Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

What Percentage Of Your Excess Weight Did You Lose?



Recommended Posts

I was told to calculate by taking the amount of weight lost divided by the total amount of weight u want to lose. Ex...50 loss .....goal to lose 125 lbs. 40% excess weight loss.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I have lost 71.8% of my excess weight at 4 month and 3 weeks. That is assuming that at 5'6" I decide to go for 145, sometimes I think that 135 is a better number - in which case I have lost 65.9%.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I'm about 8.5 months out, down 42% of my total body weight, and at 85% of goal. Another 20 to go!!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Today is my 1 year surgiversary. I have lost 96% of my excess body weight. 100 lb goal to get to 150. Currently 154. 96 lbs lost. I am 5'6" and believe that 150 is best for my body.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I must be doing something wrong. Using the formula on that site I show losing only 29.7% of my "excess" body weight.

With these calculations a 65% loss will have me at 101lbs (16.3BMI).

I've actually lost 29.7% of my total body weight.

Don't think you are doing it wrong, I think Livestrong has it wrong! Any weight above a normal BMI for a person is their excess weight, hence why it is called "excess" weight, LOL. What percentage that you lose of THAT is your percentage.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Don't think you are doing it wrong' date=' I think Livestrong has it wrong! Any weight above a normal BMI for a person is their excess weight, hence why it is called "excess" weight, LOL. What percentage that you lose of THAT is your percentage.[/quote']

Yeah, that Livestrong article is messed up. By my personal and doctor's goal, I've lost 66% at almost 5 months. But my goal is not a "normal" BMI.

Who here actually thinks those BMI numbers are worth spit? They do not account for a person with a large frame and thick bone structure. And when you've been dancing between 350 and 400 for nearly 20 years, as I have, you do not have a "normal" size frame.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I think they are pretty close. "Normal" ranges from 18.6 to 25.0. I think that range is pretty accommodating of different bone structures. I also believe that we as a country are so use to the majority of the population being overweight that we view overweight as normal.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

SW 250

Goal 150

Hit goal 8 mos out

100 lbs -100% of excess lost

2.5 years out 165 lbs

BMI 25.1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

The standard way this is calculated is:

Start weight - Ideal weight = Excess

Excess weight/start weight = Excess weight loss percentage

The ideal weight of 144 maps to a 24 BMI. So, I am 5'5", I started at 308 and am currently at 194.

So, my excess = 164 pounds. I have lost 70% of my excess but i am still losing.

My goal is to get to 158 which will equate to me losing 90% of my excess.

My surgeon's goal is to lose 80% of excess which would get me to weighing 174

(assuming I did my math right)

I have heard it said that 27 BMI is a really good goal for a person who has been obese for a long time - we have more skin and probably heavier bones from lugging all that weight.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

The standard way this is calculated is:

Start weight - Ideal weight = Excess

Excess weight/start weight = Excess weight loss percentage

The ideal weight of 144 maps to a 24 BMI. So' date=' I am 5'5", I started at 308 and am currently at 194.

So, my excess = 164 pounds. I have lost 70% of my excess but i am still losing.

My goal is to get to 158 which will equate to me losing 90% of my excess.

My surgeon's goal is to lose 80% of excess which would get me to weighing 174

(assuming I did my math right)

I have heard it said that 27 BMI is a really good goal for a person who has been obese for a long time - we have more skin and probably heavier bones from lugging all that weight.[/quote']

Where did you get your reference equation.., I would like to bookmark the site or find it in a book for opting. Thanks!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I had roughly 100 lb to lose and have lost about 95 of it, so 95% But the LS calculator linked above puts me at 42% excess weight lost. ?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Ok, I think we are talking about two different calculations.

The Livestrong site says it is calculating %EWL but it is not. It is calculating what percent of your body weight you lost. In my case, i lost 114, my starting weight was 308 so my percentage is: 114/308=.37 or 37%

I have lost 37% of my STARTING body weight. When I get to my goal of 158 I will have lost .487 or 49% of my STARTING body weight.

The calculation I was taught by my NUT was how they calculate the studies that show success rate for bariatric surgery - the percentages usually quoted are 60-80% of excess weight loss. They don't mean % of your starting body weight - that would be crazy - I would have to get down to 60 pounds to lose 80% of my starting weight. The formula for calculating the percentage of your EXCESS weight lost is:

Starting Weight - Ideal weight (not your goal weight, your ideal weight by the charts) = EXCESS weight

Weight lost/Excess weight*100 = % of EXCESS weight lost.

The bad thing about the formula my NUT used is that the "ideal" weight is all over the board - people are not all reading from the same chart! My NUT used the weight that matches a 24 BMI - under 25 is a "normal" weight.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I lost over 100% of my excess weight. I'm now about 5lbs under goal at "normal" bmi :)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

You take what your "normal" BMI / weight should be ( for me @ 5'2" it is 110-135 depending on which table you choose) & subtract that from what you weighed pre-op. So for me' date=' I weighed 220 pre-op minus 120=100 pounds of excess weight. I was told I could expect to lose 56-60 pounds & I hope they are wrong. So far I have lost 26 pounds at 4 weeks which is 26%.[/quote']

Dear Gussie! I'm a hairdresser; all that math just made my brain hurt! I knew I should've not skipped all those classes in high school, making out in the bushes instead! ;)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Here's the easy way. Take the amount of weight you have lost. Me - 97 lbs. Divide by excess weight, 100 lbs. 97 divided by 100 = 97%. Way easy for me, but it works with whatever numbers. Don't want to hurt any brains here. :^)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
      · 1 reply
      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • KimBaxleyWilson

      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • bellaamey

      https://alluniqueguide.com/java-burn-coffee-reviews/
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    ×