Weight Loss Motivation

This is about my 4th/5th/6th?? time around on the weight loss Yo-Yo plan. You know, the one where you lose some weight, gain it back, then have to lose it all over again (and over and over and over).

Here's what I'm doing differently this time around. Hopefully, it will work.
First, and the most important, as I'm getting thinner, I'm cleaning out the closet and getting rid of clothes (pants especially) that are too big for me. As I gain first and lose last in the hip area, this is critical. This last weight gain was not as bad because of the fact I'd gotten rid of my "really fat" pants, and as I was wearing the last couple of pair in the closet that I could still get on, I knew I had to start getting back in gear. Mentally, I guess I took away the safety net of having "fat clothes" to wear. What I should have done was got rid of all the "next size down" stuff that was getting too big. That would have stopped my yo-yo cycle sooner, I think. So, now as soon as something is getting too loose, out it goes. No keeping it around because it's so great that it's loose, or because I haven't really been able to wear it for a while and I don't want to get rid of it quite yet.

Second, I'm only making 5 lb goals for myself. Instead of thinking about the fact that I've really got over 100 lbs to lose, I'm just going to look at the next 5 lbs. Also, I'm setting realistic dates to lose the 5 lbs and also I'm giving myself some really nice "reward" for the lost 5 lbs. Something I wouldn't normally buy that costs some money, and that feels like I'm pampering myself. I'm telling myself, that anyone can lose 5 lbs and that's all I have to do. Then, when I get to the 5 lbs, reset the goal for the next 5. So far, this seems to be a great motivation as well.

Anything else that you guys can think of to help keep that motivation up? Especially when you have a lot to lose? What I realized after I reviewed my weight loss experiences, is that I'd lose about 30 lbs or so, then feel like I wasn't getting anywhere, and stop working on it, then regain the weight. So, my main goal this time is to stop that cycle.