Ideas for non-food rewards for losing weight?

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  • Erithil
    Erithil Posts: 52
    an agility ladder and a new skirt
  • kilverstone
    kilverstone Posts: 89 Member
    I'm thinking a new handbag when I reach my first major milestone, and new clothes when I reach my goal weight. For every 5 pounds I like to get myself a new book, download new music to my Ipod. :)
  • ShaeThaGawd
    ShaeThaGawd Posts: 8
    For the little goals I do little things, like;
    Make-up
    Getting my eyebrows done
    A new shirt
    Earrings

    For the bigger goals (which I haven't met yet)
    Shoes
    Tattoo (this is like my ultimate, and I really want a new tattoo I can show off with pride, like on my side or something)
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    New clothes!!
  • jdaley90
    jdaley90 Posts: 259 Member
    mine is workout clothes! motivation to keep going after i reach a goal :D
  • tootchute
    tootchute Posts: 392 Member
    Goal Gifts:
    (First Goal is always been under 300 lbs) 60 lbs lost - Manicure and pedicure.

    50 lbs lost - New Clothes, not many.

    50 lbs lost - Professional Hair Dye at a shop -

    50 lbs lost - Ride an amusement park ride with husband and son and hair cut

    25 lbs lost - My 1st Tattoo, and new outfit, one night with husband alone.
  • g33kmommy
    g33kmommy Posts: 104 Member
    Here's what I did! :)

    10lbs - bought myself a new HRM
    20lbs new shoes
    40lbs - Manicure
    50lbs - new purse

    My next one:

    65lbs - Haircut / color and new clothes
  • Amitysk
    Amitysk Posts: 705 Member
    I am a fan of the mani-pedi, massage, spa day reward.... I have one coming up!
  • iara333
    iara333 Posts: 18
    Clothes, clothes, clothes!
    Nothing better than wearing something from a shop you wouldn't have even gone inside a few years ago because you just assumed nothing would fit :D
  • bethfartman
    bethfartman Posts: 363 Member
    I'm not great at setting aside money as I lose weight to get my 'rewards,' so I in the past I've bought things when I have the extra cash and don't use them until I met my goal. If you have self-control and aren't often strapped for cash, it would be a cool idea to set aside a set amount a money for every set amount of weight lost ($5 for every 5lbs or something) and then buy a treat when you met whatever goal you're going for.
    So far when I lost 25lbs I got a massage (I bought a groupon that wouldn't expire quickly and didn't book the appointment until I was at my goal) and when I hit 50lbs I got new workout shoes. I really just needed the shoes though, but justified the cost as a 'reward.' Honestly a reward system doesn't really motivate me, though, I just buy myself things and then call it a 'reward.' I think it's hard as a childless adult to find things to reward myself with anyways, I buy myself most things I want and if I don't buy it, it's just because I don't have the money right now, not because I didn't think I deserved it in any way.
    All in all, weight loss itself is really the best motivation :-)
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    lingerie
    whips and chains.
    boots to the knees with the highest heels you can find
  • CTCMom2009
    CTCMom2009 Posts: 263 Member
    When I hit my final goal weight... if I ever manage it... I am getting a new tattoo.
  • LiziAB
    LiziAB Posts: 55
    I've decided to implement a reward system for myself for losing weight, I have a few ideas, but I'd like to see what you guys can think of! Does anyone else do a reward system? If so, has it worked?
    Some of my ideas:
    - curling iron
    - makeup
    - purse
    - teeth whitening
    - perfume
    - massage
    - clothes (the last one, of course)

    The best reward will be looking at yourself in the mirror! I like your reward system, though. I have been buying clothes, maybe a nice pair of jeans or a shirt every 3-4 weeks...and belts, lots of belts, because everything is loose.
  • clarkeje1
    clarkeje1 Posts: 1,641 Member
    When I hit my next mini goal I'm getting new work clothes. All my dress pants are too big and make me look frumpy. Also a tattoo is a good one :) And spa stuff like mani/pedi etc.
  • bethfartman
    bethfartman Posts: 363 Member
    I forgot to add, while I think a tattoo is a great reward, I would consider doing it as a 'maintained my goal weight for a year' reward. Your skin is going to tighten up if you maintain your goal weight and the tattoo will look way better a year after you've met your goal. Plus, so many people don't maintain their weight loss and a stretched out tatt is not the prettiest thing...
  • thesophierose
    thesophierose Posts: 754 Member
    Tattoooooooos!
  • Erithil
    Erithil Posts: 52
    An afternoon at the ice skating rink with my friends :D
  • SlenderClassyElegant
    SlenderClassyElegant Posts: 62 Member
    I have one I'm considering: after my next 5 lbs. lost, I want to give $50 to a charity that gives food to people.

    I don't know how I'm going to do it, I just think it might be a way to remind myself I have so much :heart: :happy:
  • action_figure
    action_figure Posts: 511 Member
    I've decided to implement a reward system for myself for losing weight, I have a few ideas, but I'd like to see what you guys can think of! Does anyone else do a reward system? If so, has it worked?
    Some of my ideas:
    - curling iron
    - makeup
    - purse
    - teeth whitening
    - perfume
    - massage
    - clothes (the last one, of course)

    I bought myself a new color of nail polish every week I stuck to my diet and fitness plan until I got all the colors I really wanted. Now I've added things like workout clothes, trail running shoes, bike, pass to the boathouse so I can go kayaking, new heart rate monitor. Etc. Try fitness related stuff. It's reward AND incentive. Some of my stuff is auto built in like I get new weights or a new kettlebell every time I get stronger.
  • ItsJenney
    ItsJenney Posts: 22
    Purse, new tattoos, getting my hair done, new shoes, books for my Nook, music for my Ipod, an afternoon of doing nothing, There are many good things in this forum. Pedicure is also a great one.
  • SlenderClassyElegant
    SlenderClassyElegant Posts: 62 Member
    Since I'm poor, and can't really afford decent rewards, I 'take things away' from myself as motivation. For instance, if I gain weight, I make myself use my bad headphones that are static-y instead of my nice ones that have bass and sound cancellation.
    Or put something I use regularly out of use, such as maybe a game system, favorite clothes or something until I get back on track.

    I think you're marvelous for saying you can't afford them; there are better days ahead and you deserve them. Best of luck to you. :smile:
  • sybrix
    sybrix Posts: 134 Member
    My reward will be to wear a bikini for the first time ever on our Caribbean cruise next February. And look good in it.
  • ingeh
    ingeh Posts: 513 Member
    Well I have 28lbs to go (hopefully but if I look better heavier/lighter who knows) I need a hair cut as the last time I had one my 10month old was maybe 3 months old! Iv been growing it though but need more layers cut in. Im giving myself a goal of getting to 140lbs then having my hair done and buying some nice hair care products! Then when I lose another 10lbs Il get some nice jewellery, then at my goal Il buy some new clothes and be very happy!
  • tbblake
    tbblake Posts: 10 Member
    I went skydiving :-)

    Story here...

    http://www.reddit.com/r/SkyDiving/comments/1jpest/weight_loss_from_367_to_215_so_i_went_skydiving/
  • needtoloseafewpounds
    needtoloseafewpounds Posts: 161 Member
    I have a huge obsession over clothes, makeup, false eyelashes (I have an entire collection of upper and lower lashes from a Japanese brand called Dolly Wink), skin care products, hair products, bath products (LUSH!), and bird toys (because I raise 3 cute lovebirds) :)
    I think it's great that you have rewards to replace food to satisfy the need to be happy but I don't think money should replace food because you'll have a brand new problem ahead of you! T_T haha
    I think looking in the mirror and starting a picture blog recording your progress would feel rewarding adjacent to your current goal :)
    You can take pictures every week or every month depending on how fast your weight loss is.When you get a long collection, you can scroll down in chronological order and literally watch yourself shrink! I can imagine how rewarding that would be :)<3 cheers!
  • ellel1234
    ellel1234 Posts: 25 Member
    Every five pounds I lose I like to get a new piercing/body mod. I'm not one of those people with a ton of piercings or anything like that. I got a nose piercing. I want to bleach a section of my red hair bleach blonde next five. Then I want to get an upper cartilage piercing. Maybe a smiley piercing after that. I like the idea of a massage or mani/pedi. For things like clothes, etc. I wind up buying them inbetween the weight loss and it doesn't seem like as much of a reward where piercings and body mod/hair-dying is like a fun thing that's totally different.
  • laurenawolf
    laurenawolf Posts: 262 Member
    Tattoos :)
  • abetterservant
    abetterservant Posts: 2 Member
    Your idea of a reward for doing things (like exercising, posting your food/exercise each day, staying within calorie limits) rather than for results (lost 5 lbs) is a good idea. Those are "process goals" which athletes focus on (ex: taking so many swings at batting practice) when they want to improve. You can always control whether or not you reach a process goal whereas you can get frustrated if you feel like you've been doing the process right, but the scale isn't going down. Besides, maybe the process rewards will get a person back on track when they've hit a glitch.
  • Amitysk
    Amitysk Posts: 705 Member
    My go to rewards are massage, facials, make-up and new workout clothes!


    Ahhh!!! Zombie thread!! You got me!
  • Veil5577
    Veil5577 Posts: 868 Member
    Spiral perm!
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