rewarding ideas
> I need ideas.
>
> I’m on this stupid eating plan for the pre-surgery thing that pretty
> much includes vegetables (no delicious vegetables, only the chaff),
> water and optifast. It is hard - very hard - and I’m struggling.
> Last night I was so cross at the delicious food just lying around
> the place, and me not able to eat any of it, I started fantasizing
> about just saying to hell with it, going to certain restaurants and
> ordering obscene quantites (far more than I would even be able to
> eat) and generally making a pig of myself. Real eyes-bigger-than-the
> belly stuff, if that’s possble. Instead I sulked and then went to
> sleep.
>
> So I want to work out some way of rewarding myself for sticking to
> the stupid plan. Yesterday I was perfect and need rewarding. I’m too
> clouded at the moment to think of something that’s not food-related
> (first thought: breakfast at the cafe downstairs), which pretty much
> defeats the purpose of said reward.
>
> Can anyone suggest ways to reward myself that aren’t food related?
> It has to be something that I wouldn’t do for myself on a regular
> basis anyway.
>