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CharlesScott78
CharlesScott78 Posts: 203 Member
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I am currently 160 + down from my highest weight (562.3) after having gained back from my goal weight after keeping it off for 7 years. I am back at it and I have lost 14 lbs. I used to always think of weight loss in lots of 25. We owned a snoball stand and I used to have to haul 25 lbs bags of sugar. A lot of them. :smile:

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When I had reached my goal weight before - I got down to 210, I would imagine trying to walk with 7 of those bags on each shoulder. All day, everyday. My weight today is 400. I can't even imagine trying to put that 150 lbs on my shoulders and carrying it around all day.

If you have less to use than I do - use something smaller - say a 10 lbs bag of something. I always got a kick out of thinking about it that way.

I hope everyone is having a great Tuesday!

Charles



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  • amkita
    amkita Posts: 183 Member
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    I'm down two 20 lb bags of potatoes! yeah, definitely nice not to be carrying so much around each day.

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  • merph518
    merph518 Posts: 702 Member
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    I used my daughter as a unit of measurement for comparisons. She's six and about 65 lbs. I've lost 91 or so now, I can't imagine carrying her around (and then some) all day long.
  • conniewilkins56
    conniewilkins56 Posts: 3,391 Member
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    I always think of a pound as four sticks of butter...now wouldn’t those sticks look funny popping out of different spots on your body?
  • CharlesScott78
    CharlesScott78 Posts: 203 Member
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    Those are all cool. I think it is kind of fun to visualize it in someway.
  • merph518
    merph518 Posts: 702 Member
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    Sounds tiring!
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
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    merph518 wrote: »
    Sounds tiring!

    It was and painful. Luckily by the time I lost a sugar sack the pain was lessening and when I lost your daughter I was much improved.
  • merph518
    merph518 Posts: 702 Member
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    I just read online that a standard red brick weighs about 5 lbs. I've lost 18 bricks so far and when I hit my goal (-200 lbs) I'll have lost 40 of them.
  • CharlesScott78
    CharlesScott78 Posts: 203 Member
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    NovusDies wrote: »
    I was carrying this guy around all day:

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    Whoa! Now that is something!
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
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    NovusDies wrote: »
    I was carrying this guy around all day:

    I cannot believe my own post. I know it was a lot but that is shocking to see it.
  • jafinnearty
    jafinnearty Posts: 59 Member
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    merph518 wrote: »

    I just read online that a standard red brick weighs about 5 lbs. I've lost 18 bricks so far and when I hit my goal (-200 lbs) I'll have lost 40 of them.

    18 bricks for me so far, too! 44 bricks by the time I'm done.
  • papayahed
    papayahed Posts: 407 Member
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    Wow! You guys, that's awesome.

  • jjlewey
    jjlewey Posts: 248 Member
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    According to my scale I have lost 8 bricks, according to my spreadsheet I should be in between 9 and 10. I want them dang bricks!
  • jafinnearty
    jafinnearty Posts: 59 Member
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    jjlewey wrote: »
    I am about to carry a scale out to the trash can if it doesnt start acting correctly again soon.

    I 100% relate.
  • jafinnearty
    jafinnearty Posts: 59 Member
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    Here's some perspective. I've lost (overall) 90 lbs. That's a newborn calf!

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  • merph518
    merph518 Posts: 702 Member
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    Thankfully you look a bit happier in your photos than the calf! :)
  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,467 Member
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    If I was made out of gold as of today’s WI I’m out

    $2,694,824
  • katy9599
    katy9599 Posts: 875 Member
    edited October 2019
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    280 sticks of butter!

    Or 14 bricks!

    I love this thread.
  • conniewilkins56
    conniewilkins56 Posts: 3,391 Member
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    Some of us, myself included, are short a few bricks of a full load!

    I have lost 9 1/4 bricks or 184 sticks of butter or a small child!

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