This might sound corny but so far the weight loss (and NSVs that go with it) have been reward enough.

I do have things I'll do as I get lighter and are able to do them, like the stuff I posted in the thread about what will you do when you get there, but those aren't rewards per se.

When I get to ONEderland (my first big goal) I might decide to celebrate with a cruise, trip to a Six Flags park (I love rollercoasters), or something like that, but so far I don't have anything set up as a reward.

I think rewards are great! Oddly enough I don't feel like I need a reward this time around to motivate me.

Ahh... roller coasters! I really miss being able to go on rides at the amusement park. I went a couple years ago, and I could barely squeeze in the seat, and the bar crushed me so bad. I took my daughter to a fair in September, we went on the ferris wheel, and I couldn't even put the bar all the way down, because my legs were so huge! That was so embarrassing. I really miss rides, but I WILL be able to go on them soon enough.

I'm surprised at 240 you had a problem just because I had a similar experience but was more like 285ish at the time. I could fit, but barely. I'm not saying I don't believe you but more like "whoa, maybe I'll have to wait longer than I thought for a trip to an amusement park!" Maybe I wasn't as heavy as I remember back then...

Interesting.

Right now, I'm working toward my special bath wash and lotion that I get to use when I lose 10. I have them on my desk and I smell them every once in a while just for a little spark of extra motivation.

I plan on having little special things that I get to have for each 10 pounds. I have plans of a red purse, some new sandals when it gets warmer, some semi-precious jewelry, etc.

I hear a lot of people talk about the weight loss as reward enough, but I don't have a realistic picture of my body. I can't always look in the mirror and see the changes. Having something tangible is nice.

My big reward...I want Lasik when I reach goal. And, after year or so at maintenance and if the budget allows, I'd like a tummy tuck and the "girls" put back on the shelf.

Easy, a really HOT boyfriend!

why isnt weight loss motivation enough

The friday after I hit 160...

1.Going shopping for the hottest outfit I can possibly find with my lady friends.
2.Finding the hottest pair of shoes and buying them (I might get these a little earlier because I have found some of the shoes I want online and I want to have them ready for this night.
3.Getting my hair cut, dyed and styled.
4.Spending the most time I possibly ever have on perfecting my makeup.
5.Going to the hottest club in town with all my ladies.
6.Hitting on all the hottest guys I can find in the club.

Yeh, it's going to be a wild night.

Weight loss is motivation enough to attain the goal, a reward is just a perk of actually attaining goal. In my head anyways.

When I get under 180 I am going to take a vacation in Northern California. It will be the first real vacation I've taken, that doesn't include going to visit family, since February 2000 when my ex and I spent a week in Las Vegas.

My mini-goal is reaching onederland and with a few pounds to go I have my treat all lined up

I'm going to go get a facial & mani/pedi!

When I get to 175 I am going to buy myself a new pair of jeans! For each 25 lbs I lose I want to buy a cute pair of jeans (cheap ones though) and then for my final goal I want to buy a pair of designer jeans and get my hair done!

Because this is a long long journey and, oftentimes, weight loss is extremely slow. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a little added incentive. Whatever works.

I had my second daughter on July 25th, and that morning before I gave birth, I weighed in at 275. At the beginning of September, I was probably around 255. The roller coasters that don't go upside down are okay, but the ones that do go upside down with the thing that goes over your head, well, it totally crushed my chest. It was a very tight squeeze for me, and it wasn't that fun, because I was so squished. I will have to ask my Dad for the pictures he took of Autumn and I on the ferris wheel. There is one bar that goes near your stomach and one other that is up higher. You might not be able to tell, but my legs are really big, and I couldn't get the bar close to my stomach at all. It was just resting on my legs. :S I took my daughter to the go karts in September, and the seatbelt wouldn't reach! The guy was trying to strap me in, and I could just see the look on his face, and he told me not to worry about it. Ugh.. I felt so horrible at that moment.


The weight loss is enough for me, but I don't see anything wrong with rewarding myself for all the hard work I have done.

Wonderful rewards, ladies! I can't wait to buy a nice pair of jeans.

Thank you for sharing, Ladies.

I don't honestly know. I haven't got a big, splashy reward planned out. I just want to be able to buy some pretty clothes.