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    • 30 pounds down...a different type of photo!

    Posts: 100 Member
    edited December 2024 in Success Stories
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    To mark my 30-pound loss, I gathered up items that totalled 30 pounds to take a picture to post on my fridge. Those items included a 1-pound carton of strawberries, 1 pound of butter sticks, a 3-pound container of cottage cheese, a 3-pound container of shortening, a 5-pound bucket of cookie dough, a 5-pound bag of flour and finally, my 12-pound bowling ball. The picture was AMAZING to me. What REALLY got me was when I stuffed all those things into one (very sturdy) shopping bag and tried to carry it around! WOW! 30 didn't seem like much until I did those two things! I'm very proud of myself and I'm very excited to keep on going!

    If someone can fix the picture, that would be helpful. I followed the tutorial (I thought I did anyhow)!

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    • Posts: 74 Member
      i love this! what an awesome way to put it into perspective. congrats on being down 30lbs!
    • Posts: 355 Member
      Very different when you see it than when you try to imagine it! Good idea!
    • Posts: 1,337 Member
      at weight watchers they had us bring in canned food for a drive. this was when I lost weight before, i carried 20 lbs of food out to the car, to the mtg, I always thought well 20 lbs thats not that much. but crap, when you have to carry it around all the time, its hard! you dont realize what you are doing to your body. congrats! keep it up!
    • Posts: 70
      Great idea on the picture- I'm sure it really puts losing 30lbs. into perspective.
      Congrats on your loss!
    • Posts: 309 Member
      AMAZING!
      Great job, darling, keep up the awesome work!
      :heart:
    • Posts: 415 Member
      Love that idea! Very creative visual reminder.
    • Posts: 1,820 Member
      Cool! Good work!

      Me, I have lost my 8-y-o daughter's weight.
    • Posts: 559 Member
      P1110597_zps820771fa.jpg
    • Posts: 1,103 Member
      What a cool idea! I want to to that, after I lose my last 10 pounds!
    • Posts: 369 Member
      I love this!!! And would love to see the photo! Congrats on your success!!!!
    • Posts: 402 Member
      That is a great image, especially since that's exactly how much I've lost so far.
    • Posts: 369 Member
      Oops, didn't see the link :blushing: lol
    • Posts: 405 Member
      P1110597_zps820771fa.jpg

      ^there ya go!!!!

      LOVE IT!!!!
    • Posts: 477 Member
      Wow... What a great way to visualize your efforts!
    • Posts: 497 Member
      I like the idea! Great job!
    • Posts: 173 Member
      I approve. <3
      Good idea, and WELL DONE!
    • Posts: 1,014 Member
      That is such a great idea!

      And congratulations on your loss!
    • Posts: 2 Member
      Awesome visual - love this idea! And congrats on the weight loss! :smile:
    • Posts: 168 Member
      That's a great idea! Congratulations!
    • Posts: 933 Member
      Love this!! I always compare losing to a five pound bag of sugar, (now with the economy I think they make 4 lbs), anyway, If you lose 5 lbs, stick a bag of sugar under your shirt!!
      I have lost 50 lbs and that is 10 or 12 bags of sugar!!
      I can't imagine stacking that many on my stomach!!!

      I still have 80 more to go and that is up to 20 more bags!!

      WOW!!
    • Posts: 933 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 250 Member
      if you don't need the cookie dough i'll take it
    • Posts: 156
      Congratulations! and BTW I LOVE this idea!
    • Posts: 100 Member
      if you don't need the cookie dough i'll take it

      Funny! Amazingly enough, that cookie dough has been in the fridge for over two months. We got it for my son, who loves cookie dough. I tell you what. That thing NEVER would have lasted that long just a few months ago!
    • Posts: 91 Member
      Amazing job and very great idea to make the weight you have lost look real to you!!
    • Posts: 369 Member
      I love this! I'm down a bag of dog food (40 pounds + 5 more)--and my big boys eat that ever 3 weeks, so I lift a big bag into the shopping cart that often.

      Great reminder to think of something tangible. No wonder I was always tired and never wanted to do anything lugging all that extra around.
    • Posts: 169
      Wow... When I think of it that way, I've lost the equivalent of my 6 year old grandson......
    • Posts: 32 Member
      I LOVE IT.. WHAT A GREAT VISUAL THANKS FOR THE POST!!! CONGRATS TOO YOU!!
    • Posts: 25 Member
      Thanks so much for the perspective!! Feeling more accomplished right about now:)
    • Posts: 66 Member
      Love this! Great motivation idea!
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