So, what is your loss as a percentage of excess weight?

[NJSleeveboy 212]

My answer: 52%. Surgery date Sep 18, 2012" How about you?

As I recently posted in another thread, we can't all compare pounds lost. These are not apples to apples. Per my doc, the best (still not ideal, since all people are different, of course), is to compare the percentage of EXCESS weight that you have lost! That would be where you are today vs your ideal weight from those crazy charts..

For example, as a 5'11" Male, at 260 pounds the day of surgery, i was 100 pounds over my "ideal" weight of 160 lbs (lol at that being ideal for anyone).... So, i was overweight by 100 lbs from surgery to ideal.. That puts me down 52 lbs out of 100 in an ideal world, or down 52%.. I did start at around 265, so consider myself down closer to 60%, but you get the gist.

So, my answer is "52%. Surgery date Sep 18, 2012".. You?

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

I am 17 months post op and have lost 90% of my weight........ Looking at percentages makes it look so much better!

[NICNIC3 1]

Do u have before and after pix?

[Banned member 320]

I suck at math and have no idea how to figure out the percentage but I started at 260 lbs and today I weighed 213, I want to get down to 145. Oh and I'm 5'3. Great job OP

[Webchickadee 716]

I've lost 69.5% of my excess weight.

Starting weight = 319 lbs

Current weight = 191 lbs (42 weeks post-op)

Goal weight = 135 lbs

Surgery date May 14, 2012

And still losing well! I'm hoping to reach goal weight by my birthday (Oct. 20). I'm in training to Celebrate my 44th birthday this year with a 1/2 marathon walk!

[Webchickadee 716]

I suck at math and have no idea how to figure out the percentage but I started at 260 lbs and today I weighed 213, I want to get down to 145. Oh and I'm 5'3. Great job OP

Your number (based on your starting weight, current weight and goal weight) is 41% of excess weight lost! Well done!

[eazye 151]

I've lost 94% of my excess weight over the first 7 months. Actually, probably lost 75% of that in the first 4 months with the remaining 24% over the last 3. Definitely slowed way down as I get closer and closer to my goal!

[DianaE 128]

308 beginning, goal is 170 (5'10")

excess weight was 138, have lost 74lbs, % lost of excess is 53%

[Ms.AntiBand 2,984]

Depending on the day.. 49nish %

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

I have lost 101% of my excess weight, yahoo!

[Webchickadee 716]

I have lost 101% of my excess weight, yahoo!

Wow! I see from your profile that you lost 142 lbs in 26 weeks! That is CRAZY! That is 5.5 lbs per week! How the heck did you manage that?

I'm happy with my steady loss (I won't call it slow because it's not!). But I can't imagine how you were able to keep such a dramatic loss going for so long.

Do you have any tips or pointers for the rest of us that you'd be willing to share?

[SleeveNZ 219]

65% excess weight 4 months post-op

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

Just a note here, in order to make this a true apples to apples comparison, you needto be using a standard BMI. Since normal ranges anywhere from 18-25that in itself can skew the numbers signifigantly. I always use 25 as a base when calculating this for people. Since 25 is the top of the normal chart, I consider any additional loss as icing on the cake.

[eazye 151]

Just a note here, in order to make this a true apples to apples comparison, you needto be using a standard BMI. Since normal ranges anywhere from 18-25that in itself can skew the numbers signifigantly. I always use 25 as a base when calculating this for people. Since 25 is the top of the normal chart, I consider any additional loss as icing on the cake.

Great point, this is how I calculated it too.

[lilbearzmom 584]

Mine is about 50% and I'm 2.5 months out. On the other hand that is counting from my highest weight a year ago. At 302 lbs, I was approximately 153 lbs overweight- I have lost 77 total. I was 272 the day of surgery, 123 lbs overweight. Having lost 47 lbs since surgery, that estimate would be about 40%.

My goal is not even as much as my "excess" weight- I am going for about 10 lbs over my ideal BMI and seeing how I feel at that point.

-Kendra