Question:
How can I figure out the amount of excess body wgt I have lost???

   — MARY W. (posted on August 8, 2002)

August 8, 2002
Excess Body Weight (EBW) is your Actual Body Weight (ABW) minus your Ideal Body Weight (IBW). There are several formulas to estimate IBW, but the simplest is the Hamwi formula. IBW (Women) = 100 lbs for the first 5 ft of height plus or minus 5 pounds for each inch above or below 5 ft. IBW (Men) = 106 lbs for the first 5 ft of height plus or minus 6 pounds for each inch above or below 5 ft. This is from Dr. Louis Flancaum's book "The Doctor's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery".
   — John Rushton