Table 2.

Weight Change as Percent of Baseline Weight Needed to Achieve Weight Goals

	Overall N = 365 (%)	Normal Weight n = 143 (%)	Overweight n = 121 (%)	Obese n = 100 (%)
“Dream” weight*	−12.1 ± 0.01	−3.1 ± 0.01	−10.1 ± 0.01	−27.7 ± 0.01
“Satisfied” weight*	−5.5 ± 0.01	+2.2 ± 0.01	−3.6 ± 0.01	−18.8 ± 0.01
BMI of 25 kg/m2*	−4.7 ± 0.01	+15.6 ± 0.01	−7.1 ± 0.004	−30.6 ± 0.01
Minimum weight loss to achieve any health benefits*	−5.4 ± 0.3	−1.8 ± 0.3	−4.9 ± 0.4	−11.2 ± 0.7

^*P < .001 for all comparisons across BMI category; BMI, body mass index.