What weight to use as starting weight???

I've had a couple of different people tell me I should use my highest weight, which was about 2 years ago.  My surgery was last November.  I use the weight before surgery.  Which weight do you use? My highest weight was 265 Surgery weight was 225 Current weight 151 Total loss????  From 265 or 225???? Thanks, Debi

Debi, My nurse goes by what she weighed me at the first time I saw her after the information class. 229 July 2007 206 day of surgery 1-3-08 158 current Kelly

i use the weight i was when i made the commitment to myself to do something about my weight with wls.  so the dec 26 this year was my starting weight of 295. i lost 30 before surgery on march 17.

I've been using my surgery weight, it's the one on my ticker too.  I hadn't even thought of using the other, but then I was told by a couple of people I should be using the highest.  I just wanted to see what others use. Thanks!!!

I use my weight that was first recorded at the surgeons office after my info meeting.  That was 347 lbs,  I am 217 now,  loss of 130.  I think I have been as high as 380 before I ever considered WLS.  Surgeons office uses my 347 as my starting weight.

I use my highest weight (that I know of - I'm sure I was probably 20 lbs more than that at one low point in my life!) Why do I use that weight?  Because it's the truth!  And it shows just how far I've come!  (And just how far I still have to go - but now I KNOW I'll get there!!!) I think I'm gonna wear Susie's 18's tomorrow at work!!!  Muffin top be damned!!!

Yay Darla!! 18's!!!!!!  I'm so thrilled for you...and they do make loose tops to cover the muffin tops!  You should wear them and you need to let me know how they made you feel all day!! I'm thinking I may add a blurb to my ticker that says 265 highest weight.  I worked really hard to loose those 40lbs and I would like a little credit for them.  I don't know that I feel comfortable telling people my total weight loss with the 40 added to it though, since I lost the 40 over a 2-year period that did not include the WLS. Have a great day in your sexy 18's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I suffered an Oldtimers attack this morning, forgot I was gonna wear the 18's.  dang... Maybe to coffee in NB tomorrow???  And as for the 40 lbs in question - THEY ARE A PART OF YOUR TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS!  I mean, they're GONE, right???  GIVE YOURSELF CREDIT, DEBBIE BABY!!!  You LOST 'em, you get to CLAIM 'em!!! And get a new photo up, okay?  You sexy redhead...

I had a muffin top when I first started wearing those jeans too.  the bling bling on the butt makes up for anything hanging over the top though. 

           (oh.. and for the record?  I prefer the term "blingass"...)