Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 HI there and what is your name ? I am TN and wanted to say hi and I reward myself with new clothes or perfume or new pool toys and the one I found most rewarding was to Buy new wallpaper and border for my bathroom . I guess most of the time it is a nice bottle of perfume or the new outfit I do occasionally get flowers ( I love fresh flowers . I know we have guys here who could be angels but your angel does not have to be a guy I was Jim's angel here ! Rewards > I was wondering about rewarding myself for reaching various weight > goals. Does anyone here reward themselves? What are some of your > rewards? How often do you reward yourself? > > Concerning angels, I am of the male gender. Are there angels for us > as well, realizing a male angel might be best? > > I am still waiting on finding out about my insurance. No date. No > Dr. Appt. No nothing, but desire. > > Boliver > > > > To Subscribe to 's weekly FREE Newsletter send an email to GBCookbook-subscribe@... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Hi Bolivera - welcome to the group. I reward myself for reaching what I think are important milestones in this journey. I had complications with my surgery so once I fully recovered (it took 5 months) I treated myself to a new hairstyle and color. Once I hit the 100 lbs lost mark I treated myself to a couple outfits from of New York even though I knew I wouldn't be able to wear them for very long. I'm 30 lbs from goal and once I reach that I'm treating myself to a trip to the Houston Rodeo next February. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Thanks for the quick response. I am sorry that I did not give my actual name. It is Boliver. Yahoo requires the " a " on the end to show it as unique. In Feb., when you come to Houston, let me know and maybe our families can share a protien drink or a glass of water. I live just out of Houston with my lovely wife and 4 kids. I currently weigh 380 with a BMI of 52. I am waiting on the insurance now. For reaching my overall goal, I am planning a trip to Alaska. I do not know about intermediate goals yet, maybe a fishing trip or something. Boliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 IS this shoe fetish replacing one addiction with another? Hugs, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Boliver - Rewards are a great idea! I always want to reward myself with getting my hair done in a perm or something, but then I can't afford it. I need to choose smaller, more attainable rewards. In the past, when doing well on a diet, I'd reward myself with food, you know, I deserve this hot fudge sundae because I've been so good all week kind of thing. Can't do that anymore!!! So anybody else got any good ideas for rewards? Jeanne in WI Age 38 Open RNY 05/21/2002 314/ 276.5 /150-175 5' 8 " djgraves@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Jeanne, You can reward yourself with something " expensive " by putting away small change with each pound. Put $1, $2, $5 in a jar for every pound lost or small goal reached and when you meet a bigger goal go and spend it on something for you. Think about what you would be able to buy after losing 100lbs! Yippee I have started just putting away every $5 bill I get in my wallet. It just disappears anyway so I might as well put it away . I am planning to spend it on a ticket home this December. In just a short time I have saved $100! Kim in Germany who is still waiting for a date to go and pick up my child in Vietnam > Boliver - Rewards are a great idea! I always want to reward myself with getting my hair done in a perm or something, but then I can't afford it. I need to choose smaller, more attainable rewards. In the past, when doing well on a diet, I'd reward myself with food, you know, I deserve this hot fudge sundae because I've been so good all week kind of thing. Can't do that anymore!!! So anybody else got any good ideas for rewards? > > Jeanne in WI > Age 38 > Open RNY 05/21/2002 > 314/ 276.5 /150-175 > 5' 8 " > djgraves@c... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Shoes. Shoes are good for every occasion, no sugar, no calories, and you can't have too many! LOL! Thanks, Vitalady T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Re: Rewards Hi Bolivera - welcome to the group. I reward myself for reaching what I think are important milestones in this journey. I had complications with my surgery so once I fully recovered (it took 5 months) I treated myself to a new hairstyle and color. Once I hit the 100 lbs lost mark I treated myself to a couple outfits from of New York even though I knew I wouldn't be able to wear them for very long. I'm 30 lbs from goal and once I reach that I'm treating myself to a trip to the Houston Rodeo next February. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Hi Boliver! I love your name! I'd love to meet you and your family and share a protein drink when I get to Houston. I'm planning on staying in Texas for a week or so with my sister who lives in Lake . I figure chances are pretty good I'll be up around Houston just about every day.... A trip to Alaska sounds like a terrific idea! Good luck with the insurance and such. I'll keep my fingers and toes crossed that you get quick approval... Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like the revised rule too.. I love shoes, jewelry, clothes, perfume, anything that doesnt cause me to gain weight.. lol Hugs, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 > >Reply-To: GastricBypass-InfoCentral >To: <GastricBypass-InfoCentral > >Subject: Re: Rewards >Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 16:07:38 -0500 > >Boliver - Rewards are a great idea! I always want to reward myself with >getting my hair done in a perm or something, but then I can't afford it. I >need to choose smaller, more attainable rewards. In the past, when doing >well on a diet, I'd reward myself with food, you know, I deserve this hot >fudge sundae because I've been so good all week kind of thing. Can't do >that anymore!!! So anybody else got any good ideas for rewards? > >Jeanne in WI >Age 38 >Open RNY 05/21/2002 >314/ 276.5 /150-175 >5' 8 " >djgraves@... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Jewelry,perfume,clothes,things for the home etc. Anything I can't EAT!!!!!!!Betty S in TX Debby Rose " wrote: > > > >Ok I wanta  jump in on this reward thing. >I strongly believe in rewards. >My first long term goal was to loose 100 lbs.  To reward myself I got a rose >tatoo on my ear.  When I reach gol Im getting a diamand earing.  Along the >way Ive rewarded my self with headbands,  clothes, Nail polish, small things >like that.  Never with food LOL. >Debby R (wa) > >_________________________________________________________________ >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > -- Learning from your mistakes makes you smart. Learning from other's mistakes makes you smarter. __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Yeah, sorta. You only get shoes when you lose more wt. Wait. That's a stupid rule. I am not losing any more. Revised rule. You get shoes when you lose wt, or do not GAIN wt. Hah. Much better rule. Thanks, Vitalady T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Re: Rewards IS this shoe fetish replacing one addiction with another? Hugs, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 When I hit goal..Iwant a new road bike. I looooovvvve cycling it is my favorite activity. Only five more pounds to go and I am there. Barbara J. Perkins Post-op LAP RNY Surgery Date: March 2, 2001 Start Weight: 322 / Current Weight: 135 / Goal: 130 Surgeon: Sherman http://www.surgeons4weightloss.com <http://www.surgeons4weightloss.com/> Webmaster to Bariatric Support Centers International http://www.bariatricsupportcenter.com <http://www.bariatricsupportcenter.com/> Reserve your copy of " Success Habits for Gastric Bypass Patients today! Re: Rewards >Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 16:07:38 -0500 > >Boliver - Rewards are a great idea! I always want to reward myself with >getting my hair done in a perm or something, but then I can't afford it. I >need to choose smaller, more attainable rewards. In the past, when doing >well on a diet, I'd reward myself with food, you know, I deserve this hot >fudge sundae because I've been so good all week kind of thing. Can't do >that anymore!!! So anybody else got any good ideas for rewards? > >Jeanne in WI >Age 38 >Open RNY 05/21/2002 >314/ 276.5 /150-175 >5' 8 " >djgraves@... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 Oh, that's a good idea, Kim! Jeanne in WI Age 38 Open RNY 05/21/2002 314/ 276.5 /150-175 5' 8 " djgraves@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 I have never been one much for jewelry and when I went back to Washington I went nuts in my ma's jewelry box. LOL I would hold up something and she would say yes or no, well she has this ivory slider w/ matching bracelet she said NO WAY, I give her this stunned look, well I went to dad. ( such a spoiled brat) LOL Dad says give it to her honey, ma says no I'm not its my jewelry and I will not, I start pouting (its all in good fun ~ I still want it ) But long story short I WANT MORE! Love, Theresa *The most beautiful things in the world can not be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. ~Helen Keller~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 me too I have really gotten into an online bidding place and getting nice gold rings there Cheap ! RE: Rewards > I have never been one much for jewelry and when I went back to > Washington I went nuts in my ma's jewelry box. LOL I would hold up > something and she would say yes or no, well she has this ivory slider w/ > matching bracelet she said NO WAY, I give her this stunned look, well I > went to dad. ( such a spoiled brat) LOL Dad says give it to her honey, > ma says no I'm not its my jewelry and I will not, I start pouting (its > all in good fun ~ I still want it ) But long story short I WANT MORE! > > > Love, > Theresa > > *The most beautiful things in the world can not be > seen or even touched. They must be felt with the > heart. ~Helen Keller~ > > > > > To Subscribe to 's weekly FREE Newsletter send an email to GBCookbook-subscribe@... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 Welcome Bolivera, yes I reward myself. Besides buying clothes (no longer from the specialty obese shops or catalogs), I have bought myself a diamond bracelet. Don't get me wrong, not that I could afford it; it was solely because after being so big for so long I couldn't fit into a bracelet. So, when I lost 100 lbs, I bought myself a bracelet. My next goal is being under 200 lbs and I'd like sapphires (don't know if I can afford them, but maybe 1 at a time). When I reach my goal I'd like pearls, but that's a ways down the road. If my husband reads this, I don't want him to get to nervous my weight isn't dropping off too fast! ( ha ha!) your GBIC friend, Noelie in Louisiana beg wt 376 cur wt 250 lost wt 126 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 wow Noelie you are doing great congrats and BTW now is my protein time so gotta get moving just had to say good job girl Re: Rewards > Welcome Bolivera, yes I reward myself. Besides buying clothes (no longer > from the specialty obese shops or catalogs), I have bought myself a > diamond bracelet. Don't get me wrong, not that I could afford it; it was > solely because after being so big for so long I couldn't fit into a > bracelet. So, when I lost 100 lbs, I bought myself a bracelet. My next > goal is being under 200 lbs and I'd like sapphires (don't know if I can > afford them, but maybe 1 at a time). When I reach my goal I'd like > pearls, but that's a ways down the road. If my husband reads this, I > don't want him to get to nervous my weight isn't dropping off too fast! ( > ha ha!) > your GBIC friend, > Noelie in Louisiana > beg wt 376 > cur wt 250 > lost wt 126 > > > To Subscribe to 's weekly FREE Newsletter send an email to GBCookbook-subscribe@... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2002 Report Share Posted July 28, 2002 > >Reply-To: GastricBypass-InfoCentral >To: <GastricBypass-InfoCentral > >Subject: RE: Rewards >Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:24:24 -0700 > >Oh my gosh! I've never thought of a tattoo on the ear. I have a beautiful >rose with the stem and thorns. It goes a bit between my breast where the >rose coming out. I had it done the day after my grandmother died. It >reminded me of the story about the Rose Beyond the Wall. About how the >rose >goes through a crack and comes out the other side to bloom My >grandmother was very special to me. > >So, when you get your diamond it will be in the center of your rose? Very >cool idea! > > in California >Open RNY - 03/29/02 >272.5/215.5 - as of 07/24/02 > > > >Ok I wanta jump in on this reward thing. >I strongly believe in rewards. >My first long term goal was to loose 100 lbs. To reward myself I got a >rose >tatoo on my ear. When I reach gol Im getting a diamand earing. Along the >way Ive rewarded my self with headbands, clothes, Nail polish, small >things >like that. Never with food LOL. >Debby R (wa) > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2002 Report Share Posted July 30, 2002 Hi Deb, Just wanted to tell you that my friends all think you tattoo is very cool! I would love to see a pic of it sometime. Especially with a diamond in it in California Open RNY - 03/29/02 265/206 - as of 07/29/02 -60.5 Thank you I get lots of complements on my tatoo its def a conversational opening LOl Your rose sounds beautiful Debby r (wa) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2002 Report Share Posted July 30, 2002 > >Reply-To: GastricBypass-InfoCentral >To: <GastricBypass-InfoCentral > >Subject: RE: Rewards >Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 07:33:47 -0700 > >Hi Deb, > >Just wanted to tell you that my friends all think you tattoo is very cool! >I would love to see a pic of it sometime. Especially with a diamond in it > > > in California >Open RNY - 03/29/02 >265/206 - as of 07/29/02 >-60.5 > > > > > > Thank you > I get lots of complements on my tatoo its def a conversational opening >LOl > Your rose sounds beautiful > Debby r (wa) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 One of my treats is a manicure or pedicure. Not so much for the painted nails, as the massages. I have sore hands and feet, so the messages really make me feel good and make for a good reward. xoxoxNita sweetaftngirl@... writes: I'm looking for little, low to no cost, things we can do for ourselves to say we are doing a good job. Like tuck in the shirt at 150 lbs., someone I knew did this. She was a nurse and the size was on the outside of her grubs, so at 150 she tucked in her shirt and moved down to a med.Or what about setting aside time in the day to have a hour or even a half hour to take a hot bath with oil or salts and burn afew of your favorite candles. Can anyone else come up with anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 <<<as the massages>>> MASSAGE ADVOCATE HERE! ) Robyn > > One of my treats is a manicure or pedicure. Not so much for the painted > nails, as the massages. I have sore hands and feet, so the messages really make > me feel good and make for a good reward. > > xoxoxNita > > > > sweetaftngirl@y... writes: > > I'm looking for little, low to no cost, things we can do for > ourselves to say we are doing a good job. Like tuck in the shirt at > 150 lbs., someone I knew did this. She was a nurse and the size was > on the outside of her grubs, so at 150 she tucked in her shirt and > moved down to a med. > Or what about setting aside time in the day to have a hour or even a > half hour to take a hot bath with oil or salts and burn afew of your > favorite candles. > > Can anyone else come up with anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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