One of the fun — and actually necessary parts – about achieving milestones is to reward yourself! Whether it is a 50 pound or a one pound loss, or even the fact that you maintained your weight over a specific time…it is important to employ positive reinforcement. Sometimes we take ourselves for granted and think that a little self-indulgence is just that…indulgence. Well…it’s OK to give yourself a little love when you do something good.

Right now I’m still weighing myself every week…every Friday morning. If I go 2 weeks with a consistent loss, I get a manicure. A small thing but it makes me feel great…and the primping is just the type of reward that I think is appropriate. I don’t want to reward myself with food…like a hefty order of onion rings…because that will take away from what I’ve achieved and make it harder to see a loss the next week. Manicures are a great solution for me–pedicures too! I’m waiting to drop another size before I start getting some clothes as a reward for fear (and hope) that they would be too big very soon.

Because I’m a mother with two small children…an hour at a bookstore or coffee shop alone would also be a wonderful reward for me.

I would love to hear how you all out there treat yourself when you reach a milestone! Please share your thoughts–I would love some good ideas and I’m sure we all would want to understand how our fellow achievers share the love.