Getting off the Roller Coaster

I got up this morning after a wonderful 3 day weekend with my husband and a lot of good food.  Been reading about external rewards versus internal rewards. Food has been one of my favorite external rewards. 30 lbs up: 30 lbs down. And now keeping off 10 for a year - a new way to be. My new goal is 10 lbs off per year- that's about a lb a month, I think I can do that. There's no rush. I still get really excited when I step on that scale. This morning after my 90 minute hot yoga class (in 100 temp room) I stepped on the scale and smiled and threw my hands up in Joy! Right where I wanted to be... Pleasantly surprised after the weekend. The thought of that joy will carry me through the day- a long day at that.