Pre JC I did ww for 8 months and it was an excruciating long 8 months with a 4 month plateau that brought me to JC, amongst other reasons. Anyhow my first 10 lb. lost pre JC I rewarded myself with my favorite skin care product Shu Eumera which not something I can regularly buy for myself due to budget.

I have now reached 25 lb. loss (11 of it with JC), and so I am going out to buy a New Scarf as my reward.

My next goal with JC is to reach 159 by New Year which is 9lbs to go, although there are only 7 or 8 weeks til then I lose 1 lb. a week sigh, Anyhow I haven't figured out what my next reward will be.

How do you reward yourself?

How do you celebrate victories?

What goals do you set out to accomplish?

As of my weigh in this morning I have lost 25 lbs. Also this week I had some blood work done that showed my cholesterol has dropped 90 points! To celebrate my husband is taking me to Charlestown West Virginia. I love the slot machines! Maybe Friday the 13th will be my lucky day.

buying new clothes is a huge reward for me though I don't do it often, since I'm going down in size LOL

But i really needed new workout clothes, my warm up pants were like 11 years old, I bought them in 1998 in high school, LOL So I was feeling crappy at the gym in my old unflattering clothes, and I figured well I am there for 2 hours a day 6 days a week, so I just hit 26lbs lost in 8w back on JC, so I bought myself new yoga pants and a shirt for the gym!

I like doing the challenges here on the JC board-TBL challenge and holiday type challenges.

Sometimes I'll buy a fashion magazine... I'd been wearing ugly plus size "granny" clothes for so long, that I really have no idea of what is fashionable these days. Most of those mags only show super skinny tall models wearing expensive stuff I could never wear or afford, but it gives me an idea what to look for.

My new thing is that I'm going to buy a new pair of shoes for every 5 pounds I loose (unfortunately I loose very slow), because suddenly MY SHOES DONT FIT anymore! I used to wear 8 or 8.5 wide, now its more like 6.5 or 7! Pretty dang odd, I tell you.

When I lost 25 pounds I got a facial, a manicure, and a pedicure. For 50, we were going to take a family vacation to Hawaii, but due to finances we changed it to a romantic weekend in San Fran without the kids.

Take care,
Angela

Wow you guys have given me some things to think about... Wish i had a significant other to take me away for weekend as a reward ...LOL. that is Awesome!! I also forget that new workout clothes would feel GREAT! i always feel like a Frump at the gym, I still haven't gotten anything for 25lb, I was going to get a new scarf but maybe I need to think something more fun, like iwould buy a scarf anyday of the week regardless of weight loss.... great idea on the every 5 lbs. shoes!

I agree that you should really think about your reward for 25 lbs. Think of something that you have wanted for a long time, but never would buy for yourself. Since you have lost so much your clothes must be loose. Buy a piece of clothing that really shows off your new curves! As we lose weight it's sometimes hard to realize how good we look. Go out there and show off a little bit. Good luck and I'm waiting to hear what you decide.