Visualizing your weight loss

Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 6/12/18 11:23 am
RNY on 08/05/19

When I was losing weight, I had a very hard time translating the number I saw on the scale into a number that my head could wrap around. Here are some good ways to visualize your loss:

8lb: a jug of milk

13lb: a medium-sized housecat

20lb: an adult corgi

30lb: a toddler

40lb: a microwave

50lb: a jumbo bag of dog food

75lb: a VW 5-speed transmission

100lb: a semi-truck tire

125lb: a small alpaca

150lb: the complete Oxford English Dictionary

Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

(deactivated member)
on 6/12/18 11:42 am

Thanks that is great!

So many times we don't give ourselves the credit for how well we are doing and this helps.

NYMom222
on 6/12/18 11:51 am
RNY on 07/23/14

I always say I lost a person, a big person.

Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014

Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
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Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 6/12/18 11:52 am
RNY on 08/05/19

I liked to tell people that I had lost 5 corgis worth of weight!

Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

Kathy S.
on 6/12/18 12:23 pm - InTheBurbs, XX
RNY on 08/29/04 with

Thanks Julie,

These are great. I found a few more

http://www.obesityhelp.com/articles/what-have-you-lost

HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125

RW:190 - CW:130

(deactivated member)
on 6/12/18 12:32 pm

When I first started out I remember associated five pound bags of sugar off my body. Then it would be dog food.

Im glad you posted this Julie. My friends daughter was about a 120 pounds and I would say it was like you being stuck to me.

tthanks for making me remember what I was carrying around on my body.

The Salty Hag
on 6/12/18 1:58 pm
RNY on 05/20/13

I always use the 10 lb ground beef roll found at Sam's for a visual. They're HUGE; they take up a lot of room. I lost 15 of those suckers! When I saw how much space 15 take up, I almost cried. I carried that much extra weight on my body-no wonder I was always overheated and tired.

I woke up in between a memory and a dream...

Tom Petty

Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 6/12/18 2:04 pm
RNY on 08/05/19

What a great visual!

Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

Partlypollyanna
on 6/12/18 5:23 pm
RNY on 02/14/18

Years ago, one of my friends told me how many sticks of butter I'd lost (you know, one of the many times that I lost weight before).

4 sticks of butter per lb -- 100 sticks of butter per 25 lbs! This is 100 sticks of butter....I've lost 73 lbs so just shy of 3 of these photos.

HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150

Jen

Jess Says Yes
on 6/12/18 6:06 pm
VSG on 10/24/17

Haha, that's great! I lost a small alpaca!

Jess

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. - Oscar Wilde

Age: 36 Height: 5'9" HW:326 GW:180

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