Non-Food Rewards - What are your favorites?

One of my favorite inexpensive rewards is to buy the next book in a series I love to read every 10 pounds. Paperbacks aren't that expensive. Or I'll pick up a bottle of the nice nail polish. Or if I've lost enough to be a smaller size pick up a new shirt or something.

OR. You could put a few dollars aside every time you hit a goal, $5 every 5 pounds, or something, and let it add up to get something big and fun.

I use big scale goals to get rewards so I can work on fitness goals. 50 pounds down for me (plus Christmas cash from mama and daddy) means I get a pair of running shoes, and I will be starting c25k. Which will get me some kind of fun (~$100ish) thing.

Completing a fitness challenge (10k steps every day for 6 weeks) earned me a new bed set for my room.

Depends on what you like, how you want to divide it up, and how much money you want to spend.

I agree about having smaller goals so you get rewarded more frequently.
Even with your starting weight, it's going to take a while to hit those 25lb goals.
How about 10 lb? And as you get closer to a healthy weight reward 5 lb losses.

New earphones
Cute socks
Bubble bath (& give yourself permission to soak!)
Shower gel that you only get to use at the gym
Pack a healthy picnic & head to a state park you haven't explored before, go for a nice hike or bike ride
Hair cut or color or new style
Go fly a kite
Is there a piece of art you've been wanting?
Massage (if you have a school in your city, they often have student clinics that aren't expensive)
Music
Tickets to an event (concert, play) - might be for a major milestone depending on cost
Take a parks & rec type class you've been wanting
Something to do with a hobby you enjoy but don't spend enough time on (and give yourself time for it!)
I like the idea of the next book in a series
Also like the nail polish idea.

I really like the charm idea. One for every ten pounds. Pandora has nice charms and jewellers make cheaper imitations that will fit on their bracelet.

Ten pounds is major. If you don't believe me go pick up a ten pound bag of potatoes from the store.

-I like craft stuff like cross stitch so I'll get a new pattern or supplies.
-Go to a movie.
-Something fitness related like a water bottle or top.

I rewarded myself by doing the things I had trouble doing when I was heavier ... like cycling up a mountain, and cycling a 400 kilometer event in 24.5 hours.

I like to use fitness-oriented rewards. New workout clothes, signing up for a more expensive exercise class than I normally would, buying a weight set for home, etc. I also plan for fun nights out at the meaningful bigger goals. When I reach the weight I was when I met my spouse, I'll buy a new outfit and we'll have a splurge date night. Looking forward to that one.

I've thought a lot about this for myself. My goals are bigger, a mix of 10% down (rounded, OCD) and key milestones (ex getting below 200lbs).

My personal opinion (it's a hard journey and I'm not judging what helps anyone) about the small goals above is that little things that make you happy shouldn't be rewards, just things that make you happy. Stress is a big issue, so if something helps you relax or brings you joy (crochet, bubble baths, reading) just do it. It has more benefit to you as that than as a carrot on a stick.

I'm thinking bigger things, that I wouldn't normally do, or that don't really benefit me in a significant way (pure pleasure or indulgence):
-a mani and/or pedi or other spa treatment
-a bag or pair of shoes you love but that are wildly impractical
-a nice indulgent meal at a really good restaurant.
-A luxury beauty product (think MAC makeup instead of drugstore brand).
-You like to crochet, so instead of wool every 10lbs, maybe that fancy yarn you've never dared get in the past (I've seen some alpaca wool that is just pure pleasure to touch) for a more significant goal, or some other fancy crochet related things (my knowledge of yarn craft is limited).

My reward for creating a consistent fitness habit will be joining the good gym near my house.
If I meet my goals for the year (roughly 40lb down and a solid fitness regimen) I want to plan a beach vacation for the end of the year.
At some point, when I've gotten down to my maintenance weight (not sure what it is yet) and stayed there for a while I'm going to get a really nice really good leather jacket, the kind that costs a fortune but lasts forever and improves with age like cheese.