I think will be laminate flooring in my living room. It needs it bad. The carpet is gross!

150 is where I hope to be for a wedding in October that's in the mountains, so that trip will be the reward itself. (I'm just tagging along with a friend - it's her brother's wedding and she's recently single).

At Goal, which will be between 230 -250 pounds lost (I haven't decided if I'll stop at 200. Have to see what I look like), I definitely want to travel. Maybe Hawaii or take my mom to Alaska. Or even just go back to the maritimes. I loved it there.

My first mini goal is to hit 200, because that's the closest weight and about the same as I was before I moved in with my boyfriend. I told myself I would give myself a spa day, but only if I can find one on Groupon that's reasonable.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your rewards!!! I think I will probably buy myself a few new clothes when I hit the 50lb mark! Something definitely to look forward too! :D

Sounds good... Getting anything that will indulge myself except sugar I guess..:)

My rewards are tied to minutes of exercise, as there might be months and months between mini goals and I'm not that patient, lol.

My rewards are at 1000, 2500, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7500, 10000, and 15000 minutes.

1000- trip to Sephora ($50 limit)
2500- massage and facial
4000- trip to Sephora ($75 limit. Can you tell I like makeup now?)
5000- cute new jeans
6000- massage and facial
7500- new designer sunglasses (mine are 12 years old at the moment)
10,000- Lululemon pants (anyone know how to pronounce that? Lulu lemon? Lulu leeeemohn?)
15,000- SHOPPING SPREEEE!

Its pronounced like LuLu Lemon :D

Good ideas on mini goals everyone! After seeing this, I think I'll go write some down for myself.

Thanks, ParkTrot! That was driving me nuts. :lol:

OHH this is such a smart idea...I always try to reward my own little life goals as well whether they are fitness or life related. I love the massage idea! Ive always wanted to spoil myself with a massage but never wanted to cough up the $$ haha maybe this is the perfect occasion!

HOLY MOLY LILLY IS THAT YOU IN YOUR AVI? Envy haha
:devil:

I havent set goals so far but i'm going to from here on out.
130 lbs-belly button piercing
120 lbs-new affliction bikini
115-nice pictures taken and new clothes :)

I like the picture thing. I'll definitely pay for some at goal!