How do you journal your progress?

tigersi · Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Total Posts: **770**

I was talking with a dear friend of mine the other day and we were talking about fun ways to journal our weight loss progress. She had such a fun and unique idea, that I had to share it with you all because it goes along with an earlier post of mine.

Once a month, tally up the amount of weight that you've lost (total amount, not just for the month), grab your camera and a friend, and head to your local grocery store! Then you can take pictures of yourself with items in the store that weigh the same amount of weight that you've lost! Put them in a fun scrapbook or album and when you go through it, you'll not only have a great visual of the difference in your physique from when you started, all these fun pictures! A great motivator and kind of funny! Plus, it may be a good exercise for those of us who tend to hide behind the camera taking the pictures instead of being the one in the pictures.

Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

THOMAS ALVA EDISON

CSL-Bailey · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Total Posts: **996**

Oh I love this idea!! We should make this one of the weekly topics of our YouTube Video weight loss challenge!

Thanks for sharing!

All the best,
CSL-Bailey
Wink

xo_ash_ley · Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Total Posts: **161**

Very cute idea!! Might try it!

ShannonKristine · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Total Posts: **225**

I love this, I actually did this when I was at the store last!

Miss.J · Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Total Posts: 25

Shannon, how did you pick up 75 pounds of sugar to take the picture with? Smile

ShannonKristine · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Total Posts: **225**

LOL the sugar was piled around me on the floor I couldnt figure out a way to hold it!!!!

jenny0771 · Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Total Posts: 79

Did you really do this??? Who took the Pic?

ShannonKristine · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Total Posts: **225**

My lil bro!

rmanley5 · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Total Posts: **394**

I love the idea and it is very motivating. I want to take my picture with 20 lbs of butter, lol.

tigersi · Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Total Posts: **770**

LOL! You guys are great! My first picture was of me sitting on the floor with 5 cans of Crisco! hehe!

Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

THOMAS ALVA EDISON

ShannonKristine · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Total Posts: **225**

i held 75 pounds of meat for my latest photo and I dont think I can hold any more than that!!!

tigersi · Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Total Posts: **770**

Isn't amazing that at one point you carried all that weight around everyday!?!

Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

THOMAS ALVA EDISON

svanjicki · Joined: 15 May 2007 Total Posts: **179**

I'd probably have to hold butter or pasta, my favorite foods! 75 pounds is a lot of weight! It would've been funny to see the meat drop to the floor. I bet your brother thought it was pretty funny.

~Sara

Angieblike · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Total Posts: 7

I think this is a cool idea, this should be so fun to try with my friends... Thanks

Love Angie

xo_ash_ley · Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Total Posts: **161**

37 pounds of hamburger meat. GAAAWSSSSHHH!! Maybe I should take a picture then have a cookout! HAHAHA!