10 more pounds!

       10 more pounds...that's how much I have to lose until I reach my halfway point of 100 pounds lost! I am so excited!! Without this surgery, I would not be able to accomplish this.  This has been quite the journey so far and this girl still has a long way to go in my weight loss journey. My ultimate goal is to reach 150 pounds which means I still have 110 pounds to go. I've been thinking the last few days that I want to do something different with the second half of my journey. I know that this last 100 pounds is going to be harder to lose, so  I am going to set rewards for every 25 pounds lost. In researching different rewards, there were a lot of people who said that weight loss in and of itself is enough of a reward. I agree with that, but I have worked really hard at the gym and I feel like I deserve a reward! So many times, I forgo the things I want because it's too expensive, time consuming, etc. I feel like this is my time to put myself first for once. I'm not being arrogant or selfish. I'm caring about myself and recognizing that I do deserve good things and I do deserve to pamper myself occasionally. 

My rewards are:

125 pounds lost: New gym shoes
150 pounds lost:Deluxe Pedicure (I have only had one and it was on my wedding day. I've always felt like I didn't deserve it, ugh.)
175 pounds lost: Kayaking trip
200 pounds lost: 1 hour massage (I have never had one and have always wanted to, but felt so insecure about my body!)

       I have also been thinking about what I'd like to do when I reach my halfway point of 100 pounds lost. I'm thinking that I want to go to the state park to take a 3 mile hike. I've never been to the park in this area yet and I think this will be a good time weather wise to go.