How do you .....

[Goddess78]

Since i'm just startin back at the gym and people keep telling me to give myself small rewards for small gains - like making it to the gym as i planned for 2 weeks = a reward.

I wanted to hear from a few of you what you think of that and what you would use to reward yourself

so shoot!

[Truds]

I usually use my scheduled treat (cheat) meal as a reward for a good week of sticking to the training/diet, but as a show gets closer I like to treat myself to a sunbed, or a massage, something nice and relaxing for the body. Massages get expensive though, so it's not a regular treat... :grin:

[Goddess78]

lol well i'm deffinatly taking that one to the top of the list - gotta love bennifit coverage LOL :grin:

See i'm nervous about doing a "cheat" or reward meal cuz i have like NOOOOOO will power - so when i finally commit to a diet i really can't cheat ever - i've learned this the hard way LOL :oops:

[Gasp]

lol well i'm deffinatly taking that one to the top of the list - gotta love bennifit coverage LOL :grin:

See i'm nervous about doing a "cheat" or reward meal cuz i have like NOOOOOO will power - so when i finally commit to a diet i really can't cheat ever - i've learned this the hard way LOL :oops:

One of the benefits of the reward/cheat is using them for motivatation to continue on your current diet/program.

Several years ago I dropped 25kgs in just under 13 weeks for the Nationals.

Once a week I allowed myself a moderate reward of steak and chips washed down with a couple of glasses of red wine.

It had a three-fold effect;

1) It gave me something to look forward to once a week (Saturday), rather than seeing that distant dim light at the end of 13 weeks.Also effective when around friends and you dont have to sit around chewing on a lettuce leaf.

2) It also picked up my metabolism.

3) After a while I would mistakenly think that one cheat meal was undoing all the good work I had achieved and I couldnt wait to resume things the next day. I always reserved this day for legs with some cardio and really kick started that new week.

[Goddess78]

see the sorry thing about the deal is that my cheat is Nachos! LOL so very not good! :grin: