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On Friday I had to a see a specialist, it was a beautiful day and I wasn’t wearing a jacket but the waiting room was freezing. So, I went to my car and retrieved the only coat I had. It was a heavier winter type. The doctor was running late and I had drunk enough coffee and water to float a cruise ship. As I stood up to go the bathroom the nurse called me back. Okay, I can wait on the bathroom. I was supposed to just discuss some results from a test no need to weigh in. Wrong. New policy every one weighs in every time they visit. No problem. I got on the scale and thought okay this is going to be a little higher since I was wearing my jacket, had a full bladder and my work boots on. So, it did not surprise me when I was seven pounds more than what I weighed myself that morning (naked).
The nurse wrote down the weight and then figured out my BMI, 27.4 is what she wrote. I was jumping for joy on the insides. Even with the seven pounds I am squarely in the overweight category. Then she said it “Your BMI is like 28. You could stand to lose 10 or 20 pounds." UM. What?! I saw myself jumping up out of my chair and strangling her skinny neck. I mean really who would convict me? Temporary insanity.
I started to say something like I was morbidly obese less than six months ago. Look at my chart. I know that I still have weight to lose before I reach my goal but really. Before I could speak she said, “But looking at you I never would have thought you needed to lose any weight. You wear it well. Sometimes I think these BMI charts are way off." Nice safe woman. You have been spared to live another day.
And with the seven pounds subtracted my BMI is 26.3. YEAH ME! Almost to a normal weight.
On Friday I had to a see a specialist, it was a beautiful day and I wasn’t wearing a jacket but the waiting room was freezing. So, I went to my car and retrieved the only coat I had. It was a heavier winter type. The doctor was running late and I had drunk enough coffee and water to float a cruise ship. As I stood up to go the bathroom the nurse called me back. Okay, I can wait on the bathroom. I was supposed to just discuss some results from a test no need to weigh in. Wrong. New policy every one weighs in every time they visit. No problem. I got on the scale and thought okay this is going to be a little higher since I was wearing my jacket, had a full bladder and my work boots on. So, it did not surprise me when I was seven pounds more than what I weighed myself that morning (naked).
The nurse wrote down the weight and then figured out my BMI, 27.4 is what she wrote. I was jumping for joy on the insides. Even with the seven pounds I am squarely in the overweight category. Then she said it “Your BMI is like 28. You could stand to lose 10 or 20 pounds." UM. What?! I saw myself jumping up out of my chair and strangling her skinny neck. I mean really who would convict me? Temporary insanity.
I started to say something like I was morbidly obese less than six months ago. Look at my chart. I know that I still have weight to lose before I reach my goal but really. Before I could speak she said, “But looking at you I never would have thought you needed to lose any weight. You wear it well. Sometimes I think these BMI charts are way off." Nice safe woman. You have been spared to live another day.
And with the seven pounds subtracted my BMI is 26.3. YEAH ME! Almost to a normal weight.
She did just barely save her skinny butt! lol Congratulations on your successes so far. Rock on, babeeee!
--gina
--gina
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
******GOAL*******
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny
Woo Hoo. You go girl. 
26.3 is killer even if it isn't "normal" yet. You'll be there soon.
26.3 is killer even if it isn't "normal" yet. You'll be there soon.
66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance
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