Mini-GoalsEven if you're not at goal yet, this is the place to share your successes and achievements along the way! Success can be measured in many ways besides the scales. Tell us about your triumphs, including Non Scale Victories
A human brain - 3 pounds!
Hoping for a cinder block, maybe a 5 gallon bottle of water (which seems gigantic to me...)
Here's the chart,
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
OMG seagirl that is hilarious! I have lost 60 pounds. I was trying to think of what was 60 pounds. The other day I picked up a 50 pound bag of dog food at Wally World and thought good grief this is heavy, no wonder my knees used to hurt all the time!
So going by Seagirls post I have lost.....drumroll....an elephants penis!! Too Funny!
Hahaha...I love this comparison you all have got going on! I can't wait to say I've lost my daughter (she's about 55 lbs)! I love it!
Thanks for the inspiration
I couldn't think of anything to compare my weight loss to, but I work in a grocery store and sometimes have to carry the 10kg bags of sugar. They are heavy! I can barely lift them. And to think, I used to carry that weight around on me, not just one but nearly two of them.
Lol I was looking for some extra motivation to get me off my butt today and this definitely did it. Thanks OP.
Well, I just googled and saw a post from an 11 year old who said s/he weighs 67 pounds... so I guess I have lost an 11 year old. Although there seems to be some "debate" on here about how much an average child weighs. I have no idea so am going by this person's post.
Last edited by Misti in Seattle; 11-22-2012 at 04:42 AM.
I am loving this thread, as I only started yesterday so currently my weight loss is nothing but you guys are so inspirational! If you can all lose that much weight then i can too. If I manage to reach my goal weight, I'll have lost almost as much as a new born calf! No wonder walking and exercising in general is so difficult if thats my excess weight! And no wonder I'm so tired by the evening, its that baby cow weighing me down!
I've lost a medium-large border collie. I like puppies, so zero percent chance I used this as an excuse to go through a breed information page and squeal at pictures of cute dogs...
I have been googling and found these things that weigh 70 pounds (which I am only one pound away from losing)
*A full helium tank
*An electric fireplace
*31752 thumbtacks
*A big wingback comfy chair
*The world’s biggest atlas
*187 Bananas
*A bushel of Corn
*The average sheet of drywall
*4.7 cubic feet of “average snow”
*7 medium size bowling balls
