I've lost what?!

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tammyquinnlmt
tammyquinnlmt Posts: 680 Member
in Motivation and Support
This week I finally dropped to the 20 pound mark and I am wondering what I can compare my weight loss to.
This is what I've come up with:
The average American woman's purse weighs 23 pounds (I've almost lost my purse!)
Ice comes in 20 pound bags
Average car tire is 20 pounds

I'm sure there are plenty more...I just can't think of them. Suggestions!?

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  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
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    No other suggestions, but what are the rest of y'all carrying in your purses? 23 lbs?!?!
  • sue26
    sue26 Posts: 412
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    Think how big a 20lb bag of potatoes is lol:laugh:
  • Jenscan
    Jenscan Posts: 694 Member
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    No other suggestions, but what are the rest of y'all carrying in your purses? 23 lbs?!?!

    Congratulations on your weight loss!

    And I know, right? Some people carrying their kids in there maybe?
  • abyssfully
    abyssfully Posts: 410 Member
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    Think how big a 20lb bag of potatoes is lol:laugh:
    That's a good one!
  • babygurl48
    babygurl48 Posts: 1,236 Member
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    Think how big a 20lb bag of potatoes is lol:laugh:
    that was my first thought too! a 20lb bag of potatoes!!!
  • titletown
    titletown Posts: 377 Member
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    4 bags of 5 lb sugar!
  • tammyquinnlmt
    tammyquinnlmt Posts: 680 Member
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    No other suggestions, but what are the rest of y'all carrying in your purses? 23 lbs?!?!

    I rarely carry a purse because my husband and son think it should carry all their junk too..that's how you get a 23 pound purse!
  • MardiMuru
    MardiMuru Posts: 3
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    A gallon of milk weighs 8.6 pounds....that's a good one to realize every day.

    After I lost over 50 pounds I was carrying a bag of dog food into the house and realized that it was a little less then I lost (it was 48.6 pounds). So yeah - finding things like that really help keep you motivated.

    (Side note - I spend the next 10 minutes going up and down the stairs carrying that bag of dog food to keep reminding myself)
  • jcdfish
    jcdfish Posts: 31
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    Well, we hope it's fat you've lost! So, next time you are in the grocery store, go look at the cubes of butter. If you can even find 20 packages of butter in the store, that's what 20 pounds of fat is. And believe me, it's a lot. I went in once and picked up 5, one pound packages and was amazed that I'd lost that much weight. Doesn't seem like much on my body, but man alive, looking at that much fat in my hands impressed me.
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
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    a toddler :)
  • brndygrl98
    brndygrl98 Posts: 196 Member
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    You've lost an entire tire!! (gives a whole new meaning to the whole spare tire thing, huh?" 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"
  • PegasusDeb
    PegasusDeb Posts: 665 Member
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    A car tire is only 20lbs?? Really? Maybe it's cuz they are so awkward that they seem like they weigh more!

    LOL about the hubs & son thinking her purse was a carry-all for them! I totally hear that! When we went to Vegas, my BF said, "honey will you bring your big purse so that you can carry..." and proceeded to list enough crap to require a pack mule! Needless to say, my purse was big enough to fit a tube of lip gloss & my ID! :laugh:
  • cmstaley1
    cmstaley1 Posts: 32
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    I my first time when I lost 100lbs (gained a bunch back but thats another story) I was at the gym doing shoulder presses with two 50lb dumbells and it just hit me that I used to carry that around all the time. It just doesn't seem possible.
  • significance
    significance Posts: 436 Member
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    The combined weight of two cats. I've lost just a little more than that and find it amazing to think it's the combined weight of my two large, overweight cats! I know how heavy they are when they both sit on top of me at once.
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
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    Way to go! We've both lost a spare tire recently!
  • tammyquinnlmt
    tammyquinnlmt Posts: 680 Member
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    Way to go! We've both lost a spare tire recently!

    Congrats too!
  • bentobee
    bentobee Posts: 321 Member
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    Twenty boxes of butter! Body fat and butter have basically the same density too, so just imagine strapping 20 boxes of butter to your body. Good riddance!
  • tammyquinnlmt
    tammyquinnlmt Posts: 680 Member
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    All great suggestions!
  • titletown
    titletown Posts: 377 Member
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    No longer having to carry around the World’s Largest Ball of Tape and the fact that I now weigh less than Arnold Schwarzenegger just about rounds out a perfect day ;)

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