Weight Equivalents - How Much Weight Have You Lost?

If you are trying to lose weight, then it can be really motivating to see how much you have lost as a weight equivalent. Beating yourself up that you have "only" lost 4lbs? That's the equivalent of a whole ostrich egg.

I look at this and think "I lost what????" A few years ago when I lost 100lbs, that is the weight equivalent of a 2 month old horse.

If you are at your goal, or still on your journey, it can be hard to picture exactly how much weight you have lost. So, to be able to imagine that you have lost the equivalent of a bald eagle (12 pounds / 5.4 kilo) or a microwave (36 pounds / 16.3 kilo), really puts things in to perspective.

How much weight have you lost?

0.5 pound / 0.2 kilo = 2 blueberry muffins

1 pound/0.4 kilo = a Guinea Pig

1.5 pounds / 0.7 kilo = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts

2 pounds / 0.9 kilo = a rack of baby back ribs

3 pounds / 1.4 kilo = an average human brain

4 pounds / 1.8 kilo = an ostrich egg

5 pounds / 2.2 kilo = a Chihuahua

6 pounds / 2.7 kilo = a human’s skin

7.5 pounds / 3.4 kilo = an average newborn baby

8 pounds / 3.6 kilo = a human head

10 pounds / 4.5 kilo = chemical additives an American consumes each year

11 pounds / 5 kilo = an average house cat

12 pounds / 5.4 kilo = a Bald Eagle

15 pounds / 6.8 kilo = 10 dozen large eggs

16 pounds / 7.3 kilo = a sperm whale’s brain

20 pounds / 9.1 kilo = an automobile tyre

23 pounds / 10.4 kilo = amount of pizza an average American eats in a year

24 pounds / 10.9 kilo = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream

25 pounds / 11.3 kilo = an average 2 year old

30 pounds / 13.6 kilo = amount of cheese an average American eats in a year

33 pounds / 15 kilo = a cinder block

36 pounds / 16.3 kilo = a mid-size microwave

40 pounds / 18.kilo = a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg

44 pounds / 20 kilo = an elephant’s heart

50 pounds / 22.6 kilo = a small bale of hay

55 pounds / 25 kilo = a 5000 BTU air conditioner

60 pounds / 27.2 kilo = an elephant’s penis (yep, weighs more than his heart!)

66 pounds / 30 kilo = fats and oils an average American eats in a year

70 pounds / 31.8 kilo = an Irish Setter

77 pounds / 34.9 kilo = a gold brick

80 pounds / 36.3 kilo = the World’s Largest Ball of Tape

90 pounds / 40.8 kilo = a new born calf

100 pounds / 45.4 kilo = a 2 month old horse

111 pounds / 50.3 kilo = red meat an average American eats in a year

117 pounds / 53 kilo = an average fashion model (and she’s 5’11”)

118 pounds / 53.5 kilo = the complete Encyclopaedia Britannica

120 pounds / 54.4 kilo = amount of trash you throw away in a month

130 pounds / 59 kilo = a new born giraffe

138 pounds / 62.6 kilo = potatoes an average American eats in a year

140 pounds / 63.5 kilo = refined sugar an average American eats in a year

144 pounds / 65.3 kilo = an "average" adult woman (and she’s 5’4”)

150 pounds / 68 kilo = the complete Oxford English Dictionary

187 pounds / 84.8 kilo = an average adult man

200 pounds / 90.7 kilo = 2 Bloodhounds

235 pounds / 106.6 kilo = Arnold Schwarzenegger

250 pounds / 113.4 kil0 = A male cougar

300 pounds / 136 kilo = an average football lineman

350 pound / 158.8 kilo = A reindeer

400 pounds / 181.4 kilo = a Welsh pony

How much weight have you lost? What is the equivalent of your weight loss? Or what is your goal? Leave a comment below.