Percent Weight Loss Clarification

I think my post including the percent weight loss calculation was a little confusing because it used the words "final weight" and "initial weight". It's easy to mix up the terms and think of them oppositely - which is what most everyone has done :) So far Lori was the only one to do the calculation correctly - so we're all guilty ... hahahaha. Anyway, below is a new image of the calculation with the terms "starting weight" and "current weight". Your starting weight is the weight you first posted at the beginning of the competition. Your current weight is whatever you currently weigh, right now. The result should be a NEGATIVE number, because we lose weight... so it is a percent decrease. If your number comes out positive then you need to adjust your diet.. .hahaha. Anyway, I'm not trying to be anal or anything... just want to make sure there is consistency with everyone's calculations :)

Here is the equation again:





Here is an example: