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10-17-2007, 01:40 PM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2006 |
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah |
Surgeon: Dr. Steven Simper |
Age: 28 |
Posts: 75 |
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How much have you lost?
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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326/311/194.8/145
Highest/Pre-op/Current/Personal Goal
8 months Post -OP: 131.2 lbs gone FOREVER!
06/20/06- Information Meeting
08/22/06- Nutrition & Psych Eval completed
10/16/06-First sleep test- diagnosed moderate to severe apnea
11/08/06- Prescribed CPAP machine
12/11/06- Ins. finally paid for part of Psych. Eval.
01/26/07- Ins. DENIED
08/07/07- final dr. appt., 6 mo. diet complete: Re-applied to Insurance
08/08/07- APPROVED!
09/21/07- SURGERY DATE Lap RNY
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10-17-2007, 01:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007 |
Location: Wisconsin |
Surgeon: 2/5/08 Drs Sunby & Hupenbecker |
Age: 56 |
Posts: 4,033 |
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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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TOONYbear/Katie
Lucky Duck Sack Club Member No. 7
Packing up, Moving!!!!
Lap RNY: FAT TUESDAY! 02/05/08
............Don't Give Up, You're Just 5 Minutes Away From a Miracle...
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10-17-2007, 02:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 |
Location: San Antonio,TX for now! |
Surgeon: Dr. Schwesinger |
Posts: 1,408 |
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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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Andrea.....mommy to twins
Surgery date 04/09/07
San Antonio, TX
University Health Systems
420/388/215/190
Highest/day of surgery/current/goal
205 lbs gone forever!!!
Starting BMI 62 Current BMI 31.7
Went from a 5X/6X -34/36 to a 0X-14/16
Open RNY
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10-17-2007, 02:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006 |
Location: Lake Elsinore, CA |
Surgeon: Dr. Callery |
Age: 34 |
Posts: 243 |
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I've lost a newborn calf! I have an elephant's penis left! LOL!
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10-17-2007, 02:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006 |
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Surgeon: Dr Randal Baker; Dr Ronald Ford (TT/BL) |
Age: 52 |
Posts: 6,161 |
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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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Beth
Little Victories; Grand Rapids, MI
Bariatric Support Group
CherishedTeddyBear-(TT Bear Lover)
The Poetry of Milady
New Beginnings: My Journey to LIFE
359(BMI: 58.8)/ 148(BMI: 24.3)
Highest/Current
Diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, high cholesterol,
peripheral vein disease, joint pain and 211 lbs GONE!!
Century Club: July 3, 2006
ONE-derland: Dec. 22, 2006
Double Century: May 29, 2007
Goal: June 15, 2008
Lap RNY: 1/30/06-Dr Randal Baker
TT/BL: 09/21/07-Dr Ronald Ford
PS Revisions: 04/29/08-Dr Ronald Ford
Gallbadder removal: 06/09/08-Dr Randal Baker
"...if we pay attention to the fact that we can move,
breathe, feel, laugh, cry and notice sunsets,
there is cause for joy."
-Geneen Roth
Last edited by MiladyB; 10-17-2007 at 08:28 PM.
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10-17-2007, 02:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007 |
Location: Missouri |
Surgeon: Dr. Gregory Barnes-Ft Worth TX |
Age: 34 |
Posts: 450 |
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Lol...
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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Paula
~Diamondbear Big Sister to Ariesbear~
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LAP RNY 9/12/07
CENTURY CLUB! 3/15/08...WOW!
ONLY 14 lbs away from ONDERLAND...
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10-17-2007, 03:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006 |
Surgeon: Dr. Donald Czerniach |
Age: 40 |
Posts: 7,101 |
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I lost a newborn giraffe.
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Official TT Bear member: DUCKIEBEAR
FOUNDER OF THE DUCKSACK CLUB TT Gym Rat # 83
Lap RNY 3/31/06
Start of program/preop/lowest/current/goal
273/256/132.5 /134/145----- 5'8"
http://www.myspace.com/duckiern
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"If it has tires or testicles, it's gonna give you trouble!"
Visit my website to browse pure SWISS beauty and skin care products for the entire familiy! http://PureSkincareProducts.myarbonne.com
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10-17-2007, 05:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007 |
Location: Long Beach, CA |
Surgeon: Dr. Q, Dr. Braverman Newport Beach, CA |
Age: 57 |
Posts: 1,084 |
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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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Teri
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High/ Current/Goal
255/ 129.5/135 (originally 145)
Surgery 8/2/07
One-derland 10/11/07
Century Club 3/1/08
First goal achieved 145 lbs. 4/12/08
Final goal reached 6/25/08
Clan of the TT Bears **MamaBear**
Gym Rat #50
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10-17-2007, 07:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007 |
Location: Upstate NY |
Surgeon: Taewan Kim, Syracuse NY |
Age: 37 |
Posts: 3,044 |
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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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Jen
367/325/227/180
Start/Day of Surgery/Current/Goal
July 9, 2007.. my re-birthday!
Century Club: November 17, 2007
140 Pounds Lost... I'm not Going to Miss them or even TRY to find them.. they can stay lost!! (And if you see them... RUN.. you dont want them either!)
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you respond to it" ~~ Lou Holtz
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10-18-2007, 01:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007 |
Location: San Francisco, CA |
Surgeon: Dr. Eric Hahn |
Age: 33 |
Posts: 826 |
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An elephant's what?!?
 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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Nyn
Lap RNY date: 9/24/07
Height: 5'8"
338/163  (as of 9/4/08)
most/current
BMI: 51.4/24.8 = NORMAL!
175 lbs gone!
Century Club 12/29/07! * Doctor's 1st goal 4/9/08!
ONEderland 5/5/08! * No longer obese 5/11/08! * Normal BMI 9/4/08!
"...the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn..." --Jack Kerouac
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