Resolutions and a Flicker of Success

I made the same resolution everyone else does every year: get fit, lose weight. There are others, but this is the one I'm focusing on right now. I have done Weight Watchers in the past with great success. However, once I met my goal weight and my goal (wearing a particular dress to a friend's wedding), I promptly gained it all back plus some. I have that personality that requires a constant goal. If there is nothing to work toward then I will not work at all. All or nothing.

I have been "doing" Weight Watchers for the past week without attending the meetings. I keep track of my points, weigh myself once a week at the gym, and work out at least three times a week. Today I weighed and I have lost 2.5 lbs! I'm happy, but I'm also motivated to keep going. I realize the weekly rate will drop to about a pound a week and that I will also plateau. It's my body's way of asking me if I'm really sure I want to put forth the effort.

To keep me motivated I have discussed with my husband that I need to have rewards for every five pounds I lose. When I hit my goal weight there needs to be a separate goal. After that, for each month a maintain the goal weight I need to have a reward. He's behind me 100 percent, but I'm having trouble deciding what the rewards should be. I'm not interested in buying clothes until I lose a little more weight and my current ones no longer fit. I don't buy CDs because I have SIRIUS radio and it has everything under the sun. So, my request of you is that you help me come up with some small prizes (up to $20) and a monthly prize (not sure how much this should be, but reasonable). I'm thinking massage for the monthly reward. I'd pretty much stop eating completely for a regular message!

Let me know what you think.