I've lost what?!

tammyquinnlmt

This week I finally dropped to the 20 pound mark and I am wondering what I can compare my weight loss to.
This is what I've come up with:
The average American woman's purse weighs 23 pounds (I've almost lost my purse!)
Ice comes in 20 pound bags
Average car tire is 20 pounds

I'm sure there are plenty more...I just can't think of them. Suggestions!?

concordancia

No other suggestions, but what are the rest of y'all carrying in your purses? 23 lbs?!?!

sue26

Think how big a 20lb bag of potatoes is lol:laugh:

Jenscan

No other suggestions, but what are the rest of y'all carrying in your purses? 23 lbs?!?!

Congratulations on your weight loss!

And I know, right? Some people carrying their kids in there maybe?

abyssfully

Think how big a 20lb bag of potatoes is lol:laugh:

That's a good one!

babygurl48

Think how big a 20lb bag of potatoes is lol:laugh:

that was my first thought too! a 20lb bag of potatoes!!!

titletown

4 bags of 5 lb sugar!

tammyquinnlmt

No other suggestions, but what are the rest of y'all carrying in your purses? 23 lbs?!?!

I rarely carry a purse because my husband and son think it should carry all their junk too..that's how you get a 23 pound purse!

MardiMuru

A gallon of milk weighs 8.6 pounds....that's a good one to realize every day.

After I lost over 50 pounds I was carrying a bag of dog food into the house and realized that it was a little less then I lost (it was 48.6 pounds). So yeah - finding things like that really help keep you motivated.

(Side note - I spend the next 10 minutes going up and down the stairs carrying that bag of dog food to keep reminding myself)

jcdfish

Well, we hope it's fat you've lost! So, next time you are in the grocery store, go look at the cubes of butter. If you can even find 20 packages of butter in the store, that's what 20 pounds of fat is. And believe me, it's a lot. I went in once and picked up 5, one pound packages and was amazed that I'd lost that much weight. Doesn't seem like much on my body, but man alive, looking at that much fat in my hands impressed me.

Elzecat

a toddler

brndygrl98

You've lost an entire tire!! (gives a whole new meaning to the whole spare tire thing, huh?" 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"

PegasusDeb

A car tire is only 20lbs?? Really? Maybe it's cuz they are so awkward that they seem like they weigh more!

LOL about the hubs & son thinking her purse was a carry-all for them! I totally hear that! When we went to Vegas, my BF said, "honey will you bring your big purse so that you can carry..." and proceeded to list enough crap to require a pack mule! Needless to say, my purse was big enough to fit a tube of lip gloss & my ID! :laugh:

cmstaley1

I my first time when I lost 100lbs (gained a bunch back but thats another story) I was at the gym doing shoulder presses with two 50lb dumbells and it just hit me that I used to carry that around all the time. It just doesn't seem possible.

significance

The combined weight of two cats. I've lost just a little more than that and find it amazing to think it's the combined weight of my two large, overweight cats! I know how heavy they are when they both sit on top of me at once.

Jorra

Way to go! We've both lost a spare tire recently!

tammyquinnlmt

Way to go! We've both lost a spare tire recently!

Congrats too!

bentobee

Twenty boxes of butter! Body fat and butter have basically the same density too, so just imagine strapping 20 boxes of butter to your body. Good riddance!

tammyquinnlmt

All great suggestions!

titletown

No longer having to carry around the World’s Largest Ball of Tape and the fact that I now weigh less than Arnold Schwarzenegger just about rounds out a perfect day