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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.
Ideal Body Weight Chart
| Male |
| Height |
Ideal
Weight |
| 4' 6" |
63 - 77 lbs. |
| 4' 7" |
68 - 84 lbs. |
| 4' 8" |
74 - 90 lbs. |
| 4' 9" |
79 - 97 lbs. |
| 4' 10" |
85 - 103 lbs. |
| 4' 11" |
90 - 110 lbs. |
| 5' 0" |
95 - 117 lbs. |
| 5' 1" |
101 - 123 lbs. |
| 5' 2" |
106 - 130 lbs. |
| 5' 3" |
112 - 136 lbs. |
| 5' 4" |
117 - 143 lbs. |
| 5' 5" |
122 - 150 lbs. |
| 5' 6" |
128 - 156 lbs. |
| 5' 7" |
133 - 163 lbs. |
| 5' 8" |
139 - 169 lbs. |
| 5' 9" |
144 - 176 lbs. |
| 5' 10" |
149 - 183 lbs. |
| 5' 11" |
155 - 189 lbs. |
| 6' 0" |
160 - 196 lbs. |
| 6' 1" |
166 - 202 lbs. |
| 6' 2" |
171 - 209 lbs. |
| 6' 3" |
176 - 216 lbs. |
| 6' 4" |
182 - 222 lbs. |
| 6' 5" |
187 - 229 lbs. |
| 6' 6" |
193 - 235 lbs. |
| 6' 7" |
198 - 242 lbs. |
| 6' 8" |
203 - 249 lbs. |
| 6' 9" |
209 - 255 lbs. |
| 6' 10" |
214 - 262 lbs. |
| 6' 11" |
220 - 268 lbs. |
| 7' 0" |
225 - 275 lbs. |
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| Female |
| Height |
Ideal
Weight |
| 4' 6" |
63 - 77 lbs. |
| 4' 7" |
68 - 83 lbs. |
| 4' 8" |
72 - 88 lbs. |
| 4' 9" |
77 - 94 lbs. |
| 4' 10" |
81 - 99 lbs. |
| 4' 11" |
86 - 105 lbs. |
| 5' 0" |
90 - 110 lbs. |
| 5' 1" |
95 - 116 lbs. |
| 5' 2" |
99 - 121 lbs. |
| 5' 3" |
104 - 127 lbs. |
| 5' 4" |
108 - 132 lbs. |
| 5' 5" |
113 - 138 lbs. |
| 5' 6" |
117 - 143 lbs. |
| 5' 7" |
122 - 149 lbs. |
| 5' 8" |
126 - 154 lbs. |
| 5' 9" |
131 - 160 lbs. |
| 5' 10" |
135 - 165 lbs. |
| 5' 11" |
140 - 171 lbs. |
| 6' 0" |
144 - 176 lbs. |
| 6' 1" |
149 - 182 lbs. |
| 6' 2" |
153 - 187 lbs. |
| 6' 3" |
158 - 193 lbs. |
| 6' 4" |
162 - 198 lbs. |
| 6' 5" |
167 - 204 lbs. |
| 6' 6" |
171 - 209 lbs. |
| 6' 7" |
176 - 215 lbs. |
| 6' 8" |
180 - 220 lbs. |
| 6' 9" |
185 - 226 lbs. |
| 6' 10" |
189 - 231 lbs. |
| 6' 11" |
194 - 237 lbs. |
| 7' 0" |
198 - 242 lbs. |
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