Obese vs Morbidly obese

pippywillow

I keep hearing people say "I'm no longer morbidly obese" or "I'm stage 1 obese". Where do you find those numbers? I've found the bmi charts but they only go up to regular obese.

SinomenJen

From what I have seen it is a BMI over 40

AlabasterVerve

Here's a BMI chart with stages of obesity marked:

http://www.fastslimbody.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/How-Much-Should-I-Weigh-BMI1.jpg

pippywillow

Here's a BMI chart with stages of obesity marked:

http://www.fastslimbody.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/How-Much-Should-I-Weigh-BMI1.jpg

Thanks that's what I was looking for.
I'm still in stage 3 for another 18 lbs

amyk0202

Here's a BMI chart with stages of obesity marked:

http://www.fastslimbody.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/How-Much-Should-I-Weigh-BMI1.jpg

Wow. They don't even go up to my starting weight on this chart :embarassed: . Back before I had my surgery there were a bunch of bmi calculators that gave the different stages. When I went looking recently it was harder to find--I ran my original #'s first because I couldn't remember exactly what I started at & I noticed the change. I was morbidly obese at 251.5 lbs. & 5' 2.5" & now just overweight.

Eirene80

Morbidly obese usually means 100+ pounds overweight.

lcfairbairn74

Morbidly obese in the UK is any BMI over 40. When I started here I was morbidly obese. Now, I'm just obese. Go me! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Rockmyskinnyjeans

Morbidly obese is a BMI over 40. I was super morbidly obese (BMI over 50) when I first began my weight loss journey over 9 years ago.