Rewarding Yourself for Weightloss

I'm a proud Momma at PNP. This week we had some awesome goals met and later this week we're going to feature them as Gallery Girls. It's so important when you are on this journey that you either get some recognition from loved ones OR YOU DO IT YOURSELF!

When I was losing weight I made sure to reward myself frequently. I find that frequent rewards motivate you to continue good behaviors. Too many times in the past I wouldn't buy new pants until I had lost 20 pounds. What happened is that I would work hard, look like crap because nothing fit, and then quit because the first time I didn't have a big loss I felt like I was doing all that work for nothing.

This go around I started rewarding myself for meeting my goals. When I had two weeks of being on program I would get my nails done. After exercising X amount of times I would get a new pair of workout shorts. The little things I rewarded myself with kept me motivated. Notice my rewards were for establishing the right behavior that would lead to weightloss. Rather than getting something for losing weight I would get a reward for doing the RIGHT THINGS. As we all know, weightloss doesn't always happen on our time table so it's too easy to "fail."

I want you to think about your reward system today. Are your goals and reward system established to change your behavior or to reward results? There's a huge difference and rewarding behavior changes is what GETS you results.

As I challenged everyone in this week's PNP newsletter, let's talk about what we do in terms of rewarding ourselves and for what behaviors.

I am going to treat myself to a much needed massage WHEN I complete this week's exercise program. My own exercise program is getting tougher and tougher each week as I prepare for the August competition. A massage will not only help me recover but help me drag my butt to the gym every day this week and sometimes twice a day!