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Here's a new one. And I know you all can relate. I just had my 3 month post surgery check with the doctor and what he had to tell me just made me feel good all over. He is that I am Obese. Wait, wait, I know some of you are thinking ,"What the heck?". But for me to be told that I am "just" obese and not morbidly obese, or super morbidly obese, is something to Celebrate. I just absolutely love this band. No matter the scars, the inability to really embrace a full on holiday dinner, the "stuck" food on occasion. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I Love band land.

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Mahalo everyone, you guys are the most awesome positive supportive people I know. Thanks again. Keep up the good work everybody and we will all be there....

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Is there some kind of chart or formula available to figure out the weight to lose to go from morbid to severe to just obese to just overweight ? Does it have to do with the BMI numbers?

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That is a big milestone...YOu are on your way!! congrats! I also can't wait until I am out of the "morbid" category.

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Bev,

I am so proud of you. I can not wait for my Dr to say the same thing to me. Keep up the good work, and keep me posted.I love hearing about you and your husbands success.

Lois

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There is a rule, although I cant remember what it is, but it does go my your BMI, I think in one set of numbers is obese, then another set of numbers it is morbidly obese and so on, and so on. Only we would understand the joy of being called obese. LOL

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do a search on google for BMI chart and you will find one you enter your hight and weight and age and it will tell you your BMI and if you are overweight /super obese and so forth

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I did a search for this and found:

Calculate Your BMI

Just for kicks, I was marking off when Morbid Obesity becomes Severe Obesity to Obesity to Healthy...then on to what they consider underweight.

At a mere 80 pounds, I'd just be Under Weight. How come there isn't a scale for that labeled Morbidly or Severely?

<sigh> just bitter grapes...sorry, folks!

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Way to go Kao! :)

You got me to do it too, and I was pleasantly surprised to find I went from MO to Obese. Another 20 pounds and I'll be just "overweight".

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