Scored against your own starting point, not anyone else’s.
Ranking on pounds lost hands the win to whoever started heaviest. Percentage of bodyweight lost fixes that, so progress counts the same whether you are working with 14 lb or 60 — it is the default view and the fair one. Raw pounds lost is calculated for every member too, and in the app you can sort the board by either figure. Two leaderboards in one, not one board with a footnote.
Why percentage is the default view.
Two members each lose 20 lb. One started at 260, the other at 150. Sorted by pounds they tie. In reality the second person changed nearly twice as much of their body. Percentage scoring is the standard fix, and it is why the board opens sorted that way. Pounds lost is still a real number worth tracking on its own terms, so the same board can be sorted by it instead — two rankings over the same check-ins, not one board with the other number hidden.
260 lb → 240 lb
Twenty pounds against a heavier starting bodyweight.
150 lb → 130 lb
The same twenty pounds, a much larger share of the whole.
Ranked second first
Percentage scoring puts the larger relative change ahead, which pounds-lost scoring would miss.
Worked example for illustration. It is not a claim about typical or expected results.
How the ranking is calculated.
Baseline from your first check-in
Your starting bodyweight is captured from an initial check-in record.
Current position from the latest entry
Standing is calculated against your most recent approved bodyweight entry.
Percentage from baseline
The default rank metric is percentage of bodyweight lost, which keeps different starting weights comparable.
Pounds lost, calculated the same way
Raw pounds lost over the same window is calculated for every member too. Switch the sort in the app and the same check-ins rank by that instead — it also breaks ties when percentages match.
Tie-breakers
Ties can be resolved on check-in consistency and time-to-result.
Fair play and data quality.
Consistent units and intervals
Log entries in the same units at realistic intervals. Erratic spacing makes a trend line meaningless and can hold up a ranking.
Outliers get reviewed
Check-ins well outside a plausible range may be flagged for review before they affect a position.
Context helps
Pairing a significant change with feed context makes it easier for everyone to read a jump correctly.
Body fat, BMI and BMR figures in the app are fitness estimates, not medical measurements, and this board is a tracking tool rather than a health programme. Talk to a qualified professional about anything medical, and set your own targets with one.
Your baseline starts with one check-in.
Log a weight today and the board has somewhere to measure from.