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How do I treat myself after losing weight

Txxxsha
Txxxsha Posts: 5 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So basically I lost like 4 kgs and now I can see myself getting excited and careless and celebrating the weight loss with eating. How else can I treat myself after losing weight?

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  • DiscusTank5
    DiscusTank5 Posts: 556 Member
    Spa day!

    Or a trip to see an old friend when you lose a significant amount of weight. I made a chart a few years back with set rewards for each 10 lbs lost. They got more impressive the more I lost.
  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 1,730 Member
    New clothes for thinner frame.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,656 Member
    edited November 2024
    Manis, pedis, trips out somewhere fun, learning experiences (pottery class?) or... you could get used to not needing a tangible reward, and move your mindset to the reward being the loss itself and the kindness you're doing your body.

    I used to be a rewards person, but there's only so many rewards you can come up with and in the end, it wasn't a helpful mindset. Improving my health is its own reward. Honestly it was harsh to hear but what made me start changing my mindset was being told "you're not a dog. You don't need treats to make you do the right thing."
  • Fursian
    Fursian Posts: 577 Member
    How else can I treat myself after losing weight?

    I struggled with finding "rewards", other than food. The typical none food options don't light my head up enough. It's going to be difficult to break away from rewarding ourselves in this way since most of us have probably been rewarded with foods all of our lives, but ultimately I think @Alatariel75 has really good points,
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Manis, pedis, trips out somewhere fun, learning experiences (pottery class?) or... you could get used to not needing a tangible reward, and move your mindset to the reward being the loss itself and the kindness you're doing your body.

    I used to be a rewards person, but there's only so many rewards you can come up with and in the end, it wasn't a helpful mindset. Improving my health is its own reward. Honestly it was harsh to hear but what made me start changing my mindset was being told "you're not a dog. You don't need treats to make you do the right thing."

    This would be an ideal mindset to work towards. Though, items that could further improve our health, like exercise equipment might be a good option as a reward.

    @Txxxsha Congratulations on the weight loss, btw. :)
  • xbowhunter
    xbowhunter Posts: 1,323 Member
    Go for a walk and enjoy the moment.

    Treating yourself with bad food choices is counterproductive... :)
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