"Rewarding Yourself"

Most people reward themselves with food, or at least I do. I would justify eating ice cream, a piece of cake, etc because I had "walked the dog farther than usual" "cleaned the house" "had a rough day" etc. However, that only further set back my weight loss because they were empty calories. Instead, I've set goals to reward myself with NON food items. For instance, I really want a facial from a Spa however I'm too cheap to ever splurge on myself. But once I hit "XXX" number of weight or have lost "XX" number of weight I'll allow myself to get it. This could be getting your nails done, hair done, massage, facial, pedicure, make over, a new purse, etc. I wanted to share this because I think most of us reward ourselves with food which only makes you feel guilty later on. By setting goals of things you REALLY want, you may be more likely to stay on track. I realize these are goals that would probably only appeal to women, and I apologize, I just don't know what a guy would like to reward himself with - but feel free to add I'd love to hear if this has worked for anyone on here.