How to figure % lost?

tabbyh25

I need to find out how to figure the % lost? this week I lost 3 lbs and I want to know the %. Thanks

tabbyh25

I need to find out how to figure the % lost? this week I lost 3 lbs and I want to know the %. Thanks

erikazj

If you divide what you have lost by your starting weight and multiply it by 100, that will give you the percentage that you have lost from your starting weight:

So 3pounds lost / 104 pounds starting x 100 = 2.88% (ish)

NurseMisty

It comes out to 1.01%

erikazj

The other way to do it, is to divide your starting weight by 100 which is 1.04 and then divide the weight you've lost by this number...so 3/1.04 = 2.88% of your starting weight.

It depends how you find it easier to compute, but remember it is a percentage of the weight you started at.

Phoenix_Rising

Let's see if I can do math

Start weight: 205
Current loss: 46
Current weight: 159


46/205= 0.2243902

So it appears I've lost roughly 22% of my beginning body weight? Well yes, that would make sense. 20% of 200lbs is 40lbs.

YAY ME! (Boo math! haha)

NurseMisty

Starting weight 264.4
Current weight 261.4 (lost 3 lbs)

1.01% loss

264.4 minus 1.01% comes to 261.7 (so .3 off)