Are You Morbidly Obese?

If you are overweight, you must face this question to make sure you can do something to save your health - ultimately your life. There comes a point when you are just too much above your ideal weight that doctors and specialists will have to come in to make sure you lose that extra weight.

Being chubby or just needing to lose some pounds is one thing, being obese is a medical issue you need to address. So how do you know if you are morbidly obese? You are likely to fall under this category if:

• you are at least 100 pounds overweight
• your BMI or Body Mass Index is over 40
• or even at a BMI of 35 you are already experiencing weight related illnesses like high blood pressure or diabetes
• you are unable to bring their weight down for a sustained period despite medically supervised diets.

Do note you can be considered obese, being 60-99 pounds overweight. But this is not morbid obesity. If you are 10 to 50 pounds above your ideal, you may just be considered overweight and not obese at all.

Sometimes just being slightly overweight can make your blood pressure rise. But if you’re morbidly obese, your blood pressure can rise dangerously high, causing damage while you don’t even know it.

So are you morbidly obese?

The reason you have to get an informed and accurate response to this question is so you can seek medical intervention. Being morbidly obese means a good diet and exercise are not enough for you to shed weight. While it’s usually preferable to lose the weight naturally through good diet and exercise, sometimes that just can’t happen.

When at the point of being morbidly obese, the process of losing weight itself could endanger your health. You have to lose weight, yes. But you have to seek  doctor’s guidance to make sure you go through the process safely and not aggravate any existing medical conditions.

These medical conditions are likely to be present considering that you have reached that level of obesity. As mentioned - these could include diabetes, high blood pressure and other myriad health problems.

Being morbidly obese means having to consider weight loss surgery. Gastric bypass surgery along with drastic lifestyle changes can save the life of those who are obese. It takes time and effort, but there is life and health after battling obesity!