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Morbidly obese, just joined a gym
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Morbidly Obese and Changing
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Wed 24 Feb 2010 11:32am
My son just told me about this community. I have recently joined a gym to lose weight as I am morbidly obese (BMI 42.7) and need to make some long overdue changes.
I have started a blog called "Diary of a morbidly obese woman joins at gym" at www.morbidlyobeseandchanging.wordpress.com in the hope it will help me stay accountable and be encouraged
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Bariatric Surgery For Morbid Obesity - BariatricEdge.com
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Jeff C.
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Tue 17 Nov 2009 10:00pm
Bariatric Surgery For Morbid Obesity - BariatricEdge.com
Tags: weight, loss, surgery, bariatric, , lap, band, roux-n-y, roux-en-y, Gastric bypass, obesity, bmi, pouch, banding, sleeve, malabsorption
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Bariatric Surgery For Morbid Obesity - BariatricEdge.com
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Jeff C.
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Sun 31 Aug 2008 12:00am
Bariatric Surgery For Morbid Obesity - BariatricEdge.com
Tags: weight, loss, surgery, bariatric, , lap, band, roux-n-y, roux-en-y, Gastric bypass, obesity, bmi, pouch, banding, sleeve, malabsorption
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What Is Morbid Obesity and What Can Be Done?
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WeightLossTeam ..
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Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm
one's ideal body weight or having a body mass index, or BMI, of 40 or greater.
DAVID PROVOST, MD: We define obesity based on the body mass index, which is a calculation based on a person's height and weight. A body mass index that's over 25, that person's considered overweight. A body mass index over 30 represents obesity. And severe obesity or morbid obesity
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Morbid Obesity Not Only Affects Weight But Overall Health
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Linda
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Thu 30 Apr 2009 12:00am
A recent study found that workers with morbid obesity have a significantly higher prevalence of more than 100 diseases and conditions than non-morbidly obese employees. The study found that employees with morbid obesity had about five times the rate of osteoarthritis and esophageal disorders, four times the rate of Type 2 diabetes, anemia
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Link Between Morbid Obesity in Tots & Lower IQs, Study Shows
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Connie Bennett
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Thu 18 Dec 2008 8:12pm
On some tight deadlines for my book SUGAR SHOCK! but I thought you should know about a new study which links morbid obesity amongst toddlers with cognitive problems.
University of Florida researchers -- writing in the Journal of Pediatrics -- studied morbidly obese tots (who weigh at least 150 percent of their ideal body weight before age 4
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Morbidly Obese
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Felipa
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Wed 03 Sep 2008 12:00am
There I said it, yes, I'm morbidly obese and I have been for a long time. I'm doing alot to change this. And this time I'm not looking for a quick fix. No magical diet... considered Morbidly Obese, this conversation comes in the wake of a conversation that we had Yesturday.
Yesturday we were talking about if I had the money blah blah blah...one girl
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Morbid Obesity: How did I get there?
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diminishingdawn ..
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Thu 04 Sep 2008 3:37am
and a job I love (teaching), sustained weight loss has been one goal I've never been able to reach.
I was the proverbial plump child, chubby teenager and morbidly obese... a part in my obesity. As well, I remember money being tight, but always getting a handsome allowance from my parents, which I always spent in the high
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