Rewards

I just watched Sara Rue’s new Jenny Craig video blog, and I love her! I think she’s such an inspiration and she’s someone I can really relate to.

In her blog she talked about going off the bandwagon over vacations (or in her situation, “workcations”), and how sometimes we can be hard on ourselves with our body image, and reward systems.

I have to admit, when I feel as though I deserve a reward for my weight loss efforts, I don’t normally reward myself with a manicure, massage, going out to see a movie, etc. Instead, I reward myself with food. I splurge. I get that milkshake I’ve been dying to have, or a chocolate dessert or fries. I ultimately go off track and end up gaining that weight back that I was originally rewarding myself for losing.

Sara really opened my eyes to this, and I’ve decided I need to start finding new non-food related ways of rewarding myself for accomplishing goals.  Maybe I’ll get that full length mirror I’ve been wanting for months, or perhaps I’ll get a new nail polish that’s a fun summer color, or maybe I’ll get that egg poacher I’ve also been wanting!

What are ways you like to reward yourself? Do you tend to reward yourself with food like me? I’m all ears for suggestions for fun things to reward myself with!

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