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Post-op Gastric Bypass Gastric bypass post-op concerns, milestones achieved, establishing new eating/exercise habits, dealing with emotions without food to turn to, etc.

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Old 10-17-2007, 01:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I found this on another site I belong to and thought it was great for perspective:

What 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'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
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
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Old 10-17-2007, 01:46 PM   #2 (permalink)
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oh, that list is FANTASTIC!!! LOL!!! Thanks so much for sharing... I will refer to it often!


katie, who has nearly lost a Sperm Whale's Brain...
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Old 10-17-2007, 02:21 PM   #3 (permalink)
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OMG...I lost an average sized woman in 6 months!! YIKES!! Gone one more chick to lose! LOL!! Or a 2 month old horse!!
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Old 10-17-2007, 02:26 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I've lost a newborn calf! I have an elephant's penis left! LOL!
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Old 10-17-2007, 02:30 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Down two bloodhounds plus human skin...*L*...the "human skin" I must have lost with my tummy tuck. Those 2 bloodhounds must have gone tracking after all the blood I lost when I lost my human skin! :P

Now all I have to do is lose my brain to get to goal...*LOL*...wait a minute, I think I already did that.
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Old 10-17-2007, 02:54 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Tooo...Funny! Thanks for posting.

WOW...I have lost a mid-size microwave and still want to lose that a newborn giraffe I have been carrying on my back for years! LOL
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Old 10-17-2007, 03:17 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I lost a newborn giraffe.
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Old 10-17-2007, 05:47 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I've lost a 5000 BTU air conditioner (I didn't lose it, it's in the garage)

and an average human brain....hmmmm, I've lost my mind!!!

I still need to lose a small bale of hay. (Might be all that fiber I eat now)


This is fun. Thanks for the fun thread!



Teri.....going see if I can locate my missing brain.....
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I've lost a newborn calf and a rack of baby back ribs, and have a 2 month old horse and a human head to go. This was fun!
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Old 10-18-2007, 01:34 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I lost an elephant's penis LOL!!! Poor elephant, though...sorry dude.

This is so funny. And now I only have to lose a newborn giraffe -- yay?
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