Use these bullet journal ideas to help you on your weight loss journey with nutrition, fitness, water, habit trackers, and more!
Bullet Journal for Beginners
What Is A Bullet Journal?
A bullet journal (or “bujo” as the cool kids say) is a type of planner, a way to help you organize your life. You can prioritize tasks, track healthy habits, and plan your schedule.
Some people put lots of time and energy into bullet journaling as their creative outlet, making beautifully intricate pages. Others (like myself) stick to the basics and use simple pages to organize their life.
Try out different pages, layouts, and systems until you find what works for you!
Bullet Journal Supplies
Bullet journaling is pretty simple and straight-forward, so there are basically only two things necessary – a journal and pens.
Best Bullet Journal
The two most common types of bullet journals have either dot grid paper or squared paper. I prefer the squared paper because I use checkboxes all the time, so the squares make it that much easier.
They are colorful, which is not only eye-catching but also great for organization with color coding.
They are fine-tipped. The tip is .3mm, which is ultra-fine, making it perfect for both letters and graphics.
They don’t bleed through the paper.
Looking for More Support?
If you’re ready to invite God into your weight loss journey through Scripture, prayer, reflection, and gentle awareness, my Christian Weight Loss Journal was created for you.
Do I have to be an artist to bullet journal?
Not at all! Your pages can be as elaborate or simple as you’d like.
My drawing skills are pretty much limited to stick figures, but my bullet journal has still helped get much more organized.
Weight Loss Tracker
Weight Loss Plan
Do you have specific healthy habits you are working on to lose weight? Writing or drawing your weight loss plan (like @plan_in_color did in her journal) is a great way to keep yourself on track.
It will give you a visual reminder to stay focused on your goals.
Keeping track of your body measurements is a great way to see your progress.
Get even more motivated when you see the numbers dropping from your healthy eating and exercise changes by using a body measurement chart like this one by @plan_in_color.
Tracking your weight is such a great way to stay motivated. Seeing your weight loss progress can inspire you to keep making the healthy choices, even when it’s difficult!
Tracking your food is a great way to get a realistic picture of how much you are actually eating. It shows you both your good habits that you want to keep up and the bad habits that you want to break.
Notice you go crazy on weekend splurges with pizza nights, buttery popcorn at the movies, Netflix binges, and ice cream? Recognize the pattern and make small changes to fix it.
Not sure why you’re stuck at a weight loss plateau? A food tracker is a great way to find out.
This food log by @therhythmwitch breaks things down so simply and clearly.
I don’t know about you, but I can get so focused on work that I don’t even think about taking a drink of water for hours.
Drinking more water is such an important healthy habit. It helps quell cravings. It keeps you more full. It keeps you hydrated and more focused.
Tracking how much water you are drinking can help you see how much you are actually drinking in a day and be more mindful about reaching for your water bottle more often.
Planning is the key to setting yourself up to make healthy choices. Chances are if it’s 6pm, you’re starving, and you don’t have a meal planned, you’ll probably be reaching for junk food or a takeout menu.
Set yourself up for weight loss success by writing out your recipes in a weekly meal planner. Plan your healthy dinners, lunches, breakfasts, and snacks (Pinterest is my favorite healthy recipe resource!).
Make a grocery list so your kitchen is full of healthy choices to reach for when hunger strikes.
I share quite a few healthy weekly meal plans here and I send out a new one every week to my email list, so make sure to subscribe (you can sign up at the bottom of this post)!
This weekly meal planner bullet journal page by @boho.berry plans out every breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack, along with a grocery list.
Writing down your weight loss goals makes such a big difference.
Research actually proves that people are more likely to accomplish their goals when they write them down!
Break them into categories. Have your big goals (like your goal weight), but then break them into monthly (like training for a 5k) and daily goals (like going to a Zumba class) too so you have specific action steps to take.
Whether you walk, run, bike, do CrossFit, water aerobics, or do exercise videos at home in your living room, these bullet journal layouts can help you get stronger and more consistent.
Workout Tracker
It is hard to get motivated to exercise! It takes a lot of willpower to say no to something fun (like sleep or Netflix) and yes to a sweat session.
But having a workout plan and actually scheduling your workouts makes it easier for you to see your progress and stick to your plan.
This workout tracker bullet journaling page by @bujobird shows all of the different ways they work out, along with a schedule for the month to mark off the workouts as she does them.
Sleep is SO important to weight loss! If you are sleep deprived, your brain can send hunger signals (usually cravings for junk food!) and make you think you’re hungry when really you just need to go back to bed for a few more hours.
Track your sleep to see how much you’re getting. Bonus points if you track your mood along with it!
This beautiful sleep log by @boho.berry shows the hours you sleep every night as well as how many hours of sleep you got.
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Thank you for sharing, everything on your site is really helpful.
You are so welcome, Kim! I’m glad I could help!
These are awesome resources for me and I’m most appreciative for your sharing. Thank YOU!
You are so welcome, Suzy!