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Lose Weight & eat less(1000 kcals)

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,802 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Well to be honest I'm starting to get the "oh don't loss anymore weight now" line in the last week...I'm 81kg I could defo get myself down to 78 which would be a nice roundish number


    Then I wouldn't worry about your BMI or your bodyfat %.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    I didn't mention her BMI, her BMI is through the roof (she's 4'7).

    It was in response to someone asking are there medications you can be refused based on your weight/bmi.
    Yes, but he seemed to be specifically talking about the possibility of being refused if you are in the overweight category though, which is usually said to be a BMI under 30. I can see you probably thought he meant overweight in general.
    Mellor wrote: »
    Regardless, is there even any medication that an overweight person wouldn't receive?
    I know before bariatric surgery people need to lose weight, but it's going to apply to anyone who isn't actually carrying a lot of fat.

    I was saying your friend would have to be 6 foot 1 to match this, which would be deemed overweight, but I doubt she would have been refused if she was 6 foot 1 and 100kg. Just like I doubt any bodybuilders are in danger of being refused treatment.

    If your friend is over 100kg and 4' 7'' that is a BMI of at least 51.2, and so well above the highest classification, in which case its a different ball game.
    Overweight from 25 to 30 from 1.0 to 1.2
    Obese Class I (Moderately obese) from 30 to 35 from 1.2 to 1.4
    Obese Class II (Severely obese) from 35 to 40 from 1.4 to 1.6
    Obese Class III (Very severely obese) over 40 over 1.6


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,588 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    rubadub wrote: »
    Yes, but he seemed to be specifically talking about the possibility of being refused if you are in the overweight category though, which is usually said to be a BMI under 30. I can see you probably thought he meant overweight in general.
    Exactly.
    Bariatric surgery, unsuitable for the pill, these are genuine reasons where weight is an issue. I can't see anyone, due to muscle mass, getting the wrong advice in error there.


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