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No longer morbidly obese

mattschwartz01
mattschwartz01 Posts: 566 Member
edited January 22 in Success Stories
Today, my BMI dropped below 40 from an all time high of 44.6. I'm now only obese, not morbidly obese! Yahoo!

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  • BonnieandClyde29
    BonnieandClyde29 Posts: 1,026 Member
    Congrats!!! that's terrifc!!!! great job, i'm sure you will keep it up!!! :))
  • JimLeonardRN
    JimLeonardRN Posts: 296 Member
    Ifs funny to say "im only obese"..........I remember that day well! Congrats my man! keep up the great work!
  • Phoenixchichima
    Phoenixchichima Posts: 416
    great! isnt it wondeful to see progress & know its positve on your body?
  • byrnet18
    byrnet18 Posts: 230 Member
    Congrats!! It's an awesome feeling for sure! Keep it up and in no time you will be able to say that you're just over weight instead of obese. Good work!!
  • chelseybennett1
    chelseybennett1 Posts: 275 Member
    Thats a nice accomplishment!!! Congratulations.
  • scarrletti_girl
    scarrletti_girl Posts: 479 Member
    good job. that is terrific!!! keep up the good work!!! :)
  • kar328
    kar328 Posts: 4,159 Member
    Congratulations! I'm at 41 and waiting to say the same thing.
  • thecakelocker
    thecakelocker Posts: 407 Member
    Congrats, that's a great feeling!
  • GeekAmour
    GeekAmour Posts: 262
    Woop!
  • carmella37
    carmella37 Posts: 14
    Way to go!!! Keep up the good work :-)
  • kusterer
    kusterer Posts: 90 Member
    Hey, congratulations! Your post inspired me to check my BMI (I have avoided doing that for a long time) and it was 39.3! We share the same obesity day (or at least week).
  • MotivatedinCalifornia
    MotivatedinCalifornia Posts: 29 Member
    That's awesome! I can't wait to get there myself. Good Job!
  • fresh_start59
    fresh_start59 Posts: 590 Member
    Congrats! I did the same thing a couple weeks back. It was a nice milestone. :-)

    I started out with a BMI of 43 (middle of morbidly obese scale) and am now at 38.1 (severely obese) ... with a long way yet to go.

    I have a tentative goal weight in mind that will put me at 24.9 (highest end of "normal") but I'm not even sure if that is my true goal. I might be quite comfortable at the middle range of "overweight". I guess I won't know my true goal weight until I get there and live with it a few weeks.

    BMI Classification
    < 18.5 underweight
    18.5–24.9 normal weight
    25.0–29.9 overweight
    30.0–34.9 obese
    ≥ 35 or 40 is severe obesity
    ≥ 35 and experiencing obesity-related health conditions or ≥40–44.9 is morbid obesity
    ≥ 45 or 50 is super obesity

    Above info from:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity
  • momjmd
    momjmd Posts: 296 Member
    Awesome!!!! Congratulations!
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