What you've lost? Hold it!

~reneew · Post by **~reneew** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:18 pm

So, as I was headed to the grocery store today my husband texts and tells me that the store has huge 18 pound bags of beautiful looking fresh oranges cheap and that I should get one. Mind you, I live in Iowa where they are all shipped in. The thrifty side of me thought "yea" while the practical side of me thought "I'll be eating oranges till I turn putridly orange myself and I'll have to force the kids to do it too since I'm so thrifty". I put the heavy bag in my cart, then trunk, and as I carried it into the house thinking about how darn heavy that bag was, it hit me. I've lost way more than that bag! Cool. I always tell others to do that, I guess I need to too.
I'm probably at a huge bag of oranges and a few chickens.

What equivalent have you lost?

Blithe Morning · Post by **Blithe Morning** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:15 pm

Probably a bag of sugar. I didn't need to lose much. I like No S because I am going through my late 40's w/o gaining.

With regard to the oranges, get thee to a 2nd hand shoppery and see if they have a juicer. Fresh squeezed OJ is the best and makes a weekend breakfast extra special.

Goodcooker · Post by **Goodcooker** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:11 pm

Here in Maine we sell potatoes in 20 lb bags. So I need to lose a sack of potatoes! lol. I have lost about a bag of sugar so far as well.

Over43 · Post by **Over43** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:59 am

It is interesting when look at a bag of potatoes as how much we have lost. Sometimes I' 'll look at a ten pound tube of burger and think, I need to lose that, or possibly need to gain that. We 'll have different mediums.

mulliganagain · Post by **mulliganagain** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:29 pm

I wow - I've lost about 3 bags of oranges!

Thanks for posting this experience - it really puts things into perspective!

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 6:01 am

1.88 bags of oranges.

Oranges keep pretty well in the fridge.

gk · Post by gk » Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:24 am

I haven't lost any (long term anyway), but I should hold a 25 lb. bag of food just to maybe jumpstart my willpower.....to think I could walk around with that much less weight. I think I've forgotten what it feels like!

heatherhikes · Post by **heatherhikes** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:29 am

After the holidays and when doing my stair climbing exercises, it feels like I've GAINED 2 large bags of oranges. But I know that the oranges will dumble down those stairs, and I feel lighter again goin' up...

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Love and peace
H.

Nicest of the Damned · Post by **Nicest of the Damned** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:19 pm

We buy Arm & Hammer litter for the cats, and it comes in 20 lb and 28 lb boxes. I buy the 20 lb because the 28 lb are a little big for me to handle (though that is changing, with the upper body workout Nicest Baby is giving me). I'm down 2 small boxes of litter. I once pulled some muscles lifting two of those into my trunk at once...

~reneew · Post by **~reneew** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:09 pm

FYI I have orenges on my counter, in the fridge and in the garage (cold) but everyone is eating them! I may not even get to juice any if I don't hurry.

For short-term motivation hold even a 1 pound chunk of cheese or butter! Even one pound is significant!

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:38 am

I was going to predict that the oranges would go fast.