I have been thinking what will motivate me to get to that “finish line”. I have been OP for about 8 months now with a modest loss of about 21 lbs (out of 45 to lose). I know that I could have been at goal by now, but I’m satisfied with the progress I’ve made and I’m really looking forward to getting back into a routine and less stressful semester at school which makes eating right a whole lot easier so I can start posting some more weekly losses.  I would love to be at or nearing goal by the time I turn 30 (in a little over 4 months) but more realistically I will be happy with another 15 lbs or so (approximately 1 lb per week) and then “cross the finish line” sometime in the summer.

Since I need a little motivation . . . here are some of the things I want to “reward” myself with:

1. Family Photo - our family is small . . . just me, the hubby and the dog. We have only had one professional portrait taken in our nearly-9 years of marriage (besides wedding photos) and I don’t like it. I had pink-eye and even though we got the mutt in it and looking at the camera, the photographer had us on such a dark background you can barely make out the dog. It’s basically just a pink tongue. This was taken about 4 years ago by some no-name photog. There is a local husband and wife photographer team that does beautiful, award-winning work. They are also expensive. When I get to goal, we are scheduling a family shoot and ordering a huge print for the wall. 

2. Sinful Dragon jeans: I love these jeans. They are outrageously expensive (for me) at $170. Besides, hubby thinks they are totally hot. :)  I totally do not need $170 jeans which is why they will be a one-time purchase to celebrate an accomplished goal.

What about you? Do you have any personal rewards for meeting your goals?