Rainbow Weigh-In for Week of 17 April

Highest Weight: 310 lbs
Surgery Weight: 300 lbs (on 08 Oct 10)
Last Week’s Weight: 199 lbs
Current Weight: 197.7 lbs

Total Loss: 112.3 lbs (from highest weight)
Total Post-Surgery Loss: 102.3 lbs
Weekly Loss: 1.3 lbs

Still dropping slowly after reaching my doctor’s goal weight. I’m happy with the progress and continued loss. My personal goal is to get to 190 lbs.

I’ve lost the equivalent of a 2-month old horse and a bald eagle.

FYI, here's a list of equivalents for those new guys that may not have seen it before.

What Have You Lost?
This puts some perspective into everything.

Your weight loss =

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
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

Well I just started the pre-op diet and have lost  chemical additives an American consumes each year- or ten pounds working on the average cat! Boy this diet is challenging because I am hungry all the time but I remember what it was like last time when I got the band and so I keep telling myself this too shall pass and I will get through this. Doc wants me to lose 20 lbs before surgery so he has me on a 900 calorie a day diet. Can't wait till the surgery is all I can say! May 5th here we come!!

Craig

You're dong good, Craig. Have heard that the pre-weight loss is so important so the docs have more room for the instruments.

May 5th ain't that far away. Hope the times flies.

High weight 301 (2/1/11)
Surgery Weight: 296 lbs (3/0711)
Last Week’s Weight: 259 lbs
Current Weight: 255 lbs
This weeks loss 4 lbs - - 

I actually weighed in on a Monday and am showing a loss of 4. I have my six week follow up on Thursday and since I usually show a couple of 3 pound drop mid week maybe I will hit 252 on the docs scale.

Come on folks reply to this, we are all in this together.

Hope you all have a good week. 

Hugs G

Good progress this week!! Very happy the scale is still on the downward trend.