Rewarding Yourself

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  • danholden4006
    danholden4006 Posts: 66 Member
    My problem is I haven't really set any weight loss goals. Growing up I never really received any rewards for anything I did. I always got the classic, "I know you got First Place but you can do better." or "When you quitting because you know you're a quitter." or "I don't have time for you because my life is more important." (that one was from my parents.) So personally for me achieving something doesn't really feel like achieving something.

    I guess I'd like that as a reward. To feel like I have finally accomplished something or to finally have someone tell me I did a good job.
  • JeneticTraining
    JeneticTraining Posts: 663 Member
    When I get to my goal body fat, I will get custom free runs
  • fabulara
    fabulara Posts: 94 Member
    When I arrive in one-derland, I plan to buy myself a set of really nice workout clothes--maybe from athleta.com. I don't worry too much about buying fat sizes that I'll grow out of soon. I'm losing weight pretty slowly, so any clothes I buy will fit me for quite a long time. However, I'm not going to buy clothes as a reward all that often. Mostly I plan to reward myself with mani/pedis, yoga or dance classes, books or cds, or excursions to museums and galleries.
  • kgoodman0108
    kgoodman0108 Posts: 158
    So far I haven't rewarded myself. When I hit 20 lbs lost, I'm going to get the new Fitbit arm band. At the 30lb mark, I'm going to get highlights in my hair.

    Thankfully I held on to some of my skinny clothes, so I wont have to buy an entire new wardrobe.
  • quellybelly
    quellybelly Posts: 827 Member
    After the next 5 pounds, I'm getting myself something nice from lululemon.
    After the next 5 pounds, I'm debating between a new bikini or treating myself to something sexy from Victoria's Secret! I don't own anything from there!
  • Scarlett_Belle
    Scarlett_Belle Posts: 145 Member
    My first goal (145lbs) I get to dye my hair a new color

    my final goal (130lbs) I get to finish my tattoo :smooched: so excited! ! !
  • JessAilene86
    JessAilene86 Posts: 54 Member
    Going to a nice salon that I normally wouldn't spend the money on, and getting my hair done is always awesome. It makes you feel like a new person.
  • lisa799
    lisa799 Posts: 79 Member
    I have mine listed in my profile - but I did 10 lb milestone rewards. So far, I've gotten a HRM & a new haircut/color.

    Once I get closer to my goal, I'm buying new workout clothes! The good stuff!
  • lisa799
    lisa799 Posts: 79 Member
    When I hit the 100 pound mark, I totally remodeled my closet. It was just the basic builders closet and I ripped everything out, painted it, and installed a nice closet system in a cherry finish. It was at that point I was mentally ready to get rid of my big clothes. They were not going back in my pretty new closet.
    Love this!! :-)
  • calibriintx
    calibriintx Posts: 1,741 Member
    I don't. I used to but found that it was depressing me b/c I was kind of holding things hostage til I hit my goals. Like new clothes. New clothes aren't just for thin people. They're for me too! Anyway, when I hit my goals, if I feel like doing something nice for myself, I will. But in the meantime, I'm not planning rewards b/c it's really counterproductive for ME.
  • jbbrannon
    jbbrannon Posts: 167 Member
    I would like to get some new jewelry, manicure, pedicure, and new clothes!!:smile::smile:
  • calibriintx
    calibriintx Posts: 1,741 Member
    My problem is I haven't really set any weight loss goals. Growing up I never really received any rewards for anything I did. I always got the classic, "I know you got First Place but you can do better." or "When you quitting because you know you're a quitter." or "I don't have time for you because my life is more important." (that one was from my parents.) So personally for me achieving something doesn't really feel like achieving something.

    I guess I'd like that as a reward. To feel like I have finally accomplished something or to finally have someone tell me I did a good job.

    You've lost 20 pounds - that's a huge accomplishment! Great job!:flowerforyou:
  • Cyclingbonnie
    Cyclingbonnie Posts: 413 Member
    I of course I want my clothes to fit, but with that said I'm not much of a clothes hog. So I would never consider new clothes much of a reward. I don't much care what my hair looks like (as long as it isn't horrendous that is), I cut it myself. So having my hair done wouldn't feel like much of a reward. What do I get excited about? Well ... I'm a gear head. I want new gear, I'm always dreaming about new gear, looking through catalogs and looking at the latest. So I guess I want to reward myself with new gear. While reading through what other's have said I realized that today I have just hit my 10% goal WooHoo! I need to go look in my catalogs and see what my reward is going to be. :laugh:
  • shellymcshell
    shellymcshell Posts: 5 Member
    This might sound cheesy, but I am planning on buying myself a charm bracelet, that way every time I meet a goal, in this and in other parts of life, I'll get a charm to add to it, just a little charm to remind myself how well I am doing. I like jewelry so this reward system works for me

    My two friends who joined with me and I are planning on doing this together, actually. So not so cheesy. :)
  • Ashaleet
    Ashaleet Posts: 59
    Dude formula drift is awesome! totally worth it. good idea!

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