goals and rewards

Hi! I don't think I've given any thought to a big goal, but for my small goal it's to bring my lunch to work everyday in the month of March. To reward myself I'll buy a new bathing suit for my trip to Puerto Rico and come up with a new small goal in April. Good luck to you!!

Last time I did mfp I put one euro in a pot every time I lost 1pound weight. When I reached my goal I bought a pandora charm for my bracelet.
You could do a mini goal of 10% body weight lost as a start, or celebrate 10lb lost (a massage or manicure are good non-food treats to aim for). Good luck with your new lifestyle

In about 5 lbs I will have a nice gin and tonic. Possibly two.

I've not gone with the 5 and 10 lb marks, but set different goals based on % lost, or crossing a BMI threshold or that kind of thing. Right now I'm trying to get to 247.5, which is 25% of my starting weight gone. I should be there but I got stuck at 250 ish for almost 2 weeks. After that, my goals are 27.5% and 30% gone. My long term goal is 33% gone, but I will still be overweight at that point.

Because of health issues going down in weight is hard. And even if I'm losing, I have water retention and bloating from these issues which makes it difficult to get accurate weight readings. I am trying to not make weight my priority this time so much as my health and feeling better and dealing with my health issues and getting off medication. So I like to reward myself for sticking to my calorie limits and exercise goals. Like last weekend I told myself if I made it past 10,000 steps I could have a candy bar.

I wasn't so much focused on the scale...I was focused primarily on health markers and fitness. I didn't have a particular weight goal in mind...more of a composition/BF% objective and really, just wanted to improve some nasty health markers more than anything.

I never really had rewards...I remember going to my 12 week checkup for my cholesterol (that was the time frame my Dr. gave me to make progress or be prescribed pills) and I had taken it from the 160s to around 140...I was ecstatic and recall tears of happiness as I drove myself to the gym to celebrate with deadlifts. In another 12 weeks I was in the normal range...after about a year I was around 90 and a whole host of other bad markers were resolved. That all was reward enough for me. I have two young boys at home, and staying healthy and alive for them and my wife for a very long time is my highest priority.

The only reward I really gave myself was a new bike. I started riding about 9 months or so into things when I started training for a sprint triathlon...I had an old and heavy Wal-mart type mountain bike that just sucked to ride. I challenged myself to ride at least 500 miles that summer (which at the time was a fairly big deal) and that if I did I would have a good idea of whether or not I really wanted to cycle and would get myself a proper bike. Ended up buying a decent entry level CX bike that September that was my primary ride for a couple of years...ultimately ended up riding primarily road so upgraded from that to a carbon road bike a couple years ago. I still use the CX bike for trail rides and the like.

Because I have a lot of weight to lose, it made goals a little better. No timeframe on the goals either so no stress over making or not making it. I have things for big goals like taking a one day trip somewhere (or overnighter), a fitness band, a bike, a good piece of jewelry, etc.

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I also create other motivational goals - as a craft beer enthusiast I have a stout holding in a bourbon cask and will tap this when I get down to 220.

Where? I'll cut off my left leg to get to 220 and join you

When I was losing I set kind of silly goals - weigh less than my husband, weigh less than my drivers license says... you get the idea. It helped me to not focus on how much I had to lose.

I didn't really do reward type stuff though. Just losing kept me motivated!

With weight loss, I could do more cycling.

So my reward for losing weight was cycling so much more.


As for goals, my first weight loss goal was 16 weeks. Then I took a month break. My second weight loss goal was 16 weeks. And then my goals became cycling goals.

After 23 Kgs lost, I still don't do specific rewards after achieving my goals (already achieved).

But sometimes (2-3 times a week) I "reward" my reminding calories at night with my favorite ice cream or similar

So I don't feel I am working for a reward, I am just "justifying" the extra calories.

I have little weight-related goals sprinkled at very small intervals to keep me motivated, but my first major goal was to be able to go to "fantastic beasts and where to find them" without my cane. The last time I had been to the movies last spring I had been in euch bad shape I had to rest in the lobby before making the walk to the auditorium showing my movie. In november I reached my goal and went to fantastic beasts. No cane, made the walk and stood in line for concessions, no problem. So that goal was its own reward.

I took a long break from active weight loss after that and instead mostly tried not to gain too much over the winter. Now that spring is setting back in I am putting away a little money every successful week and when I reach my next big weight goal I am gonna buy myself something nice. Not sure what yet, but probably either a really nice collectible figure or a game console.

My first goals are to lose 35 lbs and fit in all my "new" jeans (aka ones I bought last summer and didn't try on and then realized that they were too small). I don't have a concrete end weight in mind, but I am about to start saving money per pound lost. We're hoping to buy a home next year and my weightloss savings will go towards a new mattress and frame. I don't reward myself for small losses, though I am proud. I just embrace my cheat days and purchase fitness items I need (new headphones, shoes, etc).

My rewards are pedicures and massages (I'm doing more working out so the feet and muscles are getting a beating)

I second using second-hand stores. I've even thought about putting away the savings in a jar ($30-50 for jeans at regular store and only $5 at goodwill=$25-45 in the jar) and using that for some new items when I get to goal:) Just got my nails done at 10lbs down:D