what are your plans?....
how are you going to reward yourself or how did you reward yourself?....
i have thought about getting a tattoo....
but the thought of not having one seems to make me feel more unique in todays world....
i thought about going out somewhere nice but that would just encourage me to eat badly....
likewise going out for a drink....
so im not so sure anymore....
i need some ideas....
something good and exciting that would keep my motivation up until the end....
and longer....
New wardrobe.. I have a dress in my closet that I bought for when I get down to my goal.. it's really pretty. Definitely going to buy heels, and was considering Japanese Straightening for my hair but it's a bit pricey so I'm going to stick with clothes and shoes. Also, I've never bought anything nice from Victoria's Secret so that's another thing I'm going to do when I get there!
I bought 4 new fruit trees when I found I could zip up my wedding dress. I got 2 apple, 1 peach, and 1 nectarine. If I get the urge for fruit, I'm going to have to wait a little while, LOL!
I'm booking belly dance classes. It's something I do all of the time but when I reach my goal I know I'll look good enough to show my mid driff and shimmy along with several other beautiful women. I can't wait
I am going on a complete shopping spree! I am buying bits here and there from eBay as "inbetweenie" clothes...but when it comes to goal, you can betcha I am dragging hubby by his nose around every shop I have always dreamed of going in, but to scared to in case they thought "why the **** is she shopping here.." and I am going to do some serious damage to his wallet! Cant wait!
Its a treat we have both discussed and it will be no holds barred! I think he is secretly saving now!
i have a friend of mine willing to give me a free photoshoot....
when i do reach my target....
that doesnt really spur me on tho....
im really finding it hard to find something....
i can feel my motivation sliding - maybe its TOM pains not helping - i duno....
i have a friend of mine willing to give me a free photoshoot....
when i do reach my target....
that doesnt really spur me on tho....
im really finding it hard to find something....
i can feel my motivation sliding - maybe its TOM pains not helping - i duno....
You're doing fab!! Look how close you are to goal!!!!
You could go down to London for a decadent weekend in a swanky hotel and see a show? (Or Edinburgh, or Dublin, for that matter? Or there's always Eurostar - Paris, or Prague, or somewhere pretty?) Or book yourself a spa day, or a massage? Buy yourself a tiara? (Or some really nice jewellery that you couldn't justify otherwise?) Fantastic underwear? (Custom-made corset?) Some piece of art you love?
Or maybe something technological? An iPhone, or something like that?
You could wander over to lastminute.com and see if they have any deals there that tickle your fancy? Might give you some ideas? (There's an offer on 2-for-1 Spa Breaks to Thoresby Hall, which looks rather swish, for 199 quid, but maybe that's more money than you were thinking?)
(If you're not 100% about getting a tattoo, then you're wise to stay with your unsullied skin. Because, indeed, having no tattoo is getting to be more rebellious/remarkable than actually having a tattoo is - and if it's NOT something you love, then what's the point? imho. ymmv.)
Last edited by broadabroad; 07-01-2008 at 06:35 AM.
I am at goal now. I didn't do a lot, really, but I did buy myself some new clothes. But those were a necessity. My old ones would have fallen off! ha!! What I am doing to help me stay at goal is, I have a pandora charm bracelet and I buy myself a new charm every month I dond't gain. This is charm #7. WHOHOO!!!! That charm bracelet is looking pretty good. Not to mention this is the first summer in a long time that i was able to take my grandkids swimming and not be embarassed in my bathing suit.
I'd already bought a new wardrobe on the way down as I couldn't wear the old stuff anymore. Still get a kick out of standing there in front of the mirror with my size 22 skirt, with enough space for almost a second person, around the waistband - my kids refuse to believe I was ever that size, even though I was like it from when my 7 year old was born.
I had a strong incentive - my ex was taking me to court trying to take my kids off me, (he's some sort of jesus freak and thinks I'm a devil worshipper!) and the last time he'd seen me had been the May - this was December of the same year. I thought I want to make his jaw drop but also - because I felt if I stayed a size 22, I'd simply not have the stamina to do what I needed to do that day, and also would look older and somehow less competent (I know it's rubbish but society - including judges - have prejudices about fat people being lazy, thick, etc and I couldn't risk it). So I lost 5 dress sizes and the shock when I walked in - not just from him but others - was palpable (because I looked like someone who'd got their life back in control - mainly because it made me more confident, not the weight itself). That was my motivation all along and as you can imagine, the strongest one of all. My ex was laughed out of court (he's banned from seeing them in fact, let alone allowed to have them!), I didn't even have to take the stand or open my mouth - barristers had never seen anything like it - and, poetic justice, my ex had put on the three stone I'd lost! This was the man who called me 'fat' for being a size 12, previously!
That was all I needed really, knowing that day was coming up. Bit extreme, but there you go.
I also have to add that I'm going to get a tattoo. It's something I'll have for life and maybe when I feel myself slipping of returning to old habits I can look at this piece of art and remember what I went through to lose that weight and hopefully not do it again
Wen u meet ur big goal
