Here's some motivation if you haven't lost much yet

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melsinct
melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
I have been wavering between an 8 and 10 pound loss for 2 weeks now and was starting to feel a little down about the scale not permanently moving. So last night I happened to pick up a gallon jug and thought to myself, "Hey, I have lost this weight in fat over the past month or so!" as a gallon weighs roughly 8 pounds.

It lifted my spirits, so from now on whenever I get discouraged I am going to find something that weighs roughly what I have lost, pick the object up, and put my loss in perspective. My cat weighs 12 pounds so he is my next target. :laugh:

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  • ukgirly01
    ukgirly01 Posts: 523 Member
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    actually seeing how much you've lost is a great way to do it. I like to think of mine as blocks of butter.
    When its all gone im going to put 80 lbs in a back pack and run with it on just to show myself what I'd done to my body!
  • godroxmysox
    godroxmysox Posts: 1,491 Member
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    What a great idea!
  • butterflyfaerie
    butterflyfaerie Posts: 94 Member
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    I love this! I also saw this on someone's blog once and favourited it, and look at it when I want a pick-me-up!

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/HawaiianDreamer/view/what-have-you-lost-65922
  • Lefriedline
    Lefriedline Posts: 61 Member
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    Great idea! I have hit a plateau myself..lost so much in the first couple weeks and now I'm stuck. That is good motivation though, thanks for the idea :)
  • ambie35
    ambie35 Posts: 853 Member
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    sounds like a good idea,Going to go find something that weight 10 pounds :)
  • lutzsher
    lutzsher Posts: 1,153 Member
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    Ugg, that would be a LOT of blocks of butter for me then . . . I love this. I have to go grocery shopping tonight so think I will heft one of the big bags of flour . . . just because . . . thanks!
  • TriumphNow
    TriumphNow Posts: 526 Member
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    I saw the list below on someone's post a few weeks. I copied it as a reminder and I thought it was good for a laugh sometimes. :smile: We have to find what motivates us and helps us to keep moving forward on this journey. The question posted with the list below was What have you lost? I'm 1 lb short of an automobile tire and I'm aiming to loss an elephant's penis. LOL

    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"
  • QueenofCups
    QueenofCups Posts: 365 Member
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    oh wow, thats a good idea. I can't even lift the amt of weight I used to carry around. Guess that puts it in perspective (I have lost 70lbs).
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
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    I'm 1 lb short of an automobile tire and I'm aiming to loss an elephant's penis. LOL

    Hahahaha...that is awesome!