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    No Longer Morbidly Obese!

    Posts: 88 Member
    edited January 22 in Success Stories
    A MFP friend posted on her status today that she was no longer morbidly obese. It hadn't occurred to me to check until she said and when I looked I was so happy to find out that I too am now just obese. Next stop overweight lol!

    January 1st 2013
    285.4lbs
    BMI 46 Morbidly Obese
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    April 30th 2013
    237lbs
    BMI 38.2
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    • Posts: 79
      You look lovely.
    • Posts: 207 Member
      Woot woot! Good for her. :)
    • Posts: 88 Member
      Ha, I had the same thing happen to me, felt like I "Graduated".

      But I have to question the whole BMI scale though. In my case, it says normal weight range for a 43 year old male at 5'10" (i.e. me), says I should be between 130 and 170 lbs. I don't think so, I was an Offensive Lineman in high school and University for a total of 8 years, I'm pretty sure the last time I weighed 170 was when I was 14 or 15 years old. That isn't going to happen, and even if it did, I feel I would be really underweight. So, I know I will always be in the obese range for life, no matter how much improved my health will be in the future.

      This is a great point and to be my correct BMI I need to be under 150lbs which I haven't been since I was in high school but I am aiming for 135 as it is the mid of my healthy range and I am only short so I guess I should be able to do ti. I'd never thought of it between the sexes but you're right they make no allowance for the different builds between men and women. I also now that even though I am heavy I am getting very fit as I exercise daily so maybe you don't need to be in the healthy BMI to be healthy? Something to consider...
    • Posts: 566 Member
      Great job!! I know it feels great. I hit 39.5 BMI last week and it was also a major milestone for me.
    • Posts: 88 Member
      Thanks for the sweet comments torymichaels and UrnAsh :)
    • Posts: 88 Member
      Great job!! I know it feels great. I hit 39.5 BMI last week and it was also a major milestone for me.

      Thanks and congrats to you too :)
    • Posts: 529 Member
      CONGRATS! Thats so awesome
    • Posts: 154 Member
      Woot! Girl, you look fanTAStic! Work it!
    • Posts: 88 Member
      Thank you :)
    • Posts: 122 Member
      congratulations you look fantastic and happy well done xx
    • Posts: 63
      You look SO beautiful! Amazing progress(:
    • Posts: 215 Member
      Amazing!
    • Posts: 8
      Nice job! You look wonderful!
    • Posts: 57
      Great job, very inspiring!
    • Posts: 344 Member
      I'm so happy for you! Well done!!!
    • Posts: 347 Member
      LOVE IT !! :) YOU LOOK AWESOME!!
    • Posts: 60 Member
      Great work! I'm very much looking forward to achieving this milestone for myself - should be within the next month! WOOHOO!
    • Posts: 101 Member
      You look great!! Keep up the amazing work! :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 8
      Looking good! Great work!
    • Posts: 573 Member
      Great changes! Way to go!
    • Posts: 114
      Woohoo, awesome! My numbers are very close to yours and I was super excited to be "just obese" on the scale as well! Though honestly- I'll never be in the "healthy range" as I am prone to being muscular, so my GW is around 155-160 and if I'm higher than that but healthy with a low body fat % I'll be just as happy. :)
    • Posts: 243 Member
      Well done!
    • Posts: 484 Member
      Congratulations!!! You look fantastic.
    • Posts: 505
      congratulations, you look great! I remember when I hit that milestone myself... its an awesome feeling.
    • Posts: 1,543 Member
      You look fantastic! Thanks for posting. It's inspiring. :)
    • Posts: 702 Member
      Whoo hoo!!!! (you look fantastic BTW ) :)
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