Do you award your weight loss?

hair cut... my next 5 lbs will be a new pair of flipflops the ones I have are about to fall apart!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well since i spend most of my extra money on my family, yes i reward every 10 lbs. It can be something that i feel better about myself when i get it done, just like losing the weight. I can NEVER afford to go to the salon, for hair or nails so that is my next up. Clothes are certainly rewarding but also necessary, you can't FEEL good with a saggy diaper butt..lol

massages are usually my first choice. Always love a good rub down, especially after exercising.

I like the idea of working towards "prizes" (beyond just getting thinner/healthier of course) but cant seem to think of things that I would REALLY want and want to bust my butt to work towards lol!

Ive seen other people do things like "pedicure, new book" etc, but those are things I would just get myself when I wanted them...

What are some really great prize ideas you are working towards along your journey?

I was thinking of a tattoo idea for ultimate goal, but other than that, Im having trouble.

HA great minds think a like I was thinking of a tattoo as well. Far as rewards sense I have stuck to a plan and working hard I really don't reward myself all that much sometimes new clothes but other than that I really haven't rewarded myself like you said books and such are things I would get anyway

Every time someone makes one of these threads there are dozens of people who say they reward themselves with gym clothes/fitness equipment or they say things like "being lighter IS my reward"...

That's great and all if that's your motivation...but I want something tangible in my hand every 5 lbs that doesn't cost me an arm and a leg (just the extra fat on them) that will actually motivate me.

So far I've been buying music or movies but the thing is...I buy those things anyway. I'm finding its no longer motivating for me to use those. I have bigger rewards planned for when I hit my higher goals...Tattoos, New clothes, A trip, A nice dinner, etc. But I need something for every 5 lbs between 20 lbs and 45 lbs.

This isn't really a reward, but it is an awesome visual motivator.

Every 5 pounds that you lose, buy a 5 pound bag of flour.

Find a nice place to stack them so that every time you see them you are reminded that you are not carrying that much crap around every day.

I have 40 more lbs to lose, I want to get new clothes and a new tattoo, but this summer I will for sure need new summer clothes, so I don't know if clothes should be an award or not. :laugh:
Actually, I'm turning 40 Nov 2013 so for my 1 year anniversary of losing the weight, I'm going to vegas baby!!

I love corsets and reward myself with a new corset. They always keep me motivated as well because I look better and better each new one I get.

Spa treatments, gotta reward my hard work!

This isn't really a reward, but it is an awesome visual motivator.

Every 5 pounds that you lose, buy a 5 pound bag of flower.

Find a nice place to stack them so that every time you see them you are reminded that you are not carrying that much crap around every day.

That is a strangely fantastic idea. I never thought about that but I really do like it...

Flour works even better. Doh.

Most definitely I do about a week after I started my weight loss journey, I sat down and made up a little chart of different "checkpoints" as well as the prizes associated with them. I will admit that I had a difficult time not including food in the rewards, but I have: manicure, new DVD, movie and popcorn night (healthy popcorn!), mani/pedi (I adore getting them together!), a massage/spa day with my girlfriend, a new haircut, new books, and....a new lingerie/street clothes wardrobe, once I hit my ugw! I'm super-excited for them all!

I must admit, though, even though I've reached my first reward (manicure), I haven't gone and done it yet....because for me, a lot of times, just stepping on the scale and seeing a number I haven't seen in a while is a great relief! I celebrate every little pound I lose.

Ultimately, though, I intend to get my tummy button pierced when I reach my ugw. I never thought I'd be thin enough to rock one in a bikini, but next summer, I intend to flaunt my new, hard-won body!