A Suggestion for Americans

cazzer69
cazzer69 Posts: 162 Member
in Motivation and Support
I have a suggestion that may help as a motivator.
You have probably heard all us Brits talk about "stones" when we talk about weight. That's how we measure bodyweight.
There are 14lb in a stone. So where you would say 145lb, we would say 10st 5lb.

So this morning, I step on the scales, and i'm at 18st 13lb. And boy am I doing the happy dance. Because for the first time in years my weight begins with 18....not 22 like it did when I started this.
Would I have been as happy if I was just going for 266lb to 265lb? I doubt it, but it's the same.

Perhaps, if you worked out your weight in stones it may give you some extra milestones, extra "got there", points, that will help with motivation.

Just a thought.
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  • Dragon67
    Dragon67 Posts: 123 Member
    I agree... stones an pounds does it for me too!!! its nice to mark off each 1/2 stone lost, and what a feeling when you drop down to the next stone bracket :-)
  • ozigal
    ozigal Posts: 173 Member
    As an Aussie living in London, I add an extra milestone... Kilograms :) So I celebrate at each 10lbs, each stone and each 5kg mark. It's great and provides so much more motivation!
  • Ultragirl2374
    Ultragirl2374 Posts: 390 Member
    Great ideas guys!! It's the little victories along the way that help you keep going!
  • brooks124u
    brooks124u Posts: 34 Member
    Thanks from the U.S.A.!!! I have heard people from overseas talk about stones, but did not know what it meant.Now I do :drinker:
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    Dude lbs. system is bad enough... lets not overcomplicate with this stones. I am glad it works for you and if you're used to it, I am sure it comes in handy but in reality, for anyone not familiar with this system, it will just confuse them (just like the rest of the world is confused why 'Murica continues to use lbs vs. kg)
  • cazzer69
    cazzer69 Posts: 162 Member
    Just a suggestion. If dividing by 14 too complex for ya mate, then don't. Tisn't compulsory. :)
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    Just a suggestion. If dividing by 14 too complex for ya mate, then don't. Tisn't compulsory. :)

    Theres many suggestions floating around these neighborhoods. Not all are pure gold sadly
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Hmmm....more reasons to celebrate...win!
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
    I see what you did there...mileSTONES.
  • Catlady87
    Catlady87 Posts: 302 Member
    I think it's a great idea. I've started using pounds more because that's what most people on this site do, but I bear in mind the stones too. I may start looking at kgs too.
    I was a tad disappointed to only have lost 1lb this last week, but it got me to 10st, which is half a stone gone. So tha turned it around a bit.
    It's all about looking for the positives wherever you can!
  • LTGPSA
    LTGPSA Posts: 633 Member
    Good morning and thank you for the suggestion. :smile:
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
    You can also celebrate every 10 kilograms.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    9 stone, 4 pds then?

    That adds an extra step and I'm too lazy to do conversions, plus my weight in pounds doesn't scare me. Unless my scale agrees to start reading in stones, I'm gonna just stick with the number it gives me. :laugh:
  • cazzer69
    cazzer69 Posts: 162 Member
    At 9st 4lbs it probably doesn't matter :)
    I'm two of you and a bag of sugar :)
  • Faded_Memories
    Faded_Memories Posts: 37
    Since I'm a Canadian, living in the UK...I do both now since I can tell my folks back home...and my current friends in the UK.

    16lbs lost.... or 1 st. 2!
  • lilpoindexter
    lilpoindexter Posts: 1,122 Member
    "Stones" is stupid. Use lbs or kg.
  • farway
    farway Posts: 1,264 Member
    I am in UK, and know what,I hit milestone [no pun intended ] yesterday. I have lost 4 stones since I started, and another milestone coming up any time soon, I will hit the 13 stone barrier
  • Aesop101
    Aesop101 Posts: 758 Member
    Not a bad suggestion.
  • SwimFan1981
    SwimFan1981 Posts: 1,430 Member
    "Stones" is stupid. Use lbs or kg.

    When we can have stones? No chance! :drinker:
  • UncleMac
    UncleMac Posts: 13,748 Member
    Back in the 1970s, the Canadian government started pushing metric for weights and measures. It takes a couple of generations for such notions to sink in, it seems. I have to admit temperatures was the easiest since the Celsius system is far more logical... 0C = freezing point of water. 100C = boiling point of water. Very easy... but weights do not seem to resonate as easily. As luck would have it, my home scale is metric but I still think in standard weights.
  • droneofvelvet
    droneofvelvet Posts: 290 Member
    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.
  • triciab79
    triciab79 Posts: 1,713 Member
    You know you probably get 200 people click on this just for the title... 90% of us ready to fight if its an insult to Americans. Thanks for the conversion. I had been meaning to look it up since I see stones on here so often.
  • leaderzzz
    leaderzzz Posts: 113 Member
    I agree... stones an pounds does it for me too!!! its nice to mark off each 1/2 stone lost, and what a feeling when you drop down to the next stone bracket :-)

    It always sounds better and more dramatic when spoken. I /he/ she has lost 2 stone in 8 weeks and sounds much better than 28llbs ???3£$£%"£$?????
  • sunnyside1213
    sunnyside1213 Posts: 1,205 Member
    "Stones" is stupid. Use lbs or kg.

    What is stupid about it? I lived in Australia for several years and used kilos. If I am in London with friends, I use stones. When in Rome.
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    Great idea!
  • meaningful99
    meaningful99 Posts: 174
    I spent several months studying in London when I was in college. My two schoolmates (also American) and I rented a furnished flat that included a bathroom scale. The day we moved in, my roommate stepped on the scale and marveled, "I only weigh ten!" "Ten what?" "I don't know, but I love this country!"
  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,870 Member
    Here in the States, we recognize fractions of pounds.
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    As a fellow Brit I no longer like using stones, it seems so backward to have stones and then lbs too.

    I'm happy to stick with lbs.
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    I spent several months studying in London when I was in college. My two schoolmates (also American) and I rented a furnished flat that included a bathroom scale. The day we moved in, my roommate stepped on the scale and marveled, "I only weigh ten!" "Ten what?" "I don't know, but I love this country!"

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • Car0lynnM
    Car0lynnM Posts: 332 Member
    Seriously??! Multiplying and dividing by 14, and then just saying the leftover in pounds anyway??! Ugh. Not a chance. But do what works for you.

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