My reward will be to stop thinking about my size, my weight, my clothes etc.
On the plane to Vegas with my fiance I was so uncomfortable in the seats and all I could think about was how fat I am. Then when we got to vegas I could hardly sit on the seats for the slots.
I've promised my DH that when I hit goal, we are going to get SCUBA certified and take an amazing dive trip.
This is extra special for me, because we were just in Costa Rica a month ago, and I was meant to go scuba-diving with my husband his family - however, when it came time to "practice" before going out on the dive, they didn't have a wetsuit big enough for me. I was humiliated and ended up going back to the room - the dive instructor said he'd bring one to the dive...but I was too worried that we'd get all the way out there and the suit he brought wouldn't fit (how much more humiliated could I get?).
I just lost some weight and treated myself to a manicure/pedicure. When I lose 10 more lbs., I want to get a massage. After 30 lbs., facial, 40 lbs. outfits, 50 lbs. makeover w/ fake eyelashes (I don't know why!) and a night on the town looking super hot!
Of course there will be the intrinsic rewards, like having more energy to run around after the little one, to go for a good hike, and just having more confidence again.
But as for material things... I just sort of figured on replacing clothes every couple sizes I lose. It will be nice to not have to get myself 20W pants anymore!! I recently put a couple pairs of size 16s in a pile to donate. I don't know how long it's going to take me to get back into them, and I think if I get even to a 16 (I doubt I'll be back in the size 6-10 range I was in college...but would love to just get down to a 12 again!), I deserve to buy some new clothes.
It's interesting to see others talking about buying new clothes as they trim down. Me, I'm too cheap. I don't want to spend a nickel on size 12 (that I'm coming into now). I want to wait and buy size 10s, 8s even! So, I'll probably wear my few size 12s until they're falling off. When I reach goal, then I'll go shopping for the size I need then!
Hmmmmm.
I think my reward will be to travel without anxiety.
When we were in our 20s my DH and I bicycled around
England and slept in a tent.
I'm pretty sure most of my anxiety issues come from
weight.
So - travel.
I'm trying to reward myself every 10 lbs. Something small. I too don't want to waste any money on the size 12's....when I make it to a size 10 after the next 10lbs....I might consider new pants. Of course I've kept lots of smaller sizes boxed in the basement. Whether I wear them out or not, a really big treat is digging stuff out I haven't worn in YEARS and having it fit again! I know your not supposed to keep that stuff, but I never wanted to give up hope that I'd wear it again.
I've never posted in this group before, even though I'm a 30-something. But I was poking around tonight and I can't resist this topic. I have two big rewards for hitting my goal:
1) A new shoulder tattoo, which I am not getting until my arms are smaller
2) A cruise to the Western Caribbean to snorkel with sting rays in Grand Cayman. I've already booked it for October '09, so I have a deadline to lose 80 more pounds, though if I don't make it, I'm still going!
I hate spending money on clothes too, though I suppose that will change as I get smaller. Still, I imagine I'll be hitting the second hand shops while I'm still losing, since I don't have anything smaller than a 16 (and I haven't fit in those since college).
This topic dangerous! Thanks for the ideas! I think I will give myself a treat every 10 lbs. For the first ten I will get a manicure and pedicure at this cute little nail place I have been dying to try.
It's interesting to see others talking about buying new clothes as they trim down. Me, I'm too cheap. I don't want to spend a nickel on size 12 (that I'm coming into now). I want to wait and buy size 10s, 8s even! So, I'll probably wear my few size 12s until they're falling off. When I reach goal, then I'll go shopping for the size I need then!
I'm cheap, too. I hate buying myself new clothes right now, and only do so if I need to. But I'm in a 20W for pants/jeans right now. By the time I get into about a 16, they'll be falling down quite a bit, lol. I don't plan on buying clothes in each new size, but every couple sizes. Right now, on a good day, some of the 20Ws are a bit loose, but I'm not trading them in yet!!
Still, I imagine I'll be hitting the second hand shops while I'm still losing, since I don't have anything smaller than a 16 (and I haven't fit in those since college).
I have a couple small things I hold onto for incentive, like the adorable size-6 shorts I was in the summer before my senior year in college. I doubt I'll ever get that small again, but it reminds me that at one time, I was there!
I was debating donating my couple pairs of size-16 jeans, but since that size is closer to me now than the 6s, it seems to make more sense to keep them.
Hitting the second-hand shops/thrift stores sounds like a good plan. I'll be needing smaller clothes, but I don't want to shell out $$ for a whole new wardrobe until I'm much closer to goal.
I would like to fit in a bikini again. But I told my husband that when I lost the weight I was going to get me a tight pair of jeans and heels. He loves it when women wear heels with there jeans.
So it will be a reward for both of us. Just the reward of loving myself again is good enough. But it doesn't hurt to turn heads either.
I reward myself with new pants when the old ones get big.
When i reach my goal i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to be able to wear shorts! Not bremuda lenght either real shorts
Last edited by CandyKisses0204; 05-05-2008 at 05:33 PM.
You are not kidding about the shorts- Do the veins and stuff go away when you lose weight?
This has made me think-
Mini goal- 5 lbs. new nail polish
10 lbs. manicure
15 lbs. pedicure At this point it would feel great just to be able to go on the beach without being embarresed
20 lbs. Massage
25 lbs. A whole day by myself bead shopping
30 lbs. Goal! A beautiful tattoo on my arm and shoulder!
