Which weight do you start with??

I am never sure which weight to start with. Do I go by my highest weight or the weight at the time of my surgery. If I count the hightest weight my loss would be 97 lbs but if i cound my weight at surgery it would be 76 lbs. I never know which one to use. Help..... Laural

Which ever one you want too. I do Heaviest, surgery, current and goal 309/288/180/150 Up to you. Happy New Year Deloris

Hey, I figure you probably worked harder to lose the weight before surgery, so why not count it all especially if it is recent. It is all weight loss! I am just careful to never say "since surgery" when I talk about my biggest loss. The worst I have felt on this board was when I was told that first 15 lbs. didn't count. Believe me, it counts! My stats: April 2005 (scheduled surgery): 263 lb. June 15, 2005 (surgery): 245 lb. Today: 174 lb. Total Loss: 89 lb.

i always use my surgery weight, don't know why. my highest weight was 235, so i am 1 lb away from 100 lbs! but i have lost 85 since day of surgery. use whichever you would like! hugsssssss

I only started calculating from my surgery date, but that was mostly due to the fact that I have no idea how much I weighed at my heaviest. I did Atkins and lost a lot of weight 2 years before surgery, but I didn't have a reliable scale at that time. I think all weight loss counts though! It is hard to do no matter what method you choose. Leslie

Well, my highest "recoreded" weight was 288...but I lost down to 135...then gained back up to 262.....then lost down to 165....then gained back up to 258....then stabilized between 250-255....so I just count from my surgery date at 250 because it's less confusing for me. I think if you were on a pre-op diet and lost weight and then had the surgery, you absolutely should count it all. It's all part of the same journey, right? ~hugs, Pam

I lost seven pounds the two weeks before surgery - you bet I count it! 340/227/hopefully 150ish

I use my weight from the day before surgery. I had lost another 25 lbs. in the 8 mo. before, but I wanted to know exactly how much I had lost from the surgery, so that's how I count it. You do whatever makes you feel the best!!! No matter what, it's all good! Blessings, Kerri

Thank you for asking that. I had the same question and never quite understood when there was an extra set of numbers of someones. SO thanks. I think i am going to put highest on mine... i mean it shows how much more we have had to go through. highest 365/Pre op 344/current 239/GOAL 165

I don't know how to get the a little signature think on my posts. My highest was actually the day of surgery. 392lbs. My current weight is 257 lbs and my goal is 180lbs. Chip