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    Hungry Healthy Happy » Blog

    Weight Equivalents - How Much Weight Have You Lost?

    Published: Jan 20, 2014 · Modified: Oct 25, 2022 by Dannii · This post may contain affiliate links · 24 Comments

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    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.

    Digital scales on a brown rug

    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

    Newborn baby wrapped in a pink blanket
    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

    Two cats, one ginger one black and white, sat on a chair
    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

    A thick crust pizza surrounded by salad, olives, bread sticks, herbs and dip


    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

    A chiller room with cheese on wooden shelves
    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

    Red trainers on green grass
    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!)

    An elephant with its trunk curled
    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

    Cow and 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

    Chopped lamb on a blue late

    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

    A pile of cut potatoes on a blue background


    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.

    Digital scales on a brown rug

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    Comments

    1. Jeannette

      April 15, 2022 at 1:26 pm

      The ball of tape isn't true. The biggest ball of tape weighed 2000 pounds, according to Guinness.

      Reply
    2. Chris Brooks

      September 13, 2021 at 8:48 pm

      Wow, I've lost a medium microwave in 9 months (38lbs) 336lbs to 298lbs just from changing my eating habits and working out on the weekends.

      Reply
    3. Kathrin Hutchin

      March 28, 2021 at 6:33 pm

      Thsts so cute

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