What is your weight loss the equal to?

Angellore
Angellore Posts: 519 Member
edited September 29 in Motivation and Support
Found this list, think it's a great way to visualise how much you have lost. Especially when people say they have 'only' lost a pound - that's a guinea pig! LOL. I've lost the chemical additives an American consumes each year (odd!).

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
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  • unsuspectingfish
    unsuspectingfish Posts: 1,176 Member
    That makes me feel a lot better, actually. I've lost a car tire. 0_0

    Or 22 guinea pigs, which I think is a much more entertaining way to look at it.

    Or two house cats (though only one of the cats we used to have).
  • sammys1girly
    sammys1girly Posts: 1,045 Member
    ha, some of these are funny!
  • xAdrianax
    xAdrianax Posts: 269 Member
    I've lost an average 2 year old!
  • Angellore
    Angellore Posts: 519 Member
    That makes me feel a lot better, actually. I've lost a car tire. 0_0

    Or 22 guinea pigs, which I think is a much more entertaining way to look at it.

    Or two house cats (though only one of the cats we used to have).

    Think how tricky it is to pick up and carry a car tire - well, you ain't carrying that any more! :) Great, isn't it?
  • homeport51
    homeport51 Posts: 198 Member
    Great visual aid... lol... I lost a tub of ice cream!
  • pnieuw
    pnieuw Posts: 473
    13 boxes of Krispy Kremes, which may be closer the truth than I'd like to admit! :wink:
  • Ive lost a 5 gallon bottle of water in the past 4-5 years!! :)
  • h64em
    h64em Posts: 64 Member
    a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg !!! (in 5 months) :laugh:
  • LushLoni
    LushLoni Posts: 161 Member
    A sperm whale's brain.

    Well that's going to make the boyfriend laugh.
  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    Whoop! Mid size Microwave!
  • oEmmao
    oEmmao Posts: 466 Member
    that cheered me up no end! an elephant's penis!!! LMAO! :laugh:
  • liz11599
    liz11599 Posts: 220 Member
    Lol...I've lost a cinder block so far!
  • porter09
    porter09 Posts: 31 Member
    i'v lost just over a new born giraffe lol quite funny
  • swaymyway
    swaymyway Posts: 428 Member
    Just shy of a 2 month old horse lol
  • ifeelsqueaky
    ifeelsqueaky Posts: 193
    A sperm whale's brain.

    Well that's going to make the boyfriend laugh.

    Haha same here - how random!
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
    I have lost a 100 pounds = a 2 month old horse.
  • jayb0ne
    jayb0ne Posts: 644 Member
    Haha! This is excellent. I've lost a 2 year old!

    Before now, I've measured against my starting weight. So my 25lb is equal to 13% of my starting weight. Losing a 2 year old certainly makes me smile. :)
  • Haha...so far I've lost an average two year old!
  • tbisca1
    tbisca1 Posts: 142
    That's awesome! It really puts things in perspective....I am in between the world's largest ball of tape and a new born calf! Wow!
  • maemiller
    maemiller Posts: 439 Member
    im almost lost the amount cheese eaten in a year!!

    BUMP
  • Andrea_Alexis_1980
    Andrea_Alexis_1980 Posts: 122 Member
    a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg Niceeee ... Thanks for this post lol
  • bugnbeansmom
    bugnbeansmom Posts: 292 Member
    This is great! I was thinking I had lost the equivalent of my son and I was right!!! LOL
  • Mbelzner10
    Mbelzner10 Posts: 39
    I love this. Gotta save for my weight loss...Thanks!
  • calimari
    calimari Posts: 202 Member
    I'm at 10 dozen large eggs, but I was thinking about this very thing this weekend while we were out on our bike ride. I told my husband that I thought the ride was getting easier, and it must be because I've lost 15, which is the equivalent of trying to ride my bike with our fattest cat on my lap...
  • jesilva80
    jesilva80 Posts: 287 Member
    a automobile tire or my 9 month old daughter who weighs about 19 lbs :)
  • bump
  • rjs3455
    rjs3455 Posts: 67 Member
    Love this post!!
  • boyslie72487
    boyslie72487 Posts: 181 Member
    So far I've lost a Chihuahua! how silly! :tongue:
  • dodd319
    dodd319 Posts: 228
    Very cool!!!

    I've lost a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream!
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    LOVE this post!!
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