Time to Reward Yourself!

Now that you have incorporated exercise and healthy eating into your daily life you’re starting to see the benefits of both. Now it’s time to reward yourself! Rewards can be physically, mentally and spiritually healthy. Everyone deserves to feel good and to be at the top of their own priority list. Here are just a few things you can do to feel good and to keep yourself motivated!

Schedule in daily “me” time – this can be as simple as taking a relaxing bath, reading a good book or going for a casual walk. Whatever form it is for you, ‘me’ time allows you to recuperate, regenerate and overall get back in touch with yourself. So don’t feel guilty, take 10 minutes each night and enjoy the company of yourself!

Spoil yourself – get a pedicure, buy a new outfit, or spend the day at the salon. Anything that can be looked forward to and that makes you feel good can be part of spoiling yourself. Drop the guilt, spent time and money on yourself;

Learn to meditate – meditation is great form of self rejuvenation. Plus, freeing your mind of all the daily stresses and anxieties can make the rest of your week less worrisome allowing you to better deal with the more important stuff. Meditating may be difficult but once you learn it, you never lose it!

21 other simple, inexpensive ways to reward yourself:

1. Buy a book from a used book store

2. Bake chocolate chip cookies

3. Take a day off

4. Get a massage

5. Have a romantic evening with your significant other

6. Take a bubble bath

7. Blend a smoothie (see Healthy Habits section of Body Bulletin)

8. Download your favorite song

9. Spend time with a loved one – sister, mother, brother

10. Order your favorite take out

11. Take a nap

12. Watch your favorite TV show

13. Go window shopping

14. Go to the beach (in Edmonton you may have to settle for Hawrelak Park! J)

15. Visit the museum

16. Have a cup of tea

17. Have a glass of wine with dinner

18. Watch your favorite DVD