A Suggestion for Americans

algebravoodoo

Of course, here in the States, one must be cautious when telling others one has lost "two stones" regardless of the time frame... I said that to my husband and he replied, "Really? I don't remember your ever having a pair!" :blushing:

leaderzzz

Of course, here in the States, one must be cautious when telling others one has lost "two stones" regardless of the time frame... I said that to my husband and he replied, "Really? I don't remember your ever having a pair!" :blushing:

hehe...

jmc0806

Well I've gone from 24 stone 6lbs to 15 stone I guess

farway

Thats a good idea!! I like to pick up things that weigh the amount I lost-- it really helps you see just how much is gone.

. Makes me think

Very true, my 4 stone lost is a very large sack of spuds most would struggle to lift easily. yet I carried the equivalent around for a few years everyday

Ed98043

Just for fun we could start measuring time and distance differently too. Example sentence: "I lost 3 stone, 6 lbs in 4 score, 7 days by running 100 chains a day." :laugh:

cazzer69

Well I understood ya

47 days and 220 yards

JennetteMac

Just for fun we could start measuring time and distance differently too. Example sentence: "I lost 3 stone, 6 lbs in 4 score, 7 days by running 100 chains a day." :laugh:

Oh crikey! Can you imagine the confusion. And suppose we added cwt to the mix! Or the odd furlong here and there?
:noway:

JennetteMac

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Well I understood ya

47 days and 220 yards
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quote this ^^^^^^^

And ~I think in the interests of accuracy a score is 20, so 4 score and 7 would be 87 days...
Sorry to be a stickler, but it's an English thing. lol
:laugh:

JUDDDing

Great idea - thanks!

cazzer69

Well I understood ya

47 days and 220 yards
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quote this ^^^^^^^

And ~I think in the interests of accuracy a score is 20, so 4 score and 7 would be 87 days...
Sorry to be a stickler, but it's an English thing. lol
:laugh:
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Nope, you are a hundred percent right. And that serves me right for being a smart *kitten*

farway

For good measure can we bring in rod, pole or perch?

SlvrBluGoddess

Just for fun we could start measuring time and distance differently too. Example sentence: "I lost 3 stone, 6 lbs in 4 score, 7 days by running 100 chains a day." :laugh:

I understood stone & score... but not chains. yeah, I'm a silly American. :laugh:

SlvrBluGoddess

That makes it sound like I have less to lose... only 4 stone 11 lbs. Not as daunting as a number as 67 lbs.

I can see how you would want to use stone as a measurement. So I'm currently 15 stone 2 pounds... so when I lose 3 more pounds I'll be at 14 stone (and change). Cool milestone. I might start doing that.

Thanks for the idea. :flowerforyou:

sunsnstatheart

Of course, here in the States, one must be cautious when telling others one has lost "two stones" regardless of the time frame... I said that to my husband and he replied, "Really? I don't remember your ever having a pair!" :blushing:

hehe...

^^ This. American men like keeping our stones. smh :laugh:

pyrowill

I constantly think in lbs, st, kg and elephants penises. I find the variety helps when it comes to various milestones.

carlysuzanne85

I like this! It sounds easier to say I only have one stone to lose instead of 14 more pounds

dmpizza

The only value in stones I see is that it is a "grab-able", visible, undeniable amount of weight to gain or lose. As opposed to a pound or kilogram, which could be due to so many factors.

dsjohndrow

https://www.google.com/search?q=calculate+kilograms+to+pounds&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

https://www.google.com/search?q=calculate+stones+to+pounds&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Or you could use the internet. It's a quite useful tool.

iplayoutside19

No thanks, in the US more stones, or having large stones is something to be admired. I sure ain't going around trying to shrink my stones, I do that enough when I run in the cold.