She lost her 2-year-old!

I just visited a new reader's blog, Shrinking Laura, and found a post I found rather amusing - Laura underwent gastric bypass in July (a rather appropro topic, considering my last post) and when she lost 25lbs, she compared it to shedding the equivalent of a two-year-old. Which is both funny and impressive. Here, she offers a comparison chart for other weight losses, so the next time you reach a goal of, say, losing 5lbs, you can trip people up by frantically asking, "Have you seen my Chihuahua, Blondieboots?!"

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
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 (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

Comments

Haha I think your commentary is funnier than mine :P

Thank you for linking to my blog!

That list is blowing my mind! I lost a rack of baby back ribs after my spin workout today :-P

...for some reason, Jamie, your comment now has me singing that Chili's jingle in my head ("I want my baby back baby back ribs...") Sounds like a fab workout!

I think this is so fun! I love the idea of losing Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Don't we all, FitSugar. Don't we all.

My mother lost three and a half Kieffers, which is the weight of my 18 pound cat.

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