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    Subtracting a beginning value from the last value in a growing list.

    Hello all,

    I have a simple chart set up in google sheets to track my weight loss since December of last year. It is a 2 column list with data in column A and the weight for that day in column B. I would like to enter a formula that would automatically subtract my starting weight from the top of the list, with whatever weight I enter in the bottom of the list when I weigh myself periodically. Can this be done??

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    Re: Subtracting a beginning value from the last value in a growing list.

    Maybe this:

    =$B$2-LOOKUP(2,1/($B$2:$B$300<>""),$B$2:$B$300)
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    Re: Subtracting a beginning value from the last value in a growing list.

    Assuming your initial weight is in B2
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