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  • Saw this on another forum, I did not see it on here but I apologize if I overlooked it. If you have lost a pound, you have lost the equivalent of a guinea pig, and so on...

    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 American eats 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 = 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 = cheese an average American eats in a year
    33 pounds = a cinder block
    36 pounds = a mid-size microwave
    40 pounds = a 5-gal bottle of water or 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 avg 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 avg 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
  • a cinder block
  • I've lost a year's worth of cheese, but I'm out to lose an Irish Setter.
  • I've lost a 2 year old child!
  • A human head!!! I'm gonna lose the average American's trash for 1 year!
  • I'm currently at an average 2 year old.
  • So if i lose my goal weight of about 75 lbs, does that mean it will magically appear as a gold bar? Cause I could really use a gold bar...
  • This is awesome!!!! Thanks for sharing!
  • almost the tire also
  • I tell people I've lost my 10 year old DD! Sounds better that the amount of red meat the average American eats in a year (yech)

    Kitty
  • I've lost a brain, and am aiming to lose a leg.
  • I've also lost a cinder block, and aiming for an Irish Setter (but may be the world's largest ball of tape!)

    I feel for the person who has lost an elephant's nether regions. LOL
  • I'm a real farm girl (no kidding)
    I've lost 10 dozens eggs and working for a newborn calf
  • 15 pounds - also a decent size turkey! Feel like I've eaten about that much turkey on this trip, too!
  • I lost a leg -- too funny!!!