Okay, so I hope I'm not breaking some kind of rule by starting two "Success Stories" threads in one day! But I just have to share this...

I weighed in today with a 2 lb loss, bringing my TOTAL loss to 43 lbs. Which -- ironically -- is how much Kippy my beloved Bassador (Basset/Lab mix) weighs.

Here's what 43 lbs looks like!


Anyone else have comparisons like this to share? I think WW does the "bags of sugar" thing, but it's kinda fun to come up with your own comparison, too.

I unfortunately don't have anything to compare...yet! But I love your dog. He's the cutest thing ever!! Congrats on your success too!

your Bassador is a crazy mixed up thing - but so cute too!

I was just wracking my brains to think of stuff that weighed around 50lbs, then i realised that's how much I squat So I can squat the weight I lost, which ironically must mean that I'm weaker now than when I was heavy, cos I'm sure I couldda done 30 unweighted squats then... Well maybe...

My Hershey weighs 50 pounds and Lucy is 40 so I have a way to go before I lose a dog! Great comparison though!

That's great, congratulations! I remember, at one point during my weight loss, my husband teasingly saying that I had lost a Backstreet Boy! And here is a pic that was taken in Chicago when I met up with a few other 3fc'ers, demonstrating what my then 170-180 lb. weight loss looked like. What a blast! Thanks for starting this thread, it's a fantastic way to really put it all in perspective.

Beverly

Congrats on your weight loss...maybe we can start a dog lovers group and measure our loss to dog weight!

oh bev I can't see your pic - but I like it in terms of backstreet boys!

LOL Corsica! I still have an entire CAT to lose (my 1-year-old "kitten" is 7 lbs) . Love your dog by the way -- I grew up with Goldens .

2Frustrated...Kippy IS a crazy-mixed up thing -- that's why I adopted/rescued him . He's probably the strangest looking dog I've ever seen and quite the conversation-starter when I'm out walking the dogs.

Oh yeah I still have a cat to lose... Although my ginger tom is 14lbs!

Great thread! I, too, have lost a dog! We have a somewhat overweight pug who weighs about 25 pounds, and the other day I got on the scale with him (you can do that with pugs, they're small!) and saw my starting weight! Sometimes when I pick him up I am just amazed that I used to tote around that much weight!

Of course, there's a lot more to go. Now I'm taking aim on the puppy, though he weighs about 10 pounds now, he's a moving target. It will be a while before I can say I've lost both our pugs.

Hmmm...Don't think this would work for me. I have a 140 lb St. Bernard. My goal is to actually have my dog weigh more than me! Which shouldn't be too hard because he is still growing.

hehehe I've lost my dog about 3 times... or a tall cheerleader

That is so funny!!! "Don't think this would work for me..." hee hee hee

PLEASE DON'T LOSE AN ENTIRE ST. BERNARD!!! We'd miss you if you went *poof* and disappeared altogether.

That isn't a picture of my dog,but it looks exactly like her! Goldens are nuts...very needy.Never met a Basset...they seem nice. I usually think of wt loss in terms of food (big surprise) So far this go around I have lost 3 lbs of butter.