Goal Reward?

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  • iysys
    iysys Posts: 524
    my reward when i hit goal...and keep it off for one full year is these (or something like them)

    http://usa.hermes.com/woman/shoes/boots/jumping/jumping-967.html?xtor=SEC-1004&002=1236496&004=4029710705&005=1075230722&006=14772969785&007=Search&008=

    Holy Cow! $2500 for boots! Good for you!

    i figure it has to be something i would never do without the goal. i would never buy those boots otherwise. :-)
  • hhamilton1203
    hhamilton1203 Posts: 43 Member
    i agree that you shouldnt reward yourself with food, for me i think it is a set back. i reward my self with trying a new thing such as hiking or like in Nov i will do my first 5K Mud run for hitting my first goal... things like that..... but thats just me food is my weakness (which is why i needed to lose weight)
  • justinamay0535
    justinamay0535 Posts: 132 Member
    Well my birthday is coming up in November and I would really love a new pair of boots for fall so I think I will do a birthday/1st goal present to myself and get some new boots and maybe a cute outfit to go with! Once I hit my final goal of 165-175 lbs it will be a new wardrobe since I will have nothing that fits me! :)
  • KodAkuraMacKyen
    KodAkuraMacKyen Posts: 737 Member
    Shopping spree! I still have a ways to go but I'm already saving up. I have hated going to malls since I gained the weight but once I burn it off, watch out Mastercard.
  • sarahg148
    sarahg148 Posts: 701 Member
    Ditto on the shopping sprees! But for now, my goals/rewards are as follows:

    170 (again) french pedicure
    166 (again) new underwear
    162 new pants
    158 haircut
    155 go thru closet and get rid of ANYTHING that doesn't fit right or is old
    150 shopping spree!
  • Sarah_Wins
    Sarah_Wins Posts: 936 Member
    You are not a dog! Do not reward yourself with food!

    Clothes, tattoos, massages, and vacations for me!
  • AnnaLeigh35
    AnnaLeigh35 Posts: 9 Member
    I really want a pair of Miss me jeans, I'm so not the type to buy expensive clothes for myself, usually always goes to my kidd's, and even then I don't really don't care what brand they are as long as they look nice and last!! So I'm hoping to get to my goal and when I do I will go out and get me a pair!!

    Miss Me jeans are my goal too! I said I was going to buy them when I lost 50lbs (6 lbs to go), but now I've decided to wait until I can buy them in an 8.
  • JSlattery79
    JSlattery79 Posts: 116 Member
    Never reward yourself with food, you are not a dog!


    ^^^ THIS!

    OK.. LOL.. let me explain.. I cut out all carbs completely and been hitting the gym daily for intensive work outs.. some.. no most people will have a piece of cake here or there.. I've had none.. like no grease or fatty foods at all.. while I don't miss fried chicken or pizza or chinese food.. I certainly miss cookies.. so I think I would deserve 5 after losing almost 30 pounds.. I'm not giving myself a "cheat day" like most people do.. just a 5 cookies.. GEEZ! LOL!!!
  • adomenichini
    adomenichini Posts: 8
    I am going to skydive when I reach my goal weight!
  • MsMarlaMae
    MsMarlaMae Posts: 144 Member
    Anything but FOOD. LOL

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    Never reward yourself with food, you are not a dog!

    I heard this quote yesterday and it's rocked my world. How true is it that we do this to ourselves! Now anytime I have that "man I had a good day i'm going to have X for dinner" I have to check myself and say you are not a dog Marla! Quit it!

    In terms of rewards, I am not sure I have one for my final goal weight. I'm 19 lbs away from it now and really I just want to see the goal weight happen! I've been buying clothes non stop with the weight loss as none of my clothes fit anymore. I'm getting a tat in a month but it's been in the planning stages forever. I'm going to China in a little over a month.. I think I'm just rewarding myself with a great (healthy) life!

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  • cwelch2677
    cwelch2677 Posts: 69 Member
    Hmmm, I just hit a 35lb loss and the hubby and I are spending the night at the beach :) Hadn't really planned on that counting as a 'reward' but I guess it qualifies.
  • theraevyn
    theraevyn Posts: 12 Member
    Before I saw this question, I hadn't ever really thought about "rewarding" myself for weight loss. I look in my closet at the couple of pairs of pants that have dust across the bar, that I haven't been able to wiggle into in about a decade and tell myself THAT is my reward. Those pants.They aren't new pants. They are simply pants that I've hung onto because I loved them and stopped being able to fit into them. I can't really afford to Buy Things or Go Places and had never really thought of those things as weight loss rewards. Though I can see how that would be appealing to a lot of people.

    I was thinking about rewarding myself with a 5k. I'd love to be able to do Run For Your Lives. Maybe when it comes around next year.

    My greatest reward right now is feeling better about myself. Knowing that one day I WILL slide (not wiggle) into those pants and feel good about myself.
  • JSlattery79
    JSlattery79 Posts: 116 Member
    I am going to skydive when I reach my goal weight!


    ^^^^^^ love this one!!!!
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
    I just reward myself all the time! :happy:
  • katejkelley
    katejkelley Posts: 839 Member
    I suggest you NOT reward yourself with food - that's what got you here in the first place. Treat yourself to a new outfit, a massage, a mani/pedi - something you don't allow yourself to have very often. You get to pamper yourself without falling back into old habits.
  • karagetsfit
    karagetsfit Posts: 191
    Get my stomach tattoo redone/fixed.
  • katejkelley
    katejkelley Posts: 839 Member
    I've been putting money aside since November for my goal weight clothes. When I get to 130 I'll buy the basics a couple pairs of jeans and pants, and a few shirts so I have clothes that fit, and then when I can maintain that size for 6 months then MAJOR shopping spree :) I've already got about $600 set aside for the new wardrobe.

    You are very smart!!!:drinker:
  • katejkelley
    katejkelley Posts: 839 Member
    You're already so pretty - why do you need a new chin and nose?
  • gomisskellygo
    gomisskellygo Posts: 635 Member
    Get my stomach tattoo redone/fixed.

    I'm just hoping like hell mine still looks good!
  • stacymama5
    stacymama5 Posts: 391 Member
    I can't reward myself with food, part of this learning curve for me is not seeing food as a reward or something to make me feel better.

    Ditto this!!
  • kclarkss
    kclarkss Posts: 69 Member
    I have a mini goal of losing 20 lbs by November. Then I will get my hair colored and highlighted. As of right now my hair needs done desparately as I am going grey. If I don't lose 20 I hope to be close and I still will get my hair done.
  • pamperedpenguin
    pamperedpenguin Posts: 95 Member
    For every pound I lose I put money in a tin with a bonus amount for half stone and stone marks and when I'm at my goal I'll buy new clothes.

    I can't reward myself with food, part of this learning curve for me is not seeing food as a reward or something to make me feel better.

    What a great idea! I'm gonna start this!
  • brunchwithamber
    brunchwithamber Posts: 7
    I reward myself with a new piece of clothing, or a mani/pedi!
  • Shetchncn1
    Shetchncn1 Posts: 260 Member
    Massage! If you've never had one then try the addiction! Awsome! You are stronger than me. I couldn't do cookies. I would bing and that isn't cool for me.
  • Linzilla0315
    Linzilla0315 Posts: 23
    I'm going to buy something sexy! Lol but when I get to 37 lbs lost I am going to do something. Not sure yet!
  • sherisse69
    sherisse69 Posts: 795 Member
    My 25% goal gifts are new trainers and an MP3 player (since people will steal your phone if they see you walking with it...ask me how I know...:grumble: )

    My 50% goal gift is a bike

    My final goal gift is a solo trip. (I'm financing this with the money that I 'pay' myself when I workout. Each workout is worth $1 - it goes into the jar and when I reach my goal weight, I'll use that money to go towards the trip costs.)

    Love this idea! Great one!
  • sherisse69
    sherisse69 Posts: 795 Member
    You're already so pretty - why do you need a new chin and nose?

    I so agree!!! I saw her pic, read her reward, and just thought....why? But, to each their own.
  • fitnfancy80
    fitnfancy80 Posts: 251 Member
    I buy a piece of clothing that I love and cannot wait to wear that is a size or two too small. When I lose enough weight I get to wear my new clothes and feel great!

    ^^^^^ I DO THE SAME THING
  • kristen6022
    kristen6022 Posts: 1,923 Member
    I hit goal back in May, but all of my fall/winter clothes/shoes (other than 1 pair of jeans) are way too big. My 12-14's will be all needing to be replaced with 4-6's....
  • gildakaufman
    gildakaufman Posts: 17 Member
    I set mini goals to get me through to the overall goal of losing 115lbs. I'm 9 lbs away from my first goal of 25lbs lost, which will be a trip to the hair salon, the first time I will have been to one in over 3 years. 50 lbs is a trip to the sci fi museum in seattle (one of my fave places on earth) 75lbs is a family photo shoot with my mister and daughter since I finally might look not awful in one of them, and 100lbs is a dress from modcloth. Overall goal will be its own reward :)

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