Numbers formula help

I am setting up a weight loss table.
We will weigh in every other week.
I want to know how to make a formula update the the weight loss total every weigh in.
Thx
( I am seeing views but no replies, have i worded something wrong or is it confusing? )

Hi zetian,
I want to know how to make a formula update the the weight loss total every weigh in.
I have used a gain or loss of 10 every two weeks to keep it simple.
Enter 0 (zero) in C2 and D2
C3 contains this formula (and Fill Down)
=B3−B2
D3 contains this formula (and Fill Down)
=D2+C3
Conditional Highlighting in Column C gives a red fill for no loss or a weight gain . Greater than or equal to 0. (Not applied to C2).
Regards,
Ian.

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The row and column Reference tabs did NOT appear when I selected a cell, so I could not use them to resize the width of column A to accomodate the full dates.
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The application hung on selecting the whole able (body rows only) and choosing fill right from the Insert menu. A small progress window opened, and the progress bar moved to about 20% completed, then stopped. Sometime later, the bar moved to 50%, but stalled again. It was still there a few hours later, and I did a force quit, then completed this post.
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