how heavy ur weightloss is

sublimechik28
sublimechik28 Posts: 74 Member
edited September 2024 in Success Stories
this weekend i carried 40bls of soil for my yard and it was freaking heavy!! Thats how much i have lost and after carrying that around for a few minutes i realized how sucky it was n thats what i had on me for 4 yrs!! why did i let myself carry that for so long... im glad the weight is off and it will be for good im not going back!

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  • jrich1
    jrich1 Posts: 2,408 Member
    I would break my back trying to lift the 70lbs :laugh:
  • 00trayn
    00trayn Posts: 1,849 Member
    I've thought the same thing when I picked up my 9 yr old cousin. She's 60 pounds and I've lost 55 lbs, and I could barely hold her up for a minute to see into a museum exhibit! Definitely realize why I was so lazy and getting around wasn't fun with that extra 55 lbs on me. It's like giving my cousin a piggy back ride for all eternity!
  • Alysgrma
    Alysgrma Posts: 365 Member
    I love your story. I too experienced something along those lines.
    My granddaughter who is 5 wanted me to pick her up...which I did and was carrying her around. Someone said
    I should't do that because it is hard on your back etc. I laughed at them and told them she is less then what I
    had lost so carrying her was nothing compared to what I had been carrying!!

    Congrats on your weight loss!!
    Mary
  • Well mine is small compared to the others....but in perspective.....it is still two bags of potatos. LOL
  • dieselveins
    dieselveins Posts: 65 Member
    I could never imagine it. I know how it is and to think if I had to carry around 90 lbs again I probably won't do it.. never again going back. Good luck on your journey
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    I would have to carry around my 7 year old and my 3 year old and they would weigh just a bit more than what I've lost.
  • silver12176
    silver12176 Posts: 70 Member
    I HAVEN'T LOST MUCH YET, BUT I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT I HAVE TO LOSE IT WOULD BE LIKE PICKING UP TWO OF MY SON AND HE IS NOT THAT LITE.
  • krislew
    krislew Posts: 46 Member
    This will put it all in perspective for you. :happy:

    1 pound = a Guinea Pig
    1.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts
    2 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs
    3 pounds = an average human brain
    4 pounds = an ostrich egg
    5 pounds = a Chihuahua
    6 pounds = a human’s skin
    7.5 pounds = an average newborn
    8 pounds = a human head
    10 pounds= chemical additives an American consumes each year
    11 pounds = an average housecat
    12 pounds = a Bald Eagle
    15 pounds = 10 dozen large eggs
    16 pounds = a sperm whale’s brain
    20 pounds = an automobile tire
    23 pounds = amount of pizza an average American eats in a year
    24 pounds = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream
    25 pounds = an average 2 year old
    30 pounds = amount of cheese an average American eats in a year
    33 pounds = a cinder block
    36 pounds = a mid-size microwave
    40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
    44 pounds = an elephant’s heart
    50 pounds = a small bale of hay
    55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner
    60 pounds = an elephant’s penis (yep, weights more than his heart!)
    66 pounds = fats and oils an average American eats in a year
    70 pounds = an Irish Setter
    77 pounds = a gold brick
    80 pounds = the World’s Largest Ball of Tape
    90 pounds = a newborn calf
    100 pounds = a 2 month old horse
    111 pounds = red meat an average American eats in a year
    117 pounds = an average fashion model (and she’s 5’11”)
    118 pounds = the complete Encyclopedia Britannica
    120 pounds = amount of trash you throw away in a month
    130 pounds = a newborn giraffe
    138 pounds = potatoes an average American eats in a year
    140 pounds = refined sugar an average American eats in a year
    144 pounds = an average adult woman (and she’s 5’4”)
    150 pounds = the complete Oxford English Dictionary
    187 pounds = an average adult man
    200 pounds = 2 Bloodhounds
    235 pounds = Arnold Schwarzenegger
    300 pounds = an average football lineman
    400 pounds = a Welsh pony"
  • AmberBarrios
    AmberBarrios Posts: 394 Member
    WOW!! that list really does put it in perspective. I read once that after losing a significant amount of weight a group of people were given weight vests to wear while the worked out that weighed the same amount that they had already lost, i thought that was crazy! I think that is a great idea to keep you motivated.

    jdsounthernbell , hey that's two sacks of potatos that you don't have to carry around anymore though!
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