“Don’t reward yourself with food, you’re not a dog” 🐶🐾🦴
When I heard this quote for the first time (thank you @erindimondfitness), it literally smacked me upside the head.
It hit me so hard because this is EXACTLY what I used to do 😅 This was me when I first started. Finding every excuse to give myself a reward in the form of Reese's cups and Chipotle, if I did something that was even remotely good for me.
I would go to the gym and work my butt off, only then grab Chick Fil A on my way home because “I deserved it!” or because “I worked so hard!” and while that may be true, I was creating a horrible cycle without even realizing it.
Do something good for my body, reward myself with something bad for my body. Doesn’t make any sense now, does it? 🧐
You want the real reason behind why I was doing that? I was unhappy. I didn’t like my “now” so I turned to something that would give me that instant gratification: food. 🍔
But the truth is, I only felt better while I was eating whatever greasy food was on the menu. After it was gone? All I felt was gulit, because I was doing it again. Self sabotaging.
Food makes you “feel better” for the 15 minutes it takes to choke it down. If you’re after the long term feel better, that comes from rewarding your body with things that are good for you, instead of vice versa.
Here’s some ideas of how you can reward yourself WITHOUT taking a hit to your progress 🤩👇🏼
🧡buy yourself some flowers
🧡 call a friend
🧡 go to the dog park
🧡 make yourself a home cooked meal
🧡 try a new coffee shop
🧡 go get a fresh haircut/color
🧡 make plans to go do some fall activity-carve pumpkins, apple picking, haunted house🎃👻🍂🍁🍎
What are some of you guys favorite things to do to celebrate you?! 🥳Drop them below to help someone out who might need this this week 🧡👇🏼
“Don’t reward yourself with food, you’re not a dog” 🐶🐾🦴