Check those BMI's

Good Morning Gang!!!!! Hope everyone is enjoying a little sunshine before the rainy weekend rolls in.

Last night I was thinking about WLS things in general and the subject of just how much we change kept coming to the forefront. We talk about the scales everyday and when we hit a stall we look to the measurements to see change. Have you checked your BMI lately?

When I started looking into surgery I weighed it at 305. For my 5'5" frame that's a BMI of 50.7 and that's in the Super Morbidly obese category. This morning my BMI is now 34.9 and just plain Obese. When I lose 30 more lbs. I'll be just Overweight. (Plus I'll weigh what I did in Elementary school). How cool is that?

So tell me - let me see some digits. Where are you in this BMI journey?

- Iris

Hi Iris!

I am in a bit of a stall right now losing weight wise.  I check my measurements and BMI probably once a month to see where I am at.

I started out at 306 on my 5'7" frame and am now 235.  So I started at 47.9 and am now 36.8.  Which is outstanding!!!  I look forward to just being overweight and not obese!!! 

Thanks for the post!

Great post Iris,

The BMI is a really important number for everyone to know since it is now the gold standard that doctors use to determine overall health.  I started out at 260 @ 5'2" which was a BMI of 47.5 and now I'm hanging around 139 with a BMI of 25.4.   I've met my goal of losing 120 pounds but have not set a new goal of losing another 5 pounds so I will be in the normal BMI range.  It's much harder to lose that last 5 pounds gang!

You are doing great, keep up the hard work!  Alice

I was a 54.5 and now I am a 41.8. I still have a way to go but I am definitely on my way.

Hey Iris,

Thanks for posting this today, since it definitely one of the things I needed to hear and be aware of.  I stepped on the scale today and was disappointed not to see 248 - although I'm off by about a half a pound.  I have been taking measurements, too, but to look at BMI really does show how far we've all come.  So even though I'm slightly disappointed in my weight drop, looking at BMI change is really huge! 

I'm 5'3".  My highest weight was 305 which put my at BMI of 54.  At surgery, my BMI was down to 52.2 and as of today it's down to 44.2.  I'd love for it to already be below 40, but I know in time it will come.

I'm on my way, too.  And thank God for that! 

Funny you should mention this...  My ticker says it all!  Well, not quite, as I am pretty sure I have found that pound you lost the other day... mercifully my scale has been dying (needs new battery...gee, I wonder why?) so it's not "official."  Of course I COULD step onto the WiiFit (which has turned into a glorified scale) and get an accurate reading (AND get to hear my Wii trainer moan as I step on!), but I am still in denial.  Time to get real!  Ugh!

BTW, I am 5ft nuttin' and will be 60 in August.  It is really HARD for us short, old chicks to lose weight!!!

Good morning, Iris!  Great post topic and very inspiring to read about how well everyone has done regarding their new and improved BMI's.  Here's mine...

Starting BMI:  46.1  (5'6" and 285.4 lbs.)
Current BMI:  37.3  (lowest weight this week of 231.2)

That's -54.2 lbs. and -44 inches!  Yippee!

Now if I could figure out why my scale said 233.0 this morning, I'd be a much happier camper.  Urgh, scales. 

Hmmm....I was just thinking about this!  I started off with a BMI of 44.5 (morbidly obese) and now I check in at 29.8...could it be???  Am I now just "overweight"?  Who'da thunk it?!

I don't really look at my BMI, so I am glad that you started this post.  I started at 46.6 and now am at 34.5... not too bad - I am stretching to reach 70 pounds lost - that is my next goal.

Shelia

 Way to go Iris!!!!!! you are doing fantastic!!! As for me I started off with a BMI of 40 I am 5 feet 7 inches.   18 months later I weigh 126 lbs with a BMI of 19.7!!!! I am 19 lbs under my goal weight and now I am just trying to maintain