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What weight do you count from?

I often get the question "how much have you lost so far?" But I never know where to count my losses from. What milestone do you use?

- The weight I was when I became determined to have WLS, 250+ (not even close to my all time high)

- Start of my presurgical diet, 240

- Day of surgery, 222

I am down to 202 - so is that nearly 20, 40 or 50lbs??

I also like to follow up lose stats with pant size loss... to give those pounds more perspective. ((A tight 22 to a lose 16 btw :) woohoo!))

Thanks all!! And best of luck to everyone on this journey.

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  • Sleeveless in seattle
    Sleeveless in seattle

    I don't answer that question because I find it incredibly rude. But I do keep track for myself and share with a few close people for motivation and support. I don't even know what my all time high was

  • sparkles1971
    sparkles1971

    I go from the date I started my presurgical diet. I consider that part of my surgery plan, so makes sense to me.

  • no onions
    no onions

    I am counting from my pre-surgical diet weight here. However, my surgeon's office only counts from the last office visit prior to surgery, which makes for a lower loss in their records.

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I go from the weight that I was on my first pre-op appt to Bariatric Center which was 221

I had to do 6 months with their NUT before insurance would approve me.

I was 201 day of surgery 3/16/15

Today 7/7/15 I'm 152

I'm proud to tell anyone who asks I've lost 69 lbs so far!!

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