Rewards

So someone on MFP recently asked me what I was going to do when I reach my goal of losing 150 pounds. By losing 150 pounds total I will make have gone from 333 to 183. I am not sure how much I want to lose, but when I get in the 180's I can re-evaluate it and then decide. I think I want to be closer to 150, but to loose 150 lbs would be an incredible feat. I have been on this weight loss path for exactly 6 months now, and I just reached 50 lbs lost, meaning 1/3rd of my goal! When I reached this a friend on MFP asked me what my overall goal will be. Sure I will need clothes and what not, but if that's my overall goal, heck I can go get new clothes now. I want a fabulous reward. And my reward is going to go back to Africa and visit my dear friends Sandy and David. Sandy has been a huge supporter in my weight loss endeavors. I think back to when we were in Tanzania, and how much I wanted to climb the "mini" Mt Kilimanjaro, but I knew it wasn't possible, so instead I went giraffe hunting while the others climbed the mountain. I was at church on Sunday and the preacher talked about being lonely, and I was flipping through my Bible and came across a little piece of paper that Sandy made for me. It took me back to our time in Bible College, and of course Africa, where I got the name appointed to me "the Shinny One". That is when I knew that my reward for losing 150 lbs was going to be a trip back to Africa, to visit my dear friends and the work they are doing to bring the love of God to the Namibian people.