Rice as visual model

I found something to be very helpful as a tool to losing 30 pounds. I bagged up 1 lb baggies of rice and put them in a office type storage box. I had another storage box that was empty. As I lost weight I would transfer the baggies from one box to the other. It was a great visual aid. Fat is both the same size and weight as rice. Even though I have lost the weight I have kept the rice never to forget that I carried that load on my body.

The only drawback is that it takes up space, but for me the visual reminder is so worth it.

Mon. Jan 14, 1:19pm

Where did you get that from "Fat is both the same size and weight as rice"? I have seen what one pound of rice looks like and I've seen what one pound of fat looks like and I can't see how the 2 are exactly the same size.

Monday, January 14, 2008, 1:37 PM

Either way - one pound is one pound and just to be able to lift up a one pound bag of rice when you want to overeat could be powerful.

OP - sounds like you found a great visual tool for yourself. Congrats on 30 pounds!

Monday, January 14, 2008, 2:46 PM

I have one of those gel like models of a pound of fat that is made commercially. I compared it visually to the pound of rice. It worked for me. As I said it was a very powerful visual reality. It also offered visual reward seeing the rice get transfered from one box to the other. As they say, out of sight out of mind. I don't ever want to forget how much 30 pounds or even a couple of pounds looks like.

Monday, January 14, 2008, 2:52 PM

Sounds like a great visual aid! Good for you!!

Monday, January 14, 2008, 3:27 PM

a pound weighs a pound no matter what it is so disregard that posters comment. You could do it with just about anything you can weight out to a pound but the rice is a good idea because it won't go bad.
Great thinking!!

Monday, January 14, 2008, 6:12 PM

congrats op

that is awesome if nothing else no you have inspired me..I need to loose the thirty apperantly I found your container of rice that you lost!!! Ha
Thanks for the motivaton

Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 8:23 PM

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