weight goes down and it's rewards

i'm adding to my little sidebar "weight goes down" button

you see, i have this big goal of approximately 50 pounds lost in total

but even though that's not THAT much

it's easy to get discouraged along the way when i see a pound lost at a time

i've also tried to reward myself in the past with different things...but they more often than not include food. uh, that's not helping.

so. here's my official weight loss reward system:

10 pounds lost = the "eat this, not that" book to go along with my "cook this, not that" cookbook

15 pounds lost = trip to storage to get clothing from my next size down :)

20 pounds lost = new book of piano music (possibly the Les Mis book)

25 pounds lost = one new piece of clothing from a favorite store

30 pounds lost = a pair of killer shoes

35 pounds lost = a new pic of a and i, in a frame

40 pounds lost = wii sports resort

45 pounds lost = private yoga session with my favorite teacher

50 pounds lost = new bathing suit, even if it's not swimsuit season anymore ;)

this could obviously change a bit, but i'm committed to a "reward" every 5 pounds. some are obviously more exciting than others, but i'll look forward to each one.

oh, and the only reason i didn't do a 5 pound one is because i've lost 5 pounds and gained 2 and lost 5 and gained 3 for the past month and a half. soooo, i'm starting rewards at 10 pounds down from my starting weight--which i'm approximately 5 pounds away from right now.