Victory Boots

These boots are boots of victory.  See, this summer I was fortunate enough to  receive the gift of many skirts from friends who cleaned out their closets.  They became practically all I wore to work, mostly because I had no pants that fit.  So with autumn approaching, I was wondering what I was going to wear when it became too cold for skirts.
Then it hit me! If I could get some tall boots, I could continue wearing a lot of the skirts through most of the winter. So about a month ago, I set a goal to lose 90 pounds and decided when I did, I would buy myself tall boots as a reward.
Well, today, I hit 89.5 pounds lost (ah, the power of rounding!) and tonight I am the proud owner of tall boots.
Rewarding yourself along the way is an important part of weight loss. I've had several goals with rewards that have helped me get this far.  At 30 pounds lost, I got my own copy of  the Time Traveller's Wife. At 50 pounds lost, I bought some new tennis shoes. You get the picture. These boots are especially sweet since it took me five months to achieve these last ten pounds. And I've got big plans for when I make it to 100 pounds. Stay tuned. You'll see.
Do you regularly set goals?  If you do, do you reward yourself when you reach them? How?

*This blog and these boots are dedicated to my friend April G., who loves boots,