Jars of Hope

I have 4 jars I am using as tools with my weight loss journey.  First I put together my 2 jars for counting my pounds to loose and pounds I have lost.  I went to the Dollar store and bought a bag of colored accent gems then bought 2 jars to place them in.  With 116 pounds to loose total I was surprised one bag of accents was sufficient.  I took a few labels and wrote with a sharpie "Pounds to Loose" and "Pounds Lost".  I am planning on making some cuter labels soon, just wanted a starting point for now.  Here is my almost finished project minus the permanent labels :)

My next jar I put together was my workout tips jar.  I have put in 50 cents every time I workout 20 minutes.  I am only 4 days in and have almost 6 dollars.  I found a canning jar we had in our basement, cut a hole in the top and slapped on a temporary label.  I plan on using the money inside for a new wardrobe once I hit my goal weight and not 5 pounds before :)

My last jar is my workout jar.  I struggle with sticking to the same old routine and get bored easily.  I made a workout jar with 3 different types of workouts I like to do; Core, Cardio and Strength Training.  I found 10 different routines for each of them, some video's, some pins I have on my pinterest page under wellness. http://pinterest.com/kathieatkinson/  I purchased a bag of popsicle sticks and 3 different acrylic paints.  Painted 30 of them then used my sharpie to write the type of workout it is and the name. I have a binder of printed pictures from my pins in protective sheets so I can keep the non-video workouts organized and labeled those sticks by page number. I put them into a jar so I don't loose them and now everyday I will draw one at random so I get a nice variety of workouts :)

These are my jars of hope.  Having a visual aide to see my progress, something I can touch and count will help me keep focused and see my hard work even if I don't see it in the mirror.  I can't wait until I have my pounds to loose jar empty and my workout tip jar full.  I can not even imagine shopping at a real women's store instead of the plus size store....something I haven't done since I was 12!