Let me explain " the dogs". I have 2 dogs and they weigh five lbs . My very supportive husband never asks me how many pounds I have lost- he sweetly asks how many dogs have I lost? ( I never told him my starting weight due to my shame). So as of Wednesday, I have officially lost the equivalent of 10 of my dogs, or 50 lbs!

The truth is i used to be able to hold both my pups on my lap at the same time . My lap has shrunk a lot and this is not so easy anymore, but that's a good thing. Now I look in the mirror and try to figure out where those "dogs" used to be. I know it's a weird visual , but that's just me!

That's an interesting visual...my dogs weigh about 10 pounds each so by that logic, I have lost over 12 dogs...by your measurement 24!!! I like it!

This info is from an article on the Spark People website, about what things weigh. When I lose my 100 pounds, that will be like losing the pony I am wearing for a belt.

What Things Weigh - Something To Think About - July 11, 2010

from NUMD97 Spark People

Things that weigh one pound:

1. A package of butter (with four sticks)

2. A football

3. A package of bacon

4. A box of brown sugar

5. Three medium-sized bananas

6. A guinea pig (not everything listed is edible)

7. A salami

8. A shoe

Things that weigh two pounds:

1. A pineapple

2. A rack of baby back ribs (hopefully, this list doesn't lead people to

temptation)

3. A Malayan Flying Fox (I like this one)

Things that weight three pounds:

1. World's smallest cat, Mr. Peebles (I like this one, too, even if not good

enough to eat)

2. A human brain

3. A two-slice toaster (that'll get you thinking)

4. A steam Iron (not to be outdone by the two-slice toaster, I imagine)

5. A box of wine

6. A can of Crisco shortening

Things that weigh five pounds:

1. Mr. coffee 12-cup Coffee Maker

2. A bag of sugar (we knew this)

3. A two-liter bottle of soda (now this should give you pause - it did me)

Things that weigh ten pounds:

1. A large bag of potatoes

2. A six-foot aluminum step ladder (now that's a lot to swallow!)

3. An adult Maltese dog

Things that weigh fifteen pounds (and here it gets really interesting):

1. A 19-inch flat screen TV (now tell me that didn't give you pause? Imagine

carrying that around all day.)

2. A bowling ball

3. 2,000 paint balls

4. Medium bag of dog food

Things that weigh twenty pounds:

1. A car tire (whoa! Now I know what they mean by carrying an extra tire around

your middle.)

2. A karaoke machine (oo la la! That is really something!)

Things that weigh twenty-five pounds:

1. An average two-year old toddler

Beyond 25 pounds it starts to get really interesting:

30 pounds is equal to the amount of cheese an average American eats in a year

33 pounds is equal to a cinder block (imagine building a house, and then thinking of what you weigh in cinder blocks - it's daunting)

36 pounds is equal to a mid-size microwave

40 pounds equals a 5-gallon bottle of Water or an average human leg

44 pounds equals an elephant's heart

50 pounds equals a small bale of hay

55 pounds equals a 5,000 BTU air conditioner

60 pounds equals a male elephant's reproductive organ

66 pounds equals the fats and oils an average American eats in a year

70 pounds equals an Irish Setter

77 pounds equals a gold brick

90 pounds equals a newborn calf

100 pounds equals a two-month old horse (so that's what they mean by "I could eat a horse!" Never again!)

111 pounds equals the red meat an average American eats in one year

118 pounds equals the entire Encyclopedia Britannica

120 pounds equals the amount of trash you throw away in a month on

average

130 pounds equals a newborn baby giraffe

138 pounds equals the amount of potatoes an average American eats in a year

140 pounds equals the amount of refined sugar an average American eats in a year

150 pounds equals the complete Oxford English Dictionary

Now after reading this, tell me this doesn't give you some pause. For one, the weight you have been carrying around for so long and for another, how much your weight loss equals in terms of common objects.

Great lists of visuals! I think we all have to remember how far we have come.