For fun: How Much Weight Have YOU Lost?

Bette B.
on 4/9/13 1:08 am

I sat down about 7 years ago (on a very bored day!) and created this list that has now taken on a life of its own and been reposted about a thousand times. 

 

HOW MUCH WEIGHT HAVE YOU LOST?

 

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

 

    

Banded 10 years & maintaining my weight loss!! Any questions, message me.

Stephanie M.
on 4/9/13 8:33 am
On April 9, 2013 at 8:08 AM Pacific Time, Bette B. wrote:

I sat down about 7 years ago (on a very bored day!) and created this list that has now taken on a life of its own and been reposted about a thousand times. 

 

HOW MUCH WEIGHT HAVE YOU LOST?

 

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

 

Ok, I'll bite:  a newborn calf and esophageal function.

 

  6-7-13 band removed. No revision. Facebook  Failed Lapbands and Realize Bands group and WLS-Support for Regain and Revision Group

              

Nic M
on 4/9/13 12:09 pm

I'm sorry, Steph. I really am.

I hope that having the band removed will help you.

 

 

 Avoid kemmerling, Green Bay, WI

 

cheyenne000
on 4/9/13 1:36 pm
VSG on 03/25/16

Sorry  Bette , I know you were trying.

Lapband - Jan 2009 weight goal reached with lapband. Revised to VSG- 1/25/16

Stephanie M.
on 4/9/13 1:50 pm
Sorry Bette, just got back from the manometry test...I've lost my sense of humor too.

 

  6-7-13 band removed. No revision. Facebook  Failed Lapbands and Realize Bands group and WLS-Support for Regain and Revision Group

              

grannymedic1
on 4/9/13 9:41 am, edited 4/9/13 9:47 am - Lake Odessa, MI
Revision on 08/21/12

 

A human head, two Chihuahuas, and an elephant's penis!.  

                    

Highest weight: 212.8 Current weight 135 Lost 77.8 pounds

    

Karen R.
on 4/9/13 10:24 am - Peoria, AZ

The worlds largest ball of tape and a human brain. Oh and Bette I Love You.

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