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While you should be very proud of your accomplishment at losing weight, the real challenge is keeping it off long term. I hope you can beat the statistical data that shows that on average those that are of a starting BMI of 30 or more typically fail to keep lost weight off long term. I sure hope you are the exception. I do not wish obesity on anyone. Great job! Quote:
There is a suggestion to be tested in the AIM for BMI's greater than 30 or neck sizes over 17" in men. This is not a requirement however to get issues a medical, only a suggestion. |
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Crazy point, using the simple method of height and weight LAbron James is overweight, who's going to tell him that. A calculator that does not measure your waist at the belly button is useless. The military and the YMCA use a more complex formula that has a greater accuracy. I hope the latter is used.
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Straight from the FAA's 2013 Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners: Formula: weight (lb) / [height (in)]2 x 703 Calculate BMI by dividing weight in pounds (lbs) by height in inches (in) squared and multiplying by a conversion factor of 703. Example: Weight = 150 lbs, Height = 5'5" (65") Calculation: [150 ? (65)2] x 703 = 24.96 |
I read it on a T shirt. "Were the FAA were not happy till your Unhappy!":eek:
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Where are the incidents that would have been prevented by this measure?
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Beware...
BMI does not account for the age, gender or muscle mass of the individual. It is a simpleton’s “one size fits all” metric that has zero medical diagnostic value. To use BMI as a single criterion for mandated OSA screening is completely disconnected from fact-based medical science, which tells us that it is politically motivated. Others can opine on the FAA’s true agenda in this case, but we’re seeing an alarming increase in “non-science-based science” trotted out by government agencies as the basis for new rules and regulations that limit citizen’s freedoms and liberties. BS indeed!!
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I thought it said . .
"Once we have appropriately dealt with every airman examinee
who has a BMI of 40 or greater, we will gradually expand the testing pool by going to lower BMI measurements until we have identified and assured treatment for every airman." Well, too bad all medical records are at the IRS now, it makes it harder to cheat. My former employer had a program to "gently influence" us to be more healthy to lower health care costs. When it began, I reported way overweight and high blood pressure. Over the next 10 years, each 6 months I reported improvements in weight, BP, and diet until it finally reached my real numbers. I always got glowing (form) letters saying how proud they were for my improvements. |
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