In Chantell’s episode of Extreme Weight Loss, she used 2 mason jars and marbles to help her visualize her first goal. One jar held 91 marbles, each representing 1 pound, that she needed to lose, to reach that first milestone. The other, empty, awaiting to be filled!
As she lost each pound, she moved a marble to the second jar, and continued to move marbles from one to the other, as she worked off each and every one of those pounds, helping her visually see her progress. She was literally watching herself lose her marbles! 🙂
Creating a way to help you see how you are doing as you work on a goal can help you see greater success and serve as a reminder of what you are focused on attaining. Keep it where you will walk past it and see it regularly to help you stay on track.
You can fill a jar not only with marbles, but with anything similarly small like decorative rocks or even buttons! Mason jars are inexpensive, and if you don’t have any readily handy, check the goodwill for fun jars and containers to hold “your weight”. I love these darling apothecary jars filled with pebbles! The possibilities are endless as you create a way to visually track your goal. You can even include your favorite motivational quote to give you additional inspiration!
How do you track your goals? Let me know in the comments below!
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Love this idea!!
I have a similar reminder in my bathroom. Slowly but surely the rocks are moving from one vase to the other.
such an amazing idea. I will be getting my jars and stones tomorrow!
Love this idea!
I love this idea!! Just turned 40 and want to lose 40! What a great way to start!!
I started this a few months ago! It really helps as a visual motivator and reminds me that yes sometimes it can go slow but it’s still filling up!
I think I need to start doing this, so you can actually see all the pounds you are losing.
This was a great idea and I would love to try it but I am addicted to the scale and seeing the weight go down. So my previous trainer told me to get rid of the scale as it was killing my success and he was right. It became an obsession so for me this idea would only work if I had a friend keep my scale and only let me weigh myself every 2 weeks.
I think I will try this visual motivator!
Great idea! I am so going use this!