How do you reward yourself?

GlassAngyl

This will be my final reward. The outfit, the hair.. My hair is longer but I can trim it up..

bigjonb4116

if i get to the point that i have lost the 18st that i need to lose, (13st lost already), and if i win the lottery, i will get a full body lift!! but as the lottery win is unlikely, ( the weight loss is a given, naturally!! ), i expect i will just buy compression clothing and get a weightloss Tattoo.....

elisa123gal

Seeing a loss on the scale is reward in and of itself for me. But, i did pay good money to start taking great care of my skin. i knew if i was going to lose 30 to 40 pounds it could show on my face. So, i invested in high end skin care and treatments. i also am diligent about the skin on my body too. i also bought eye lash serum, and started working on an updated hair care and style ..the goal is to get thin, fit.. and look my best. The clothes obviously will come.

wigglypeaches

amusedmonkey wrote: »

I don't. It creates an unhealthy thought pattern for me. It shifts the focus from the process itself to numbers. I don't like that, the process is too important to fade out of focus. I need to build habits not achieve a number by any means necessary. I want to normalize eating to be just a part of how I conduct my life normally. I don't reward myself for brushing my teeth, and I hope with time I will achieve a similar habit-driven nature for eating.

Rewards also create a contrast for me, where for every period of time where "I've been good and deserve a reward" there is a contrasting period of time where I will be tempted to label myself as "bad and deserve a punishment", along with the useless guilt that comes with it instead of seeking answers why I'm having a hard time. I've had some haywire last few months, and I'm glad I caught these destructive reward-punishment patterns early on because instead of looking for the source of the problem and tackling it I would be sitting in a corner feeling sorry for myself. I wasn't being "bad", I just faced a new situation that I hadn't yet encountered and learned to handle. It's a good thing because now I know what happened and how it would possibly happen in the future and I'm ready with strategies, weight gain notwithstanding. Every "good" dieting situation is a step in the right direction, and every "bad" dieting situation is an opportunity to learn how to counter a similar situation in the future, and is a step in the right direction no matter what my weight is doing.

These are my own hangups, of course. Others may do better with a reward system. And with that said, I do reward myself with nice stuff every now and then for no reason at all because they make me happy and I deserve to be happy.

This was eloquently put.

concordancia

nehaad88 wrote: »

kommodevaran wrote: »

Living a healthy lifstyle makes me feel good every day, and weight management is just something that happens, easily, when I live a happy and healthy life - so I don't reward myself for weightloss/maintaining weight. I do praise myself whenever I've resisted a particularly tough temptation, though.

kommodevaran wrote: »

Living a healthy lifstyle makes me feel good every day, and weight management is just something that happens, easily, when I live a happy and healthy life - so I don't reward myself for weightloss/maintaining weight. I do praise myself whenever I've resisted a particularly tough temptation, though.

This is good.. I do wish it worked like that for me. I like something to look forward to.

I split the difference: I reward myself for things like logging for 100 days or meeting fitness goals. When I can bike for an hour, I am going to upgrade my bike with a new gear and slightly long pedal arms, so that I can go faster/further. Or get a new bike if they decide they can't do that.

dutchandkiwi

My reward system is quite simple As long as it is not food and something I really want then it is a reward for weight journey losses. From it was trying to get out of the habit of seeing food as a reward for good behaviour. But also I don't try to see it as getting stuff because let's face it we have enough stuff

My biggest reward/gift to myself was to enter a post grad course to change my career where I was stuck. It was my MFP journey that gave me the confidence boost to change more in my life (PS it worked) Before my journey I wanted to change I wanted to invest in myself but did not feel the confidence I needed.

More simple rewards I use
Nice bathstuffs (yes this is getting stuff but it sort of dissolves quite quickly)
A facial or other pampering
Go to a play/movie/museum etc Something I enjoy.

funnybun1

I plan to reward myself.....cause this losing weight business is effin hard lol. For my first 10 lbs down...I went and got a massage. For my next 10 down I'm planning to get a pedicure. Not really buying stuff...investing in some self care

I totally get others saying no rewards because this really is about a lifestyle change.

I do have some criteria i plan to use when choosing a little reward.

Not food related
Must be healthy
Ideally helps me among my journey and in a good way
Even better if it helps me feel good at the time and
Super bonus if it helps help me feel good about myself over the long run

Much love and respect for all those who have shared their opinions, ideas, and suggestions

kimhski1

I've never been one to stick with anything for a long period of time. This time, tho, I was and still am in the right mindset. I'm becoming a better version of me and that in itself has been rewarding enough.

I'm giving myself one large material treat and that is a Garmin watch and heart rate strap. My iPod is super old and not much good other than being used for music at this point and my mode of preferred exercise is running. I'm a bit of a data geek so like to see the time ran, distance and pace improvements. And it's also a 15 year wedding anniversary gift.

My husband did all the research legwork (he's a tech geek so was a treat for him to do). He wants one also as he's an avid off-road bicycle rider and the Forerunner has all kinds of bells and whistles that would benefit us both.

I have treated myself to a much shorter haircut and giving my eyebrows some professional love (I've been letting them go so they'd fill in more to have a nicer, fuller shape) because I was starting to look/feel a little feral

Congrats to all of you for where you are in your journey and wish you continued success.