Christmas Gifts or Goal Rewards for $10 or Less
6 12 2007Bret over at Heart Healthy threw a question out there about inexpensive rewards for meeting mini goals. It was such a great question, I mulled over it a bit and decided to post about it here. This list is also a great idea for inexpensive Christmas gifts. Be sure to stop by Bret’s site to add more ideas to her blog, too!
Christmas socks
Splurge on a $10 Christmas ornament that you normally wouldn’t buy
Smelly candle for a long, hot, bubble bath
Bubble Bath for bath mentioned above (c:
New smelly lotions or scrubs
New nail polish or lipstick
Loose stem flowers from the grocery store to arrange in a vase at home
Ticket to a movie you’ve been wanting to see and haven’t made time for
A book- Amazon.com sells used books for VERY reasonable prices
Purchase a pre-viewed DVD from the video store
A new picture frame for that “current” picture of yourself (Because you look so good since you met your mini-goal!)
Kitchen gadget (ex. peeler, baking pan, cutting board, dish towels, etc.)
New spices for new recipes
WW or Low-Fat recipe book (Check for used books at Amazon.com.)
I have to say, not a bad list! Who knew that rewards didn’t have to be so expensive! Originally I had made rewards for my 5% weight losses to include pedicures, facials, massages. Um yeah, that got expensive and stopped after the facial (At least I had a gift card from graduation to cover that.) So thanks again to Bret for this great idea. This will really help me from being broke when I get to goal. They’re good gift ideas for the holidays, too!
Depending on how much you have lost, I always enjoyed using my weight loss non-food reward(s) on new underwear. Sure, it’s something that everyone isn’t going to see, but it really does feel good when you can wear something that fits (and possibly is something that is prettier that what you would have bought at a heavier weight). I did rewards at 10 pound increments. The more lost the bigger the reward (if I could afford it).
Great ideas! I should print this list and give it to DH for stocking stuffer ideas. I know it’s a food reward, but here’s another idea. I just bought myself some vitamuffins and vitatops (since HG just had a free shipping offer) as a reward for loosing this week.