TABOO Tuesday is a Terrific Tuesday. When you reach a goal, reward yourself. If you are on the downward slide (yeah!) and have reached a plateau or a small goal toward your eventual loss, allow yourself a small reward - a (read ONE) cookie, perhaps (something sinful), but follow that up with an extra bottle of water to offset it. Don't go overboard and don't celebrate every pound lost, just significant losses. If you allow yourself a small reward, it makes sticking to the diet much easier. Something about our brains working differently...I can do this with a cookie, but I couldn't do it with just one piece of chocolate (great that there's none of that in the house). Find something that works for you. And I'm sitting here drinking my extra bottle of water because I celebrated this lunch time. Next plateau (for my celebration) is 5 pounds less than today.