A different way to view your "slow weight loss"

So I was thinking about M Hollie's Confessions post and I remembered reading a post on the men's forum where this guy talked about measuring your loss. Have any of you ever thougt about calculating the percentage of weight you have lost since surgery??? You know, kind of how they do on the biggest loser or celebrity fit club? (Yes, in addition to being addicted to the scale again..I am also addicted to reality tv! So I hope you ladies don't mind but I grab of few of your stats from the weigh in...if it is offensive..please forgive me....but here goes Now I am using the surgery weight listed and the current weight and the difference between them to get the %'s. MY SW was 322, CW is 240.2 difference is 81.2 and that would make my weight loss percentage 25.2%. So I have lost 25.2% of my total body weight since my surgery. Roxanne W stats- SW 211 CW 151 DIff 60 lbs % lost 39.7 Martha Grieg SW 295 CW 219 % Lost 25.8 Janie SW 225 CW 158 % Lost 29.8 Do you see where I am going with this?? While we have all lost different amounts of weight....our percentagesa re about the same. My belief is that our bodies know what is a healthy amount to loss and where we are going to stop. But even though some have lost more than others....check out the percentages...EX...compare me and Roxanne....I have lost more pounds..but her percentage of weight lost is higher. The more we have to lose, the longer we have to get to our goal and the further away from our goal, the more we lose. And the closer you get to goal..the slower your weight loss will be.. Is it just me or does this make sense??? And this is meant to be an encourgement to all us..not a negative post...hope this helps!!

Stephanie, Wow I never looked at it that way. Thanks for opening my eyes. I need to watch more TV. I asked my Dr. why I lost slower than others he told me that when a person has more to lose it will come off quicker. My response was UGGG I want it off fast. "But "Merrily I Stroll Along". Take Care, Roxanne

No problem!! We all want it gone fast. I wanted to wake up from surgery and it be gone...but for some reason it did not happen that way.

Hmmm....let's see: HW 271 CW 206 Loss 65 lbs % loss 24 Cool! another thing I've been doing is measuring. I'm down 9.5 inches on my hips alone....I forget what the rest of me is, but it's pretty substantial. Thanks for all the encouragement Stephanie!!

No problem!! I just remembered that this guy had a post about it and I thought it was interesting!! I hate I did not save it but looking at the percentages make a big difference!!

Stephanie you are the best and this board would not be the same without you. Just wanted to let you know that!!!!!!!!!! I never looked at it that way!!!!!! Thanks for putting things into perspective for us!! I too LOVE reality tv!!!!

No problem Janie!! Girl I would be lost with out you guys!! I tell you...if I did not have this board to come to, I would freak out at least once day over something that happened to me on this journey!!

Hi Stephanie - Ya know your right it's all about perspective. 25% in 6 months is alright. It's that instant gratification that gets in the way. It took me 40 years to get to 311 lbs. and now I want to lose 150 in 6 months. what am I thinking?? That's what I love about this bunch - we all are so supportive of each other and keep rooting everyone all. Thanks again- Marta

Hey again Martha!! I feel you on the instant gratification...I think in the back of my mind I was hoping to hope of the operating table and have all the weight gone!! lol

K- math was never my strong suit- HELP!!! pounds lost divided by SW or CW? I think you used CW for Roxanne and SW for Martha- but I'm not sure... I must be one of those people that sees the smaller pieces and then the whole... Thanks for explaining... Holly