Bmi

[sweetmomma05 33]

What's considered to be a high bmi ??

[No game 14,437]

98???

[DrmBig4Evr 152]

I guess that depends on what you mean. If you mean for insurance that is individual to your specific plan and it is defined in the documents. For example, mine was over 40 BMI or 35 with one comorbidity on a list of items. If you do a BMI calculator they will tell you your range and category. "Overweight', "Obese I, II, etc."

[mark! 449]

Here's a chart, for the wonderful BMI scale that's heavily flawed when it comes to actually predicting overweight people. /end rant.

[sweetmomma05 33]

I prob should have elaborated lol sorry!! Mine is a 43 and I keep hearing the higher the bmi the faster u lose. I wonder if this is true ??

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

If you calculate your excess body fat and measure your loss as a percentage excess body fat lost, you will find that the vast majority of us lose at about the same rate.

The reason low BMI sleevers lose slower is because they have less to lose.

[No game 14,437]

Hehehe..

Yeah I was being funny with the 98:p

But as far as losing faster when starting off with a higher bmi? From my reading around this forum (and yes it's been a lot) I would say yes..

I started at a 40 Bmi seems to be middle of the road around here I say that because originally I thought 40 was low but now I realize a lot of people with 38 and lower are having it done.

I was sleeved on 11-13-12 and have lost 46 pounds.

Another person In my November group has lost over 100 pounds!!

That person weighed almost 200 pounds more than me in November

[kcinpa 159]

I prob should have elaborated lol sorry!! Mine is a 43 and I keep hearing the higher the bmi the faster u lose. I wonder if this is true ??

I think that is correct, I was 450lbs ( bmi=67 ) on 1/28 the day of my surgery. As of 2/15 I was down to 416lbs (bmi=61.4) That's a loss of 34lbs in 18days...... I know I won't lose like this forever but I am enjoying it while I can........ My goal weight is 220-200lbs

[funinthesun00 157]

If you calculate your excess body fat and measure your loss as a percentage excess body fat lost' date=' you will find that the vast majority of us lose at about the same rate.

The reason low BMI sleevers lose slower is because they have less to lose.[/quote']

Do you happen to know about what that rate is? I am really curious.

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

It's been a while since I actually ran the numbers, but 20-25% @ two months post op, 40-50% @ six months, 70-80% @ one year.

That's the numbers that seem to be most prevalent.