Tale of a Big-Boned Gal

Story of a woman undergoing gastric bypass surgery.

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Things That Weigh One Hundred Pounds


So it's true, I'm down 103 pounds so far! I think that calls for a celebration. So I went online and started collecting things that weigh 100 pounds. I know that sounds weird, but for people who don't know what 100 pounds feels like, this might be helpful. So if you're wondering how much better I feel from losing the weight, try strapping any of the following onto your back and walking up the basement stairs:


First of all, a Burpee Big Maxx pumpkin with a 70" diameter weighs in at 100 pounds. That includes all the gunk inside that you have to scrape out to make a jack-o-lantern.



Next, for all you aviation fans out there, a Rotax 503 2 cylinder, 2 stroke, fan-cooled airplane engine weighs in at 100 pounds. But it can still fly...

A large male deer can easily weigh 100 pounds.

A hellfire missle (or HAL-3) weighs 100 pounds and can blow up a tank.

Baloo, the dog, is a sloppy-faced beast who weighs 100 pounds but thinks he weighs 10 pounds. He's very sweet - I found him online at Dogster.com. He's a Newfoundland! Try strapping this guy to your back!

A Barrett M-99 benchrest rifle also weighs 100 pounds (I don't know how I found this out, but here it is anyway)

A Hawkbill Sea Turtle can weigh up to 300 pounds, but most only weigh around 100-135 pounds. These turtles are about 2-1/2 feet long. Neat, huh?


Finally, here is a photo of a propane tank. This is a 48 pound tank, but most of our gas grill tanks are 30 pounds. TWO of these tanks, full of propane weigh 100 pounds. Now, if you have ever had to get a refill on your propane tank, you know how heavy these things are. Well, here are 2 of them, at a little more than your gas grill tank weighs. This is how much weight I have LOST. I went to buy cat food the other day, and was having trouble carrying a 25 pound bag of Science Diet up the front step! How did I ever carry around all that FAT? It boggles my mind, but I'm glad for it.

Thanks for listening!

43 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh, and here's 501 things you can do with your hands. (Inside joke. Trust me, Annette is laughing at that one.)

9:53 AM  
Blogger 猎月 said...

It is interesting.I like it.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

It is truly hard to believe that a person could carry around another entire person every day but we do sometimes.

You are missed terribly and every time I see you I am incredibly happy for you. Stick with it.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here's three cheers to the sleeker Annette for staying on track! Did you know the carbon fiber body of the 2007 Shelby Mustang Funny Car built by race car builder Harry Glass and driven by Bob Tasca III in the National Hot Rod Association Powerade drag racing series, weighs 100 pounds? You go girl!
LJ

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congratulations! I am at 80 pounds right now and when I hit that 100 pound mark I am throwing a huge party with all of my friends and family.
Thanks for the things that weigh one hundred pounds - it was exactly what I was looking for!

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Blogger Unknown said...

Congratulations! You're truly an inspiration! I'm closing in on the 100 pound mark myself; I'm at 97.8 pounds down so far (on Weight Watchers), and need to lose about 35 more.

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