Here's some motivation if you haven't lost much yet

melsinct

I have been wavering between an 8 and 10 pound loss for 2 weeks now and was starting to feel a little down about the scale not permanently moving. So last night I happened to pick up a gallon jug and thought to myself, "Hey, I have lost this weight in fat over the past month or so!" as a gallon weighs roughly 8 pounds.

It lifted my spirits, so from now on whenever I get discouraged I am going to find something that weighs roughly what I have lost, pick the object up, and put my loss in perspective. My cat weighs 12 pounds so he is my next target. :laugh:

ukgirly01

actually seeing how much you've lost is a great way to do it. I like to think of mine as blocks of butter.
When its all gone im going to put 80 lbs in a back pack and run with it on just to show myself what I'd done to my body!

godroxmysox

What a great idea!

butterflyfaerie

I love this! I also saw this on someone's blog once and favourited it, and look at it when I want a pick-me-up!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/HawaiianDreamer/view/what-have-you-lost-65922

Lefriedline

Great idea! I have hit a plateau myself..lost so much in the first couple weeks and now I'm stuck. That is good motivation though, thanks for the idea

ambie35

sounds like a good idea,Going to go find something that weight 10 pounds

lutzsher

Ugg, that would be a LOT of blocks of butter for me then . . . I love this. I have to go grocery shopping tonight so think I will heft one of the big bags of flour . . . just because . . . thanks!

TriumphNow

I saw the list below on someone's post a few weeks. I copied it as a reminder and I thought it was good for a laugh sometimes. We have to find what motivates us and helps us to keep moving forward on this journey. The question posted with the list below was What have you lost? I'm 1 lb short of an automobile tire and I'm aiming to loss an elephant's penis. LOL

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"

QueenofCups

oh wow, thats a good idea. I can't even lift the amt of weight I used to carry around. Guess that puts it in perspective (I have lost 70lbs).

melsinct

I'm 1 lb short of an automobile tire and I'm aiming to loss an elephant's penis. LOL

Hahahaha...that is awesome!