What Does Your Weight Loss Compare To? Let's Have Some Fun!

What Does Your Weight Loss Compare To? Let's Have Some Fun!

You have heard many of your OH friends say things like,  "I have lost 75 pounds, that's the equivalent of one granddaughter in weight!"   What is your weight loss equivalent to? An automobile tire? 260 sticks of butter?  Read the weight loss comparison list below and share with OH members what your weight loss is equal to!

1 pound = a loaf of bread
2 pounds = an IPad or the Imperial State Crown
3 pounds = a can of Crisco vegetable oil
4 pounds = a Reebok 4-Pound Ankle Wrap Weight set
5 pounds = the world's largest gummy bear  (Five-pound gummy bear is equal to 1400 regular-sized bears!)
6 pounds = a 4 slice toaster
8 pounds = a human head
10 pounds= a bag of Russet potatoes
15 pounds = a George Foreman Next Generation Grill
20 pounds = an automobile tire
25 pounds = a container of cat litter
30 pounds = the amount of cheese an average American eats in a year
35 pounds = the average car or pickup battery
40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of water
45 pounds = a bushel of oranges
50 pounds = Darius, the world's biggest rabbit
55 pounds = eleven five pound bags of sugar
60 pounds = a bull moose's antlers can weigh 60 pounds
65 pounds= 260 sticks of butter
70 pounds = a portable photo booth
75 pounds = an average sized chimpanzee
80 pounds = 40 two pound bags of carrots
85 pounds= 1****ermelons
90 pounds = 60 dozen eggs
95 pounds= an average sized recliner chair
100 pounds = 18,000 quarters
105 pounds= the amount of red meat that the average American eats each year
110 Pounds= 22 average sized coconuts
115 pounds = 4 32' flat screen TV's
120 pounds = amount of trash you throw away in a month
125 pounds= the world's largest cabbage
130 pounds = a newborn giraffe
140 pounds = the amount of refined sugar an average American eats in a year
145 pounds = eight average Thanksgiving sized turkeys
150 pounds = the complete Oxford English Dictionary
185 pounds= Actor Hugh Jackman
200 pounds = a typical refrigerator 
230 pounds = Giant George, a Great Dane (the World's Biggest Dog)
250 pounds = ten 25 pound bags of ice
300 pounds = an average football lineman

referenced article - http://www.obesityhelp.com/articles/what-does-your-weight-lo ss-compare-to

I like to picture my weight loss in sticks of butter, especially when it's been turned into sculpture.

Because I'm curious and because learning is FUN, I decided to figure out how many sticks of butter it took to make one of those people, and thereby if I've lost the same amount as a butter sculpture.

Let's take lady liberty for example. We'll ballpark her as 6' and average weight (170lb, BMI 23). We need to find her volume, which is the same in litres as it is in kilograms. 170lb = 77kg, so she has a volume of 77L.

77 litres = 2603.68 ounces. 16oz per pound, that's about 162lb. 4 sticks to a pound = 650 sticks of butter.

Apparently human flesh and butter weigh about the same, go figure.

This math moment brought to you by "Julie needs a break from playing with Excel at work and feels like doing some mathematical conversion! Please correct my numbers if I'm off! :)

My head hurts :)

fun! I realized while leaving pet smart last week that I've lost nearly 3-30pound massive bags of dog food!

When I reach 110lbs (currently at 92) I will pick up my 17yo daughter and have a photo taken... I can't wait for it to happen!