Answering this question may
give you the courage you need to take the first step. Below
are tools you can use to determine if you are morbidly obese
and potentially a candidate for weight loss surgery.
There are several medically accepted
criteria for defining morbid obesity. You are likely morbidly
obese if you are:
- More than 100 lbs. over your ideal
body weight, or
- Have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over
40, or
- Have a BMI of over 35 and are experiencing
severe negative health effects, such as high blood pressure
or diabetes, related to being severely overweight
- Unable to achieve a healthy body weight
for a sustained period of time, even through medically
supervised dieting
Select your gender, and then move the
red slider handles or select your height and weight to calcluate
your BMI. The results of the BMI calculations are displayed
below. Note that these are approximate values, and are intended
to be used only as a rough guide.
