This is for you GD

Mary Benford
on 6/19/09 7:34 pm - Emmaus, PA
How Much Weight Have You Lost?

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 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
25 pounds = an average 2 year old
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
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

For example, a loss of 128 pounds means you've lost almost a newborn giraffe or:
(10) dozen large eggs
(4) dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts
(2) Chihuahuas
(2) Guinea pigs
****lephant penis
(1) average 2-year-old
(1) human head
(1) rack baby back ribs

     Success is a journey... not a destination!     

Pam Hart
on 6/19/09 9:54 pm - Easton, PA

AWESOME MARY!!  Here you are a week a way from your wedding and able to pull this outta seemingly no where!  You go woman, you go!!!

So..anyway....

I guess that means I have lost:

Approximately the amount of red meat an american eats in a year....

-OR-

a Guinea Pig
a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts
a rack of baby back ribs
an average human brain
an ostrich egg
a Chihuahua
human skin
an average newborn
a human head
chemical additives an American consumes each year
an average housecat
a Bald Eagle
10 dozen large eggs
a sperm whale's brain

Fun stuff.....

Instead of complaining that the rosebush has thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses.
Lisa H.
on 6/19/09 9:59 pm - Whitehall, PA
I've lost an elephant's penis!!!! 

My tracker

hers 

GD_007
on 6/19/09 10:00 pm - Drexel Hill, PA
THANK YOU!!
lauraanne715
on 6/19/09 10:39 pm - Pottstown, PA
Mary this is awesome!!!!  Thank you for posting it--I am printing it out and adding it to my inspiration board!!!  As of wright now I have lost the amount of trash you throw out in a month or an elephant's penis, a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg and an automobile tire!!!   LOL\

Much luv!!!
Laura

Laura
"Two roads diverged in a wood..and I took the one less travelled by and that has made all the difference." -Robert Frost
Over 176+ lbs lost since surgery!! :-)
See my profile for my OH Blog!!

Happy to be in
Onederland

on 6/20/09 2:02 am
OMG, LMFBO!!  I lost 2 bloodhounds that buried an elephants penis and ate a chihuahua that ate a guinea pig.

Some days your the dog and some days your the hydrant.

Pam Hart
on 6/20/09 8:55 am - Easton, PA
Very good, Nan, very good
Instead of complaining that the rosebush has thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses.
Lisa H.
on 6/20/09 9:48 am - Whitehall, PA
But, I don't know why she swallowed that fly.. I guess she'll die..

My tracker

hers 

Happy to be in
Onederland

on 6/20/09 10:24 am
And I can't believe Arnold Schwartzenager is in there somewhere.  If I find him, I'm having my way with him.  (((evil laugh)))

Some days your the dog and some days your the hydrant.

dit657
on 6/22/09 4:10 am - Boothwyn, PA
So if a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts only weights 1.5 pounds how come it ADDS at least TEN pounds to your hips??

Hey Mary - just wanted to send along my best to your and Norm for this coming Saturday - will be keeping my fingers crossed for beautiful weather for you and can't wait to see pics of the big event - relax, enjoy and have a beautiful day. Kathy


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