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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That is a really good idea, I am getting stuck at odd point were I am falling on old patterns. Maybe a visual aid is just what I need to help me find the motivation to put fitness back to the front of the journey. I am the lightest I have been in 8 years, and while I have come a long way I still have so far to go.
This is an insanely great idea. I’m a visual person and it’s easy to set up with things we all probably have around our house. I like the idea because I would hate to have to put a marble back because I gained weight. Thanks!
Great idea! I also plan on setting myself the reward that when I reach my goal, I get to go shopping to treat myself to an outfit in my fave designer store!
love this idea
I wish I would have done this when I started losing! Great idea!
Excellent visual aid. There should be a rewards jar too….with lil rewards like shopping trips….beach day etc for reaching mini goals
Thanks for the great idea. I’ve implemented it right away with 5 cent pieces. 41 to be correct. That stands for 20.5 kg. Probably the first one moves te another jar tomorrow.
This is a great idea I have lost 19 pounds and still have 27 more to go.
What a great idea to help visualize the goal. I’m going to have to do this!
I think this is suh a creative idea! I just have to find some rocks…living in az, I think I’ll find them easily. Haha