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What is 200% of my Ideal Body Weight?

Newme00
on 3/20/10 4:32 am - San Antonio, TX
I was wondering if anyone knows how to figure out what 200% of my Ideal Boday Weight is?  I am 5'5 and my weight is 215.  I know I don't weigh enough even if I had two comorbidities (I'm not sure if I have any or not.)  I know I have high colesterol and join pain in my knees and hip, but I'm just not sure if I have any of the "major" comorbidities.  I know that if I don't I have to weigh 200% of my body weight, but I'm not sure how to figure out what that number would be.  Can anyone out there help me?

Thanks in Advance,
JoAnna :)
moondancer2000
on 3/20/10 9:39 am - Ft Rucker, AL
I am 5'2", I weighed 208 at my highest and had many co-morids.  I was less than 100lbs over weight and was approved in less than a week.  Ask, it couldn't hurt to try. Normally tri-care doesn't care about co-morbids, just that you are 100lbs over weight.  I wasn't, so try try try try!


I will live each day in the mindful present

HW 208/SW 197/CW 115/1st GW 130/2nd GW 120
/3rd goal 115/New GW ??/HT 5'2" NO MORE WEIGHT GOALS

Newme00
on 3/21/10 7:16 am - San Antonio, TX
Moondancer2000,
Thanks for your advice!  I have an appt with my dr. Tuesday so I will talk to her about it then and also see what Tricare has to say.  Thanks again!
moondancer2000
on 3/22/10 11:35 am - Ft Rucker, AL
If you have co-morbids, I think you will have a good chance!  Good luck and fight for what you NEED.


I will live each day in the mindful present

HW 208/SW 197/CW 115/1st GW 130/2nd GW 120
/3rd goal 115/New GW ??/HT 5'2" NO MORE WEIGHT GOALS

Daniestar37
on 11/9/10 9:33 am - Pearl City, HI

That seems to be worded awkwardly...however I interprate that to mean you have to be 2x your ideal body weight . So if your ideal body weight is 130 for your height you need to weight 260 or more.  I don't have any comorbidities but I am approved through tri-care with my appt. with my surgeon Nov. 22, 2010 due to being more then 2x my ideal body weight. At  5'5 your ideal body weight would be 117-130 for a small frame, 127-141 for a medium frame and 137-155 for a large frame. Most people have a medium frame so if that is the case you would need to be between 254-282 to be 2x your ideal body weight. I hope that helps.

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