Here's what that pound really looks like :)

poetgirl115
poetgirl115 Posts: 45 Member
in Motivation and Support
I know that losing weight can feel like an uphill battle. It often feels like trying to build an ocean with an eye dropper. If you, like all of us at one time or another, want to feel better, look how much you actually lost! Look at your accomplishment! Keep on keepin' on! :D

! Pound of Fat (This made my day)
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Below: 5 Pounds of Fat next to 5 Pounds of Muscle
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And, last, real-life equivalents to what you've lost! :)
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Good Luck, Everyone!

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  • fatbegone85
    fatbegone85 Posts: 70
    cool. I've lost a 10 dozen large eggs! Can't wait for the horse.
  • Odiliawine
    Odiliawine Posts: 116 Member
    I've lost the fats and oils the average American eats in a year!
  • swertyqwerty
    swertyqwerty Posts: 81 Member
    I lost a chihuahua and at the end of my journey Imma lose an air conditioner
  • briznik
    briznik Posts: 32 Member
    I love this... I lost a whale's brain and my goal is to lose a 2-year-old ;-)
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,226 Member
    Woohoo, I've lost a 2 year old!!
  • PapaChanoli
    PapaChanoli Posts: 178 Member
    Love it. I'm trying to lose a newborn calf.

    That would be really funny if it wasn't so...not.

    :)
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,467 Member
    I knew it. Out of all the numbers on the list, mine has to be the "elephant's penis" one. I can't even imagine how big it is as it's not something I see every day.
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
    Wow! Thanks. Really changes your perspectives... And also shows how you can be smaller but weigh the same when you're losing fat and gaining muscle.
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    Ice cream comes in 3 gallon tubs??????
  • hobbeskastiel
    hobbeskastiel Posts: 221 Member
    Ice cream comes in 3 gallon tubs??????

    I think that's like the ones they used to have at Thrifty's way back in the day. I think it's be Rite Aid now. Where you can buy the ice cream by the scoop....or three.
  • SamNicoll
    SamNicoll Posts: 43 Member
    Great images! A very graphic and effective motivator!
  • bethanytapp
    bethanytapp Posts: 79 Member
    I love the list of what things weigh... I've basically lost an Irish setter!
  • bootssowhite
    bootssowhite Posts: 93 Member
    So far I've lost a cinder block and I'm going to throw a party the day I lose an elephant's penis, just because it's funny. And, you know, because it's a pretty decent accomplishment in its own right.
  • happysquidmuffin
    happysquidmuffin Posts: 651 Member
    0_0 I've lost a whole human head? Wow I can't even... Weird.
  • mandikerr
    mandikerr Posts: 8 Member
    I love this! So far I've lost a car tire! It's sort of neat to see what you've lost compared to real world objects.

    Also blows my mind I quite literally just lost the weight of a spare tire.
  • boobeey
    boobeey Posts: 78 Member
    this was so funny and inspiring I've lost a house cat and look forward to losing an elephant penis ha ha ha
  • psychdlc
    psychdlc Posts: 27 Member
    I'm saving all these pictures! Thanks!
  • Fuzzith
    Fuzzith Posts: 6 Member
    Nice! I lost a human leg and am nearing an elephant's heart.
  • Nojoke81
    Nojoke81 Posts: 131
    I got my real world approximation of what 1lb would look like from 'Breaking Bad' lol
  • LessHeavyVeggie
    LessHeavyVeggie Posts: 208 Member
    I've lost an average human leg!
    Next two goals are and irish setter and a two month old horse.
    Final goal: average woman (although I knew that anyway as I aim to half my SW)

    Nice to have something to visualise!
  • DaveDeLange
    DaveDeLange Posts: 48
    I've seen pictures like this before, and the whole thing confuses me tbh.

    I'd guess that I have about 60-70lbs of fat to lose. Going by that photo, that would be a HUGE volume.

    Don't get me wrong, there are a few good "handfulls" of excess fat on my body. But even taking into account visceral fat, it's hard to imagine it amounting to the volume that photo (x60) suggests.

    Maybe there's something I am missing.
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    I'm creeping up on that newborn giraffe. A few more pounds.
  • kwantlen2051
    kwantlen2051 Posts: 455 Member
    A two year old! Maybe I'll aim for the cheese next. Darn I love cheese though. So I'll keep to maintenance and just keep that loss to a two year, a very big two year old. LoL
  • paulawatkins1974
    paulawatkins1974 Posts: 720 Member
    I know that losing weight can feel like an uphill battle. It often feels like trying to build an ocean with an eye dropper. If you, like all of us at one time or another, want to feel better, look how much you actually lost! Look at your accomplishment! Keep on keepin' on! :D

    ! Pound of Fat (This made my day)
    32956c80f1fb1a6bf769907235381230.jpg

    Below: 5 Pounds of Fat next to 5 Pounds of Muscle
    tumblr_m66x4msQmy1rzrix2o1_500.jpg

    And, last, real-life equivalents to what you've lost! :)
    get-fit-114.jpg?w=500

    Good Luck, Everyone!

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    Hey!! If I cut off a leg, I can lose a quick 40 lb! hmmm but mine's probably like 60. LOL Actually, I've lost a cinderblock. sounds good to me!
  • mickiebabs
    mickiebabs Posts: 183 Member
    Looks like I lost the fashion model's head! Now to get rid of the rest of her.

    Thanks for the post, I printed this to post on my fridge.
  • Shalaurise
    Shalaurise Posts: 707 Member
    A sperm whales brain?! Who thought that was a good item to put on the list? Apparently I lost my sperm whales brain. /baffled

    I'll be honest. If I got to decide where the 1 pound came from it would be a lot easier. The fact that I lose nearly 20 but can't figure out where it used to be is the frustrating part.
  • Iwishyouwell
    Iwishyouwell Posts: 1,888 Member
    I've lost almost a whole "average" model!

    Though I prefer to think of it as me losing a whole Princess Leia in that metal bikini, an average newborn, a human head, 2 guinea pigs, and a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
  • pipertargaryen
    pipertargaryen Posts: 303 Member
    I've basically lost a big-*kitten* air conditioner. I think I'm okay with this. :drinker:
  • UK_Gal
    UK_Gal Posts: 25
    I'm trying for an elephant's heart.
    So far - Chihuahua!
  • Birder155
    Birder155 Posts: 223 Member
    I knew it. Out of all the numbers on the list, mine has to be the "elephant's penis" one. I can't even imagine how big it is as it's not something I see every day.

    They just had a Nova program on PBS called Sex in the Wild and last night they featured elephants.
    It's BIG! :laugh:

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