What is your reward?

Cowboy
Cowboy Posts: 369 Member
edited September 18 in Motivation and Support
Do you have a reward planned for yourself when you reach your goals?
For me, there is a hand-tooled belt with conchas and latigo lacing that is hand made. It is beautiful but costs nearly eighty bucks! No way I can justify that! So, when I reach my goal, I am going to buy that belt (you know cowboy's and their trophy belts!) as a reward....best of all, It'll be in the size I want to be...won't be able to wear it if I put weight back on!
What are you going to do for yourself?
Cowboy
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  • Cowboy
    Cowboy Posts: 369 Member
    Do you have a reward planned for yourself when you reach your goals?
    For me, there is a hand-tooled belt with conchas and latigo lacing that is hand made. It is beautiful but costs nearly eighty bucks! No way I can justify that! So, when I reach my goal, I am going to buy that belt (you know cowboy's and their trophy belts!) as a reward....best of all, It'll be in the size I want to be...won't be able to wear it if I put weight back on!
    What are you going to do for yourself?
    Cowboy
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    That is a great reward! Non-food and it makes you keep yourself in shape. I actually rarely reward myself with stuff...for me, the reward comes with the decreased measurements of body fat and increased inches in my biceps. I also really like to increase my big lifts. I think my reward is talking about it to my lifting friends hehe :happy: I have also bought new pants when my old ones got too big, and new shirts when the armholes got too small:embarassed:
  • Cowboy
    Cowboy Posts: 369 Member
    You Rock Songbyrdsweet! You have the most discipline and motivation of anyone I think I've ever encountered.
    Cowboy
  • NurseBarb
    NurseBarb Posts: 183 Member
    pokerstar and I are going to meet somehwere (she lives in Jersey, I'm in Illinois) and go on a BIG shopping spree!

    :happy: :happy: :happy:
  • throughHisstrength
    throughHisstrength Posts: 76
    I'm going to buy some new clothes that are cute. My sister teases me because all I wear are mens Wranglers and long sleeve T shirts, button down western shirts(for dress up), and T shirts in the summer. I always have and she really wants to get me some girlie clothes. If I lose enough I really want to get a new saddle and I think that will be a really good incentive to keep it off. If I gain it all back then I won't be able to use it and that's a ton of money to blow. I think that it's good to have a reward because it is such hard work to lose weight. Thanks for reminding me of my saddle I'm gonna go look at the picture. lol!!:tongue:
  • aphall01
    aphall01 Posts: 26
    Rewards are definitely great to work towards! We have a Purdue Ironman Challenge at school, in which you have three weeks to complete and entire Ironman...118 miles biking, 2.4 miles swimming, and an entire marathon. Because it's so rigorous and hard on your feet, as well as the chlorine destroying toe polish, my roommates and I rewarded ourselves with pedicures for completing it!
  • catlover
    catlover Posts: 389
    I'm definitely getting plastic surgery....the doctor suggested losing the weight before the procedure. So, I'm putting my money in the cookie jar I'm not using for the cookies anymore.
  • zenmama
    zenmama Posts: 1,000
    New clothes a lot of them .....skinny ones!



    dd
  • lifesaver
    lifesaver Posts: 132
    new pants!!
  • sophialittle
    sophialittle Posts: 344 Member
    this might sound a little weird but i'm getting my belly button pierced if i make my goal! (oops, i guess i mean WHEN i make my goal) when i was in high school, i always wanted to get it done. and then i had some health problems when i turned 18 and could have gotten it done. since then i haven't been proud of my stomach and wanted to show it off. i'm hoping to get back to the place where i'm excited about looking at my belly again!
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,788 Member
    My reward is to not have to go shopping - have tons of jeans that are too small.

    I have a reward if I do a month long challenge - this month it is putting the fork down between bites - it's damn hard! - last month was having half the plate be veggies (for lunch and/or dinner). I get a book I want each month.

    Getting stronger and smaller is it's own reward as well.
  • julierose
    julierose Posts: 19 Member
    My main reward will be fitting into my clothes again. I'm also going to buy jeans at a store that I probably can't afford, but feel I will deserve! I can't wait!
  • icandoit
    icandoit Posts: 4,163 Member
    Do you have a reward planned for yourself when you reach your goals?
    For me, there is a hand-tooled belt with conchas and latigo lacing that is hand made. It is beautiful but costs nearly eighty bucks! No way I can justify that! So, when I reach my goal, I am going to buy that belt (you know cowboy's and their trophy belts!) as a reward....best of all, It'll be in the size I want to be...won't be able to wear it if I put weight back on!
    What are you going to do for yourself?
    Cowboy

    Nice!!!

    I am going to get a cover up on my tattoo on my back. It will be a large back piece and when I maintain my goal weight, I am going to get a boob job.
  • babyhippo
    babyhippo Posts: 247
    a couple new swimsuits. I refuse to be the beached whale at our pool this year. I WILL NOT have legs that overlap, therefore I will no longer be needing little flappy skirt things on the bottom. My goal is to be more like......a baywatch babe! (Okay maybe not a baywatch babe....I'd have to have implants done....and I'm not going there
  • WillPillageYourVillageForFood
    WillPillageYourVillageForFood Posts: 777 Member
    I'm getting new perky big boobs. It will be the only "big" thing about me! :laugh:
  • kat1000000
    kat1000000 Posts: 66 Member
    Husband promised me a trike! I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!
  • mjj79
    mjj79 Posts: 415 Member
    I will have 2 rewards: a new wardrobe and getting pregnant with our 4th child. (of course, I may not be able to fit in the new clothes for long if I get pregnant.)

    anyway, we really would like to have a 4th child, but I MUST lose weight first. I was significantly overweight to begin with during my third pregnancy, which made it very difficult. The tricky thing is that since our other 3 children are VERY close in age, I don't want the 4th to be years and years younger. I would like to be able to get pregnant some time within the next year.
  • Cowboy
    Cowboy Posts: 369 Member
    I love them all...did you notice that we are all focused on stuff we love and want to do when we get there and NOT food? Good job everyone!
    Cowboy
  • Cowboy
    Cowboy Posts: 369 Member
    Hey ICandoit! What is your tattoo going to be?
    Cowboy
  • Healthier_Me
    Healthier_Me Posts: 5,600 Member
    Let's seeee......

    Clothes, clothes, clothes!!
    I have no clothes for Spring or Summer... none at all!
    The clothes from last year were a few sizes too big so I gave them to my mom.
    But the biggest reward will be when we begin trying for our third child:heart:

    ~Joanna:flowerforyou:
  • alaskagal
    alaskagal Posts: 326
    My reward is to not have to go shopping - have tons of jeans that are too small.

    I have a reward if I do a month long challenge - this month it is putting the fork down between bites - it's damn hard! - last month was having half the plate be veggies (for lunch and/or dinner). I get a book I want each month.

    Getting stronger and smaller is it's own reward as well.

    Great idea to have a month long challenge! I may steal this idea for myself. Great inspiration!
  • PSUgrl921
    PSUgrl921 Posts: 368 Member
    Sophialittle ... that isn't weird that's what I'm doing ... haha! Well actually ... I haven't decided on that or a tattoo on my lower right hand hip but ... one or the other. I'm actually really excited about it... why I'm rewarding myself with pain I do not know.
  • cjsm1cat
    cjsm1cat Posts: 18
    I want to finally get a tattoo. I've been so selfconsious about it because if I lose weight after i get it I'm afraid it will look funny. Still not decided on what or where I'm going to get it, but I'll definitely get some new clothes to fit my curvy form better and maybe show it off.
  • delightedin
    delightedin Posts: 49
    Getting married is quite good motivation though not really a reward because it'll go ahead whether I lose the weight or not. My dress is being made so there's no pressure to "fit" into the dress since it's resized all along the way, BUT it will be the greatest reward to look at pictures of my wedding day and think how BEAUTIFUL I looked, and not trying to find all the fat bits!!! This requires a change of attitude on my part just as much as a change in weight.

    Beyond that, I am determined that any daughters I might be priviledged to have may NEVER ever have cause to say "mummy thinks she's fat", but only "my mummy is beautiful"! It's amazing how easily the mentality obsessed with weight and food can be passed on, and I am so determined to break the cycle of low self esteem and self depreciation.

    For the time being, my wonderful fiance is the greatest reward. :smooched:
  • kjllose
    kjllose Posts: 948 Member
    My reward is why I started here in the first place. I wanted lower blood pressure and it has happened. I wanted more energy and it has happened. Everything else is just gravy on top. New clothes,smaller sizes, and I even found nice people on the journey:bigsmile:
  • icandoit
    icandoit Posts: 4,163 Member
    Hey ICandoit! What is your tattoo going to be?
    Cowboy
    Good morning Cowboy and Donna,
    It is going to be a geisha with cherry blossoms. I can't wait.:love:
  • kckat96
    kckat96 Posts: 72
    :smile: Rewards.....Rewards....where do I start "I have so many". Reward for adding more minutes to my exercises each week "painting a new piece of pottery". Reward for eatting my cals all week....."gold star in my journal". Reward for drinking all my water each day for a week (this one is hard as I like to drink coffee better not water) "a thirty minute bubble bath"....oh yea! Guess it sounds crazy to have a reward for everything....but it helps me stay on the program. I like the idea of a tatoo... maybe I'll add that to my list for one of my really big goal rewards...thanks for the idea. Hugs from kckat96
  • amylousgar
    amylousgar Posts: 4
    I like this idea. I think I'll have to set a goal with a reward. 4 years ago when I did weight watchers, I was going to get a tattoo when I reached goal. I got off track and never made goal. I finally got tired of waiting and got the tattoo I had in mind just a few weeks ago. I'll put some thought into it. I think I might set some small goals w/small rewards instead of one big goal w/a big reward.
  • jdonahue
    jdonahue Posts: 41 Member
    My husband promised me that I can buy a NICE pair of jeans. I'm so excited. Right now I have a closet full of pre pregnancy close that are too small but I am hoping that once I'm finished even those will be a little big!! I've been on track with food--I need to work out more though...
  • RunningRatty
    RunningRatty Posts: 161
    For every pound I lose I treat myself to a new song on my IPOD for my running playlist.

    My treat to myself to myself when I have got to my goal will be to enter a 1/2 marathon this time next year. :)

    RunningRatty
    :wink:
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