Open Source Diet» Rewards http://opensourcediet.com A diet blog devoted to experimentation, cycling, and gadgets. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:26:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The challenges with rewarding myself http://opensourcediet.com/6/the-challenges-with-rewarding-myself/ http://opensourcediet.com/6/the-challenges-with-rewarding-myself/#comments Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:50:14 +0000 Sarah http://opensourcediet.com/6/the-challenges-with-rewarding-myself/ Pretty much everyone, everywhere with any fitness expertise will advocate rewarding yourself as part of the dieting process. They propose small but meaningful (non-food!) rewards on a fairly frequent basis that will keep you motivated and excited about your achievements.

This is all well and good, but I’m having a problem: I can’t figure out how to reward myself.

I’ve decided that small rewards are in order whenever I hit a five pound loss and stay below it for seven consecutive days. But what should be the reward?

Food is obviously out. There are plenty of “things” I want, but I can’t afford to buy them for myself (my “fun money” has been in debt since I bought my road bike last summer—the snowboard season pass and the mountain bike haven’t really helped, either).

One idea I like is the idea of rewarding myself with free time or something I enjoy… but frankly, I’m self-employed, and the clients just don’t seem to want to pay me for time when I’m not working. (I think this is where you are supposed to chime in and say, “You have to prioritize caring for yourself, and make time for what matters!” Then I will say, “Have you ever been self-employed?” because I can be snide like that.)

I come seeking your advice. I’m looking for something meaningful that doesn’t cost very much (less than $5 would be great). How do you reward yourself?

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