Challenge: Carry the weight you've lost for an hour.

i did something similar, when i had lost 20 lbs i carried my youngest around to see how long i'd last, was just over 20 mins before my back was on fire, when i'd lost 35 lbs i did the same with my second youngest, i didn't even last 10 mins, when i'd lost 60 lbs i tried carrying both of them (they had both put weight on and was just over 60 lbs) i didn't last long at all lol, now i'm 87 lbs down i'm stuck with imagining what it looks like, found this list very interesting

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

when i look at the list i don't instantly go for the one closest to my weight eg i prefer to think i've lost the equivalent of 4 tires (plus extra) rather than the worlds largest ball of tape, as i find the tires much easier to visualize

I don't know about an hour, but I have noticed that a 50 pound bag of dog food is much easier to carry now versus when I was 40 pounds heavier. I just want to keep as much of the muscle that I have now, from carrying around all this extra weight everyday, all the way to goal.

I love this. I do it on a small scale to keep myself going. 1lb seems such a small number but a bag of sugar has a fair weight to it.

I especially like the idea of measuring my loss against Krispy Kreme doughnuts though!

This post really put the 40ish lbs I've lost into perspective. Thanks, OP, you made my day!

i used to pick up my brother (hes 10) and carry him around to get the same effect.. i had lost about 10 lbs less than what he weighed so it was neat to see that

There were lots of occasions that I thought that ... the other morning I did step ups at the gym holding 20 lbs'ers in each hand - WOW - no wonder I had trouble going up the stairs before. Someone made a reference to changing the water jug in the office cooler - ours are small one - 25 lbs or so - I think about it ALL the time - I can't believe that I carried that and more around with me for the last 20 years! NO MORE!!!!

I need to find a 20 pound something to hang on to!!!

my toddler is 28lbs so a little over my loss but i tried carrying him around the park for 20mins and it was tough!! :bigsmile: glad that 25lbs gone!