Weight loss based on what weight

I'm curious what you consider you beginning weight when you say you lost X amount of pounds since surgery. I have three different weights and don't know what to go by. My initial consultation weight was 274, my pre-op weigh-in was 261 (because of mandatory weight loss my Dr wanted before doing surgery), and my weight the morning of surgery (after a weekend of bowel prep) was 251. I'm now two weeks post-op and weight 240. I look at it like I lost 11 pounds since surgery. Sure it sounds better to say 21 pounds or even 34 pounds. But to me I've lost 11 pounds. What do you guys go by when you say how much weight you've lost?

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