Lost child....not what you think.

Ever stop to think about your success?

I have lost my 7 year old son and a bag of sugar! He weighs 50 pounds.....

Think about it......what or who have you lost?

I've probably gained and lost a whole family over the years. This time I have a small adult female's worth of weight to lose. And hopefully not gain back. The only nice thing about that is, when I work out, I really can burn some calories, I'm going to miss that a few months from now when I'm struggling just to burn off a 100. But not too much!

there was a post on here somewhere- that I stumbled on - that shows this sort of thing- a bag of sugar is five pounds, etc- to give a real visual to the pounds lost- bc I think it helps. When you think about 5 pounds, it may not seem like alot- but when you think about a five pound bag of sugar no longer carried around your frame- its major...

I have to find that post- bc it was great- it was so interesting- I think a ten year old weight 75-80 pounds...

Someone posted this before. Forgive me, I don't know the OP.
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 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 elephants heart
50 pounds = a small bale of hay
55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner
60 pounds = an elephants penis
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 Worlds 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 shes 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 shes 5'4½")
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

LOVE this, I have not been on the right track for a few months now and have gained some weight back BUT since I have been on this jorney as of right now I have lost my daughter and a bag of sugar. I don't have all of that weight loss on here since I was not that heavey when I started this program. Naomi is 5 and 40lbs.

Thats what I was looking for- THANK YOU!!!

It came from here--

http://anattemptathumor.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/scales-like-hips-dont-lie/

Since you can't "spot reduce" I won't be losing an elephant's penis, thank goodness.

However, I have lost half of my current weight. Evenly, from my entire body.

I've lost 27 pounds on MFP, plus 5 more pounds before I joined, so, I've lost a 2 year old...lol

an average new born

A two year old!

I've lost my great pyrenees

Lol. I've lost a Bald Eagle and a rack of baby back ribs

Someone posted this before. Forgive me, I don't know the OP.
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 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 elephants heart
50 pounds = a small bale of hay
55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner
60 pounds = an elephants penis
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 Worlds 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 shes 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 shes 5'4½")
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

OMG this is so funny. And yes according to this I have:

at my heaviest weighed less than an average adult man but more than the complete Oxford English Dictionary

lost roughly an auto tire

still need to lose (at most) an average two-year-old (lol)

but I think I prefer to think of it as 25 guinea pigs, 5 Chihuahuas, or roughly 2 bald eagles...
:laugh: