# I'm not fat. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 30, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355 "2003-06-30T15:02:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355/41 "2003-07-01T15:13:03Z")
my BMI was 42 before surgery 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MC_Master_of_Ceremonies)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355/42 "2003-07-01T15:20:08Z")
I think the site is broken or sumthin, cos it gave me a BMI of 25.4 which is overweight. Is 203 pounds really overweight when your 6’3"??? ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355/43 "2003-07-01T15:28:27Z")
Just wanted to pop in and deliver a message for **OpalCat** : Yowza! Lookin’ hot babe 😉 ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355/44 "2003-07-01T15:28:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by OpalCat \* > \*\*less than 18.5 Underweight > \*\*18.5 - 24.9 Normal – ME \*\* 24.7 \*\* \*\* > 25.0 - 29.9 Overweight > 30.0 - 34.9 Obese > 35.0 - 39.9 Severely Obese > 40.0 - 50 Morbidly Obese > over 50 Super Obese > > \*\* Super Obese? Do you get some kind of special powers if you survive Morbidly Obese and go on to become Super Obese? Congrats **Opal**. You must feel wonderful. And, good luck **Nutty**. I hope your surgery goes well. ---
**Author:** ![Tomcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355/45 "2003-07-01T15:56:01Z")
Wow. Big difference. Congratulations! Using Atkins I’ve lost 30lbs and am looking better than I have in 15 years. Are you feeling better about yourself and smiling more like me? Hope so. Take care- -Thomas ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355/46 "2003-07-01T16:34:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by In Conceivable \* > \*\*And, good luck **Nutty**. I hope your surgery goes well. \*\* Thanks so much! It’s nice to see Opal doing so well, it’s very inspiring. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355/47 "2003-07-01T17:22:25Z")
Keep us up to date Nutty 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mcms\_cricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@mcms\_cricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcms_cricket)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355/48 "2003-07-03T19:00:52Z")
Opal, congratulations - you must be so proud of yourself. You look great. I’m glad to have stumbled across this threat - I was in Tucson just last weekend and thought of you (was driving down Ft. Lowell past Mountain - where I lived in the 70’s and seem to remember you saying, in some other thread, that you lived not too far from there). Cricket ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355/49 "2003-07-03T22:33:23Z")
I grew up in the neighborhood between Prince and Roger, between Campbell and Mountain 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ace22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@ace22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ace22)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355/50 "2003-07-03T22:45:18Z")
In one month, I’ll be moving to Park and Speedway. Wah-hah. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355/51 "2003-07-04T00:12:38Z")
Congratulations! You look great, and I’ll bet you feel a lot better, too. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355/52 "2003-07-04T00:26:02Z")
I used to live a block away from there. I would make not-exactly-sober 7-11 runs at 3am on a regular basis. My house was at Mabel and Fremont, but the house has been demolished since then. Oh well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fat/185355.md?page=2)