The game I invented for myself to keep me motivated

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  • SARgirl
    SARgirl Posts: 572 Member
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    That's awesome! Great motivation! Wish I would have had that idea when I was still losing!
  • cheerforsteelers
    cheerforsteelers Posts: 686 Member
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    This is a wonderful idea! I'm going to have to steal it. Thank you for the push!
  • allisonleigh11
    allisonleigh11 Posts: 34
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    I love this! I might steal it for myself but maybe change it up a bit
  • Darrell916
    Darrell916 Posts: 110 Member
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    Hi!

    When I decided to start exercising on june 26th I decided to invent a game for myself, to keep me motivated.

    For every 20 minutes I exercice in a day, I get 10 points (15 points for 30min).
    For every day I finish under my calorie goal, I get 10 points.

    At 250 point, I get a facial at the beautician.
    At 750 points, I get a day in a spa.
    At 1000 points, I get myself tailored clothes.

    I am now at 400 points. I need to find myself a prize for 500, which might be a sushi cooking lesson.

    I even keep track of my points in an Excel file with a chart.

    I also added "achievements" like in a videogame. For instance, if I eat 5 portions of vegetables in a day, I get 20 points. If I exercice 7 days in a row, I get 20 points, etc.

    So what do you think of my game?

    I love your idea, I could really use it for cardio cause I really hate cardio
  • debilang
    debilang Posts: 874 Member
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    Your game to provide motivation to exercise is FANTASTIC!!
  • deeva2266
    deeva2266 Posts: 65 Member
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    Great idea!
  • anna_lisa
    anna_lisa Posts: 486 Member
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    bump
  • truecaligirl
    truecaligirl Posts: 132 Member
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    I absolutely love your game... Nice motivators.
  • artickb22
    artickb22 Posts: 411 Member
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    I LOVE this idea!!! great creativity!!!!
  • hooah_mj
    hooah_mj Posts: 1,004 Member
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    I'm a sucker for anything that involves a spreadsheet so it's a winner with me

    yeap
  • blueeylb
    blueeylb Posts: 297 Member
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    this sounds like a great tool to started with!!!
  • MrsCCWoods
    MrsCCWoods Posts: 142 Member
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    Love it...!!! this is a great idea
  • lyndyb88
    lyndyb88 Posts: 123 Member
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    love this!! may need to steal your idea!! :D
  • kokaneesailor
    kokaneesailor Posts: 337 Member
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    Fantastic idea! This journey should be fun, that's a great way to do it. :wink:
  • Anola13
    Anola13 Posts: 36 Member
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    I used to do this with my husband...if I worked out 4 or more times a week he would get me a treat of some sort. Now that I am exercising 6 days a week and a lot more focused on the weight loss aspect of this (when we first started that game I was 35 pounds lighter) you've motivated me to make a new and improved chart like yours! Thanks for the inspiration...I've already reached the 250 mark!
  • noogie98
    noogie98 Posts: 424 Member
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    I like it ~ may have to borrow it! :flowerforyou:
  • foraubs
    foraubs Posts: 263 Member
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    I'm a sucker for anything that involves a spreadsheet so it's a winner with me
    AGREED!
    Thanks for sharing, and enjoy all your treats :)
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
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    This is actually a really good idea! I love the idea of a reward system, but most of them are like "put a dollar in a bottle every time you workout" and for someone on a limited budget, that just doesn't work well for me. I work out 5-6 days a week regularly, so that's at least $20 a month which is like a week of groceries for me. This is a great idea though, I might give it a try. My eating habits especially have been hard to keep up recently.
  • karen0214
    karen0214 Posts: 120 Member
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    Great idea! You're a smart girl.
  • misty0413
    misty0413 Posts: 212
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    I love it!! in my mind I am playing price is right with calories get as close as you can with out going over

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