Oh, really, lol. I didn't know that, thanks

Well, no, it showed up in this one too.

Oh well, not that it matters, I was just curious.

My BMI is 39, morbidly obese, according to those standards, I am sure!

I am 5'10 and my body fat percentage is 27%. I am a very active and muscular woman. My bloodwork and stress test results put me at a very healthy place indeed. It's good to remember that all these things matter, not one isolted reading or number.

At my top weight of 284, I saw in my chart that the doctor wrote Morbidly Obese! I made me so sad - but it was true: "The term morbid obesity refers to patients who are 50 - 100% -- or 100 pounds above -- their ideal body weight. BMI (body mass index) value greater than 39 may be used to diagnose morbid obesity also.

Hopefully as of my next weigh in I will not longer be morbidly obese!! (Just obese! )

While I'm not happy many of you had to go through this phase as well as me, I am however happy that I'm not doing it alone! I felt alone and scared in that one moment and now realize it has effected may of you as well.

Thanks for the encouraging words and we can do it!

Wow Mel....your stats are AWESOME!!


HOw long?? WW?? Core/Flex??

Great Job!!!!!!!!!!

There was never any question in my mind that I was obese; when I realized it then, I knew I had to do something, being my BMI at the time teetered near 60 (59.9 to be exact). It is now down to 50.8 but yes, I am still obese. There are days when I feel totally ugly and not worthy of anything nor anyone, but then there are others--as of recently--where I am thinking I have made all this effort and if anyone likes me, great, if not, that's fine too.

And of course, the scale and BMI calculators may lie sometimes, but I found that clothes never do!

i am 5'8 and 197lbs and obese

bbbabe- You are just barely in the obese category, one more pound and you will be merely overweight!

I did a happy dance the day I moved from the obese to the overweight category!

Michele i cant seem to get down that one damn pound! lol oh well

I just checked my BMI here and I am at a "very high risk"

However, I only weigh 15.8 lbs on Pluto.

Ok whos moving to Pluto with me?

That sounds mighty appealing right now!

Scary isn't it! now i have put my highest weight into a BMI calculator ( i wasn't game when i was at that weight! ) I was morbidely obese! Well that just sux! a BMI of 41!!!!!!!!! OUCH!!!!!!!!!!
Ok I must admit i did a little happy dance when i got to "normal"! I know it is just one way of measuring and not really that accurate! (not accounting muscle mass) but hey!!!!!!!!!!!! I just want to stay in that NORMAL and i am happy!!!!!!!!!

But consider too! according to the BMI method... Arnie Swartzanigger is OBESE! (and yes you guessed it I cannot spell!LOL)!