The biggest summer challenge! :]

Hi everyone! I'm new. My starting weight as of last Sunday was 238.2 lbs.

I have meet all challenges this week I'm team beige, hope my partner chimes in

Love the challenges so far... Keep 'em coming!

You take the amount of weight lost, divided by current weight and multiply by 100

2.4 lbs. / 175 * 100 = 1.37%

Sorry, this is incorrect. It compares the amount of weight lost to the current weight, when really it should compare the amount of weight lost to the weight you were *before* you lost some.

For example, if a 100 pound person lost 10 pounds -- we all know that that's a 10% weight loss. But by your formula, it would be 10 lbs / 90 * 100 = 11.11%.

The correct formula should be the amount of weight lost, divided by what you weighed before losing, and then multiply by 100. So, 10 lbs / 100 * 100 = 10%

Robin, thanks.

Okay, if everyone agrees, then we should each calculate our own % of weight lost (unless you just want to stick with lbs) -- individually or by team, so the organizers don't have to do all that work.

BTW, how do you get those little fruit symbols? Wonder if there's one for blue?


Looked em up on google >:D and made them.
i'm sure you could make something for blue.

and i think the % idea is a good one.
Team Blue

Yes, I agree that % is the best way to do the challenge! I'm good to send my weekly percentage based on the most recent (correct) formula:D

BTW... totall failed Friday's challenge although... may end up meeting the under calories challenge due to not getting in lunch thanks to my poorly behaved 11yr old (grrrr!) Was so distracted that I forgot to eat - totally not like me!

Looking forward to how everyone has done this week - me, not too optomistic for a loss but stayed on track nonetheless;)

Good luck everyone!

Friday challenge met! Now I have to survive two parties this weekend! I can do it, I can do it!

Pear team in the house....Thursday and Friday challenge----CHECK!!!!! Whoo hooo! :bigsmile:

Fridays challenge complete.

Fridays challenge - met exercise failed on calories though :-(

Am checking in a day early due to not being sure I can get online tomorrow - 177 so still a loss of 1.4 lbs = 0.78% (worked out by 1.4/178.4*100, I think that's the correct formula)

BTW, how do you get those little fruit symbols? Wonder if there's one for blue?


Looked em up on google >:D and made them.
i'm sure you could make something for blue.

and i think the % idea is a good one.
Team Blue

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OK, I googled "mint pictures" to try find something for my team -- all it brought up was images of money... (US Mint, coins, etc.) Guess that means we're the $$$ winners $$$ LOL:laugh:

Had an awesome personal best at my 5k this morning!!! Finished in 29:35!!!!! So happy!!! As for weight this week, I'm at a zero loss. No gain, but no loss. My body does this, next week I'll see something, but this week it was happy where it was!!!

Anyway, Go Crimson!!!! Looking forward to next week's challenges!

Yeay my weigh is 104.75 this morning - didn't think I'd lose anything but lost just over llb. Now I need to keep it off!!!

I'll leave it up to the experts to work out the percentage :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Go Team Raspberry!

Ready for week 2

PLEASE IGNORE ABOVE POST :embarassed: Sorry need to wipe the sleep from my eyes.

My weight is 140.75 this morning, I was just checking previous posts when I noticed that we should work the % out ourselves, that's when I noticed the big mistake. (Wishful thinking on my part????)

So if I've got it right this time -- I have lost 0.87%

I weighed in today at 129lb, so lost 1lb :-)

Weigh in this week. Plum team.
For myself I lost 1.69%. 4 pounds
Wooo!!

Gold Team

5/29: 195.6
6/5: 194.6

1lb lost
1/195.6*100=.51%