One thing that has made my weight loss journey a bit more fun is a game that Jason and I made up. I jokingly proposed it to Jason one day and he agreed!
So here's the game: I weigh myself every single morning and write it on a "score sheet" that we have posted on our bathroom mirror so it's the first thing I see when I wake up and the last thing I see when I go to bed...literally the last thing I see because this is where I take out/put in my contacts everyday and I can't see anything without them.
In one week if I lose 1 pound Jason gets me a $15 gift card to anywhere I want. If I lose 2 pounds I get a $25 gift card. (Originally, he was asked if he could just give me cash, but I said no because then I will use it for groceries or boring stuff. A gift card forces it to be a reward). We capped it at 2 pounds a week because any more than that is unhealthy...so far I haven't had to worry about that. There is NO rounding in this game. Do you know how many times I've lost 0.8 or or 1.8 in a week?
We also just had to put another rule on the game. We have to use the lowest number that I've reached within the game. Otherwise I just keep yo-yo'ing" and J will be buying me gift cards for the rest of my life. Example: I gained a little bit after a wedding weekend we attended, but then technically lost 2 pounds the week after....which really just got me to where I was the previous week. I still lost it, but Jason didn't see it that way!
Some weeks I don't lose any and my weight literally yo-yos everyday (THIS WEEK). Other weeks have been great. So far I've racked up 1 Old Navy and 2 Anthropologie gift cards! Not only is it motivating to win gift cards, but shopping is much better when you actually like the way you look. It's also a fun way to get Jason involved in my weight loss journey. He gets excited in the morning to see if I lost or pumps me up if I've gained. Plus, I love telling Jason that I have to go shopping because my pants are falling off me.
Since I've reached a plateau recently, does anyone have any tips for me?
Have you incorporated any type of reward system into your weight loss program?
Please share!
Eat larger meal for lunch; no starch after lunch; liquid dinner (lo cal) - don't starve, though, b/c then you'll just binge the next day. Hang in there!!!
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