If you measure 10% losses, do you measure each loss from your original weight, or do you calculate it from the last goal?

Start weight 200, goals are 10% of 200
Goal 1=180
Goal 2=160
Goal 3=140
Goal 4=120

OR

Start weight 200, goals are 10% of last goal
Goal 1=180
Goal 2=162
Goal 3=146
Goal 4=131
Goal 5=118

Or does this fall into the category "Who cares?"

swiminky, I think the first one sounds right. I personally use this calculator to calculate the percentage of loss etc(http://www.math.com/everyone/calcula...ce/percent.htm)

People do it both ways... but I think it's standard to do 10% from your current weight, because that factoid where losing just 10% is supposed to improve your health by X ammount (forget the standard # thrown out there)

So in other words lose 10% then recalcuate 10% from what your lower weight is... but like I said people do it both ways.

I've always heard that each 10% is based on your new weight so you recalculate.

Total percentage lost remains based on original weight.

I used the second calculation where it was 10 % of my new weight. But I think it's just a guideline for you to set goals so you can do it either way.

Good Luck!

I also do 10% from the current weight.

I do it the second way so the amount you have to lose decreases each time. However I find it also gets harder to achieve. I reached my first 10% last week just over 3 months from when I started. Now working on my second

Kitty

ditto on the 10% of your current weight type of calc.