My scale said 298 this morning and under 300 lbs was my next big goal. I am super excited, and had planned to reward myself with a massage. Finances are super tight at the moment due to a trio (!) of unexpected car repairs and the massage can't happen right now. I am lucky some of my wonderful weight loss friend have passed along some too large clothes so I have size 24 jeans to wear. 24 is super exciting! I am just about the same size now that I was when I started dating my husband, I put on the top I was wearing on our first date the other day and reminded hin that we had kissed for the first time in it. Okay- now I'm getting sappy and off-topic but it was a sweet memory for us.

Back to my point- who has ideas about how to celebrate without spending?

Have a great day everybody!

Ask your husband to give you a massage!

That is a win/win situation!

Congratulations on reaching your goal!!!!

Congratulations on meeting this goal. I was thinking if your not already doing so start to journal at each goal you meet, because the thing about being able to fit into the shirt that you and your husband went on your first date in was a mini reward by itself!! Because of the great memories!! But the massage from your husband is a great idea too!! LOL

I was thinking if your not already doing so start to journal at each goal you meet, because the thing about being able to fit into the shirt that you and your husband went on your first date in was a mini reward by itself!! Because of the great memories!!

I think yours is a brilliant suggestion. Something to look back on for encouragement when a person is feeling less motivated.

Ask your husband to give you a massage!

That is a win/win situation!

Congratulations on reaching your goal!!!!

Brilliant!

Congrats on your goal!

thrift store shopping!

AGREE to have your husband give you the massage. You can have the professional one when your finances recover.

Also, maybe do a date "morning" and go to a movie at matinee hours in the morning? This is the only time I ever see movies in the theater because it's not as crowded, even on the weekend, and it's cheap. The theater near me is $5 for matinee.

Thanks for the tips everyone! My husband did give me a massage last night- he gets distracted though...and gets inappropriate? Maybe unprofessional would be more accurate- Basically, rewards were had by all. :wub:

We're going to see The Great Gatsby in 3-D tomorrow night also.

Congratulations are hitting goal!!!!

My rewards when I hit my goals....

Starting weight: 451

CW: 432

Surgery date: end of July-ish (waiting on insurance and student loan for my portion

Milestones: 350 (when I first felt successful the last time I did it on my own)

Reward: donate all of my 30/32s to my church for our free clothes closet GOOD RIDDANCE

Milestone: under 320 (the weight I couldn't get below on my own)

Reward: at home mani-pedi where my boyfriend paints my toenails.

Milestone: under 300 I haven't seen this weight in this millenia! I weighed 305 on January 1,2000.

Reward: new haircut and highlights - at the salon if I have the money, have my sister's niece cut it for $5 and do hone highlghts myself for the cost of the $10 box highlight if not.

Milestone: under 270 (what I weighed when I graduated high school)

Reward: take a bubble bath (I will now fit), buy a cute knee length dress (as that was the last time I felt comfortable in one) donate all size 28s to clothes closet

Milestone: under 200 (ULTIMATE)

Reward: do a before an after scrapbook. Get a piggy back ride from someone! For once, I can get one and not give one! Go to Cedar Point! I miss roller coasters!!!!!

Also: if money is tight remember that a "professional" massage for cheap is only as far as your local massage school. Most schools do half hour or hour massages for $25 for students to get their hours in before state boards....

Congrats! That is so awesome

Cheap treats:

• Beauty Schools - get a facial or pedicure for cheap
  
• Have a picnic at a pretty local park
  
• Do you like books or CD's? Get a new read or new tunes at a thrift shop
  
• Do you like gardening or flowers? Many nurseries have 50% off plants that have gone out of bloom (Lowe's especially) - just trim back, fertilize and water well and you'll have a blooming beauty in a few weeks