I give myself small rewards. My one vanity is my nails. I spend hours on them a week keeping them in great shape. Every time I lose 5 pounds I get a new bottle of expensive polish. Might not seem like much to anyone but to me it is great.
I just decided that if I maintain this weekend, I'm going to buy myself one song ($.99) and if i lose I get to pick 3.
For a little longer term reward, there's a cute pair of shoes that are not too expensive (from Target) that I have had my eye on. Maybe for a week of staying on plan!
I like to buy handbags every now and then as a reward. They don't have to be expensive ones...I just love bags! I have 50 pounds left to go before I get to my goal, and am hoping to have that gone by next Spring, when I hope to go on a trip to Europe with my sisters.
one of my friends that has seen me throughout my journey....
is offering me a photoshoot so i might use that when i reach goal....
i too wud like a shopping spree....
am currently building a website and the money i make from that i shall use for clothes....
ones that will actually fit....
When I reached goal, I HAD to buy a new wardrobe because nothing fit anymore!
But, as one of the earlier posters said, an even better reward is how I feel and all of the things I am able to do now that I couldn't do before. Plus the boost in self confidence!
I actually hadn't thought about that at all. I guess for me it will be nice to fit back into my 34" waisted Tommy jeans that have been sitting in a rubbermaid container for the past few years. As soon as I get to my goal weight, DH and I will be ready to TTC our first child. That's what I'm looking forward too! Of course, shopping wouldn't hurt either!
At the moment, all my money is going into my Italy fund - a trip I'm taking mid-November to meet my boyfriend who I won't have seen in 4 months at that point.
So my rewards at the moment are treating myself to a movie at the theatre if I keep to my limits and my exercise goals for the week.
Also a reward will be fitting back into my jeans! I have two pairs that I'm dying to wear - one will hopefully fit after a 5kg loss - the other I think I'll need to be down at least 14kg to wear - but it's motivation!
But I am enjoying more than I ever imagined I would being thin and looking good. I never thought that being thin in and of itself would feel like such a reward to me .. but it does. Every day.
same here. I know 200+ pounds isnt 'thin' but it feels amazing to be this tiny in comparision to where I was.
Right now my reward is the new, smaller and far more fashionable clothes!!!
At 25 lbs. I bought a Wii Fit! Love it! Best reward I could give myself!
I have 2 major rewards to look forward to. When I get to 50 lbs...I an going to get my Car detailed. If I'm going to look this good< I need a great looking ride! hehehe!
When I loose 100 lbs., I'm getting a Tummy Tuck and Breast Lift. I know that is a lot of money...but with that accomplishment...I think I deserve it!
When I loose 100 lbs., I'm getting a Tummy Tuck and Breast Lift. I know that is a lot of money...but with that accomplishment...I think I deserve it!
Yeah, actually, I guess I'm planning that as my ultimate reward, too. But it's more a ... hmm ... a wanting to make the most of the work I've done so far, as much as a reward.
A 40th birthday (toward the end of January) at or in shooting range of goal . Kinda sounds more like a goal than a reward, but it feels like a reward to me. A gift of health and happiness to myself.
Yeah, actually, I guess I'm planning that as my ultimate reward, too. But it's more a ... hmm ... a wanting to make the most of the work I've done so far, as much as a reward.
