A Weight Loss Journey

Obesity:  the definition

• Fleshiness, more than average fatness.
• A condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be negatively affected.
• Extremely overweight:  For men – 20% over their ideal build; For women – 25% over their ideal build
• Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30 (i.e., approximately 30 pounds overweight).
• Being obese means having so much body fat that your health is in danger.

Morbid Obesity:  it gets worse

• A condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that one is 100 or more pounds overweight.
• Being morbidly obese means the amount of weight a person is carrying is life-threatening.

 In all probability, if you are overweight, you know it.  If you are obese, you know it.  If you are morbidly obese, you really know it.  That knowledge is your constant companion and albatross.  Every time you get dressed and struggle to find something to wear that doesn’t make you look like a tightly packed sausage, you know it.  Every time you bend over, try to walk quickly, or settle into an airplane seat for a long flight, you know it.  Being overweight is uncomfortable and unhealthy . . . and in most cases, a situation we can do something about.  It is our responsibility to care for ourselves and our health.

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