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
We haven't had a thread like this in a while and I thought it might be fun again. How much have you lost and what it it equivalent to in real life?
For instance, the other day I was walking out of the market and noticed a display of bird seed. The really, really big bags of bulk bird seed. They are 50 pounds. I instantly thought, that is about how much I have lost so far. Imagine myself throwing one of those on my back and then going to the meat counter and asking for 5 pounds of ground beef and strapping that to my front (probably the boobs ) and walk around like that!!!! That is how much extra I was carrying around. It really hit home to me and made me feel better that although I have been stuck in the 170s for a while, I have at least maintained here and I never want to gain back that big bag of bird seed to carry around, ever!
Your age equivalents for kids has me cracking up. My 1st grader (still 6 years old) weighs 70 pounds and he's not fat!
Well, as of this morning, I've lost just about 85 pounds this round of weight loss. I don't know what that is equivalent to, but I sure wouldn't want to be hauling it on my body. No wonder exercise is so much easier to do - I'm not carrying all that any more..
So, that would be 17 packs of flour or sugar. The weight of a good sized golden retriever. Something big and something I probably wouldn't want to carry!
If I go from my high weight - it would be a short woman at her ideal weight at 105 pounds lost total. Now that is frightening to think about.
Last edited by berryblondeboys; 03-12-2012 at 09:24 AM.
Your age equivalents for kids has me cracking up. My 1st grader (still 6 years old) weighs 70 pounds and he's not fat!
Well, as of this morning, I've lost just about 85 pounds this round of weight loss. I don't know what that is equivalent to, but I sure wouldn't want to be hauling it on my body. No wonder exercise is so much easier to do - I'm not carrying all that any more..
So, that would be 17 packs of flour or sugar. The weight of a good sized golden retriever. Something big and something I probably wouldn't want to carry!
If I go from my high weight - it would be a short woman at her ideal weight at 105 pounds lost total. Now that is frightening to think about.
I like the 17 packs of flour, I can imagine one on each hip, each thigh, each boob, couple on the belly, one on each buttock. Can you imagine? Hard to believe we let ourselves get away with that for so long.
I've lost a 6th-grader. A short one, like I was. LOL 63 pounds gone!
That's about where I am. I amazed myself the other day when I had my two nephews on my lap and realized I'd lost them both! One two year old and one three year old gone! Can't wait to lose the 8 month old!!!
It amazes me that when I hit goal I will have lost MY MOM or two of my skinny friends!!!
52 lbs. = 208 sticks of butter or a sack of fertilizer or 4.5 bags of kitty litter... take your pick. It's interesting to think about this. Thanks for reminding me.
Do you ever feel ashamed when people notice your weight loss
Most of times I feel soo uncomfortable when people comment on my weight loss.
I HAVE NEVER BROUGHT IT UP TO PEOPLE. I have only discussed weight loss with people who are close to me and knew me when I was not overweight.
I have been grilled about why I decided to lose weight and one of my many coworker asked how much weight I lost! I have been asked how much I plan to lose to exactly what I'm doing!
Do you feel uncomfortable knowing your a topic of conversation and how do you gracefully change the subject?
I feel like I have lost my privacy along with the weight.
What is your weight loss equivalent to?
) and walk around like that!!!! That is how much extra I was carrying around. It really hit home to me and made me feel better that although I have been stuck in the 170s for a while, I have at least maintained here and I never want to gain back that big bag of bird seed to carry around, ever! 
makes a big difference.
