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Ideas for non-food rewards for losing weight?

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  • bugginmary
    bugginmary Posts: 44 Member
    Manicure or pedicure. Sometimes new clothes or a trip to Bath & Body Works. :)
  • siratlas
    siratlas Posts: 239 Member
    a night out doing an activity of my choosing...it doesn't have to cost a lot, or anything and it can be something i choose to do alone or with others - playing pool, going to a movie, enjoying a campfire, browing an art museum etc.
  • Riiseli
    Riiseli Posts: 18 Member
    I'm hoping my financial situation allows me to pick up my long dormant hobby of riding horses about 25 pounds from now. Otherwise clothes and nights out (mind you, I don't drink).
  • wissabear
    wissabear Posts: 62 Member
    I buy my boyfriend cute boxer shorts for my enjoyment! :wink:
  • bethanyka
    bethanyka Posts: 159 Member
    I came up with this thing where I buy myself different flowers for every 2 consecutive days I stick within my calorie goal..... after a week or so, i have a bunch of flowers all across my windowsill. I love coming home to the colorful and cheerful flowers
    --- BUT I also have another rule --- if i totally fall off the wagon, and go above my calories, i have to throw away all of the flowers, and start over. It's a bit of motivation to stay on track and enjoy fresh flowers at home :)
  • thavoice
    thavoice Posts: 1,326 Member
    Put away ten dollars into some secret jar or whatever for each pound lost.

    When you get to your goal......splurge on something you really wanted!
  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
    I didn't implement rewards for weight lost since I felt weight loss was a reward in itself. But I have rewarded myself for achieving fitness goals. Most recently I treated myself to a massage after completing a 23-mile hike. It was well earned and just what I needed. :smile:
  • My rewards are trying on old clothes that currently don't fit, but that for some reason I've kept. I literally have clothes in all 4 sizes below my current size... which is sad that I've continually let myself get bigger and bigger.

    My ultimate goal is to go to a theme park with rides, since the last time I was at one (about 8 years ago) I was shown how much fun it is to be told you have to get off of a ride because you're too big for the harnesses to lock in around you. Yep, that was an awesome day.

    Hooray for non-food rewards!!
  • Im putting £2 in a jar for every 1lb I lose, as I want a new dressform. By the time I have enough money I will be buying the small size instead of the large. But once I meet my next goal of 30lb Im treating myself to some reflexology. I don't have any other goals decided just yet, I'll figure those out as I go along.
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