I'm on day 16 of my pre op diet and every time I lose a pound I imagine 4 sticks of butter. I was feeling down because I've lost 20 lbs since I started this program in September. So I look at it this way: That's 80 sticks of butter! I even google what 1lb of fat looks like and it is very close to a pack (4 sticks) of butter.

I get this funny little cartoon image of me taping sticks of butter back over my body Lol. Really though if you are feeling down about slow weight loss just calculate how many sticks of butter are gone from you!!! Also, I will never look at butter the same way again haha.

It really does put it in perspective when you can look at the actual weight of something. My moment was, if you can believe it, a 45lb. bag of kitty litter. I could barely lift it to get it in the house. I'm down almost 70lbs. since my first doctor's visit and can hardly believe I was toting that plus around. No wonder I would get tired by week's end.

Best of luck!!

That's a great visual to keep you motivated. I realized when I lost 50 lbs that that's what our smallest dog weighs. But even better, I can pick her up and snuggle her now that I'm stronger from going to the gym all the time.

I've lost more weight than a skinny 6th grader weighs.

I was putting a BIG bag of dog food in the cart the other day... and then realized I've lost over two bags of dog food!

And if you think about it- a big bag of dried dog food is 20 lbs! Imagine that!!!

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I was putting a BIG bag of dog food in the cart the other day... and then realized I've lost over two bags of dog food!

I just read this after I posted right after you. Lol!!