My current short-term goal is to lose 150 lbs by Christmas when I'll fly home and see my family for the first time in 2 years. It'll be a triple milestone -- 150 lost, "half the woman I used to be," and I'll be into the normal BMI range for the first time since kindergarten. Any ideas on what type of non-food-related celebration or reward I could plan to use as motivation to help me get there? I was thinking maybe ziplining since my husband will hopefully be under 300 by that point (we planned to do that for our anniversary on Halloween, but I don't think he'll be quite under the limit yet). What other options are there? I'm willing to spend money, but unfortunately vacations are out because I'll be using up all of my time of from work to go home for Xmas.

when I reached my 1st goal of 100 lbs My husband bought me a ring that we had specially made. Every time I look at it I am reminded of my success, where I have been and where I am going!! Congratulations on your milestones and meeting your goals! 

How about a couples day at a spa?  Or maybe a day trip to a museum or some place that you two have been wanting to go to?

Mani-pedi's....getting jewelry resized...local roller coaster...i know when i could wear bracelets that were a normal size it was HUGE, so maybe a pandora bracelet with a special charm?  matching tattoos...lol...not that i would, or that there's anything wrong with it...but if it's your thing it's very symbolic!  get your pictures taken professionally...by the way...zip lining is way too much fun!

Professional photograph session to have portrait done!

What do you REALLY want in your heart of hearts? That is what your reward shoudl be!  Is is new biking stuff?  A new haircut/color. How about clothes ...like a really sequiny dress.

Perhaps ballroom dance lessons with your hubby (privates are spendy but well worht it).

Just reach into your heart!  Certainly there must have been somethign that you thought " I would do ___ if I were normal sized."  " Iwould buy ___ if I werent so heavy". "I would try ___ if people would not stare."

ONly you know what those ____'s are!

Great point, Skinny.  It's on the same order of thinking as making a top ten list of ideas, then picking and doing the tenth one.

Ooh that's a lot to think about, thanks! I bought my heavy hybrid bike before I got really into it, and I do want a real road bike someday...but that's spendy enough that it may have to wait for my surgiversary, lol. I need to give this some thought!

I requested holidays, days off, and celebrations to be ACTIVITY-BASED and it hasn't stuck well.  Both sides of our family are strong into day-long, large meal gatherings...the time and work for the women that goes into them has me hating them worse than ever.  When I pout, my DH tries to lay the guilt trip saying,  "we don't have that many more holidays left with our mothers."  I reply, "you've been saying that for over 20 years and they're still here."  My solution has been to drive separately, show up for an hour, then go do my own thing.  I am sure it gets noses bent out of shape; at least I hope it does.  It's me time.  4FurKids...make it YOUR time, YOUR idea, YOUR fun.

Great idea! I kind of want to get into rock climbing...