What will your reward?

When I started here I wanted to reward myself with a holiday in England (it should have been in August this year, as I imagined that time). I didn't lost my weight by then. Even now I have some to lose. But I have my steady rithm, I have changed my lifestyle, I done a thing that I never could have imagined I could do. Should I have postponed that holiday just for the weight I didn't lose? No!

During this time I realised that the only true reward at the end is getting to the body I want.
And that the weightloss is a road I must enjoy all the way, not at the beggining. So I need to buy nice looking clothes, go to nice holidays, go to a luxurious spa when I can/want, not some place in time. I don't know where the end will be, so why wait for it to do nice stuff and to wear nice stuff?

Everybody is different. I see no motivation in rewards at the end. For me it would be a permanent frustation that I have to wait until then to fulfill myself something I wish.

Well... some days I think that the biggest reward will be going to eat at maintenance. :laugh:

I'm rewarding myself along the way with various little things...new clothing items to get me through, nail stuff, new hair color, anything! Once I reach my goal, I'm getting some new clothes and bleaching my hair (which I'm growing out along this journey, too!).



Oh, and I've love to be friends. The more the merrier! Request will be sent!

My reward is an industrial piercing and a new wardrobe when I get to my goal

This is what it looks like for anyone wandering:

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Also I love the idea of small rewards along the way, definitely something that would keep me motivated.

I figure buying new clothes are my reward, and they are a necessity, too.

My reward is going to be a top quality custom tailored suit, Hugo Boss or something like that. I know I won't wear it often, but I will definitely wear it enough that if it starts to get snug I know it's time to crack down because I don't want an expensive suit that I CAN'T wear.

Fitting my hoard of old clothes will be wonderful!

I don't have a particular tangible reward in mind. Fitting into clothes from college would be nice. So would liking ALL the photos I'll ever take, not just the ones where it's taken from a great, flattering angle.

My reward will definitely be new clothes and makeup. I am a makeup junkie and think using a trip to Sephora as motivation will work swimmingly. Fitting in and looking good in skirts and dresses is motivation also.

My reward will be something I've never had: a NEW and COMPLETE wardrobe. Right now my wardrobe consists of a few pairs of jeans that don't fit quite right from K-Mart and free t-shirts I collected while in college. I have a couple of nicer things here and there but ugh... nobody has ANY idea what my sense of style is (not even me) because I've never bought myself nice things. I know I should put in the effort to lose weight and I'm NOT spending money on a nice wardrobe when I'm not even taking care of my body. I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't WAIT!!!

i have thought about this alot too, i have several major big rewards i'm working towards, the most important is having a baby!, I'm hoping with weightloss, a healthier body and lifestyle will eventually result in a lovely little baby of my own! I 'm not that stupid to think it will be that easy but its what i want more than anything in the whole world!
Along the way i will have reawrds for example, wedding pictures taken as when i got married 5 years ago i was so depressed and self concious i didnt allow any pictures to be taken , Also when i reach my final goal my husband will take me back to the uk for a london shopping spree and a reunion with my family. Maybe possibly a vowel renewal as my family didnt attend my first wedding in China!
I am also giving myself treats for every 10 pounds i lose, spa day, weekend away, new piece of jewellery etc

Thanks so much xxx

Oh my gosh! How exciting to be able to look to future and the beautiful baby you will one day soon be holding in your arms! I'm absolutely routing for you and it's great that you're looking at this realistically. There will be tough times ahead for all of us, but that's when the support network on MFP will come into its own.

We look forward to having you back over in the UK!

Good luck :0)

Prior to getting healthier I was physically in a very horrible place; my autoimmune disease caused constant pain so that I could barely even do the most basic things like cook or clean. Now, oddly enough those things are my rewards. I can be an average 20-something mom and wife, finally! While becoming healthier is only in part to thank for it, i still consider the gains I've earned as my rewards.

I've seen my FIL's face light up when I go out for a walk with him, played with my son until HE wanted us to stop, been with friends and not had to "sit it out." The healthier I get the better it gets, and it's awesome. I also have enjoyed getting to buy work out clothes, especially when they become a size smaller than before! But that's really a reward as much as a necessity.

Recently i made plans on getting something for myself at my halfway, three-quarter, and goal weights. For my halfway goal I either want to get a smallish tattoo or my ears repeirced, for my three-quarter goal to do whichever wasn't done at the halfway point and have my hair cut and colored, and for my goal weight I want to have a larger tattoo done and likely buy a new wardrobe (again out of necessity, but it'll stil be so much fun!).