Easy Weight Loss Tracker

The other day I talked about how I had stopped being a conscious eater and had become, well, a reckless eater. I shared two printables with you, a Daily Goals tracker and a Weekly Goals tracker. Today I want to share an Easy Weight Loss Tracker. After weighing, I would normally write down what the scale said, and then how much weight I’d actually lost. Which is great, but it doesn’t give me an over-all view of how much I’ve lost vs. how much I still need to lose.

Let’s face it, most of us are visual people. I know I am. {hello, Pinterest much?} That’s why I made these cute little jars. Each time I weigh, which I plan to do once every two weeks, I will not only write down my progress, but I will also us my jars.

After determining the amount of weight I wanted to lose, I put one glass bead for each pound in one of the jars. Then, when I weigh, I will transfer one marble for each pound lost into the second jar. Fun, right?

These are super easy to make, and kind of cute, too.

Supplies:

1. 2 small glass jars
2. Chalkboard paint
3. Painters tape {I used washi tape}
4. Medium-sized paint brush

1. First, make sure the surface of your jars is clean and dry
2. Mask off the area you want to paint {I eye-balled it}
3. Paint the first coat in a horizontal pattern, allow to dry for one hour
4. Paint the second coat in a vertical pattern, allow to dry one hour; remove tape
5. With chalk, write on your jars: “0 down” and “{number of pounds you want to lose} to go”

 

After you’ve weighed and transferred your marbles, simply erase the old numbers and write the updated numbers on the jars. That’s it! You can keep your easy weight loss tracker jars where only you can see them,  or you can proudly display them where everyone will see them.