For our Biggest Loser Challenge we calculate weight loss percentages instead of total pounds loss so that you can see your weight loss from a different perspective. Jumping on a scale every day to check how many pounds you’ve lost or gained in comparison to another person can be daunting, but calculating the percentage of weight loss can give you a valuable representation of how much your body is changing individually.
For example, let's say you and a friend both agree to join the challenge and lose 10 pounds as your New Year goal. If you start out at 160 pounds, losing those 10 pounds will require losing 6.25% of your body weight. But for your friend, starting at 250 pounds, those same 10 pounds will only be 4% of their body weight.
Weight loss percentage is a good way to assess your weight loss within the context of your own body. And it has been proven that even losing just 5% of your body weight can lower your risk of hypertension, diabetes, orthopedic pain, etc.
The way to calculate the percentage of weight loss is to divide the total amount of weight lost by your starting weight, then multiply the result by 100. (Weight lost starting weight X 100 = percentage of weight loss).
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Angie
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