Five Pounds or Fifty Pounds of Fat – in very real terms

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Introduction

Whether one loses 5 pounds of fat or 50 pounds of fat, I think it is very helpful to visualize just how much that is. Yes, five pounds of fat is much larger than most people realize! This past week, I purchased a life-sized model of 5 pounds of fat from a nutrition supplier. When I received it, I was quite surprised by how much room it took up and just how heavy it felt.

Fat takes up a fair amount of room around one’s waist, or worse, inside one’s abdomen or organs. If someone has 20 pounds of fat to lose, that is four of those fat models distributed over their body: legs, belly, arms, neck, back, and face—and perhaps some in their liver.

5 pounds of fat being held in my hand – © BBDNutrition

Holding 5 pounds of fat like an infant

5 pounds of fat being carried as one would carry an infant

My Personal Journey with 55 Pounds of Fat

I had 55 pounds of excess fat before beginning my journey. Comparing these two full-length photos, it is easy to see how I had the equivalent of one of those fat models over the length of each leg, one distributed between each arm, one distributed over my neck and face, and two spread out around my waist and hips.

Joy's 11-year difference

Progress comparison: May 2008 vs June 2019.

The fat in my abdomen was wreaking metabolic havoc on my body; I had very high blood pressure and had lived with type 2 diabetes for eight years. I chose to follow a low carbohydrate diet to achieve these results, but there is no one-size-fits-all diet that is right for everyone.

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Joy

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