Food, food everywhere and not a drop to eat......

Pinkflutterby · 05-28-2002, 06:10 PM

It just occured to me that after all this stuff I have to go through with my specialist and gp and about having to lose weight to get periods...

how much do I have to lose.......
neither has told me. I am 15 and 1/2 stone now and 5ft5......maybe 13st?????

Any suggestions?

05-28-2002, 06:24 PM

That's a good question but it all depends on what your Body Mass Index is now and what it needs to be. Rather than set a target weight, most Dr's give you a BMI target to reach. It might be that you don't need to lose say 2 stone but get down to a BMI of X and to achieve that you only need to lose 1 stone or such like.

It's not done on just your weight and height...So like I'm 5ft 5" and 17 stones and I have a BMI of 40, I need it to be 35 and so I have to loose around 3 stones apparently.

Also take into account your build when deciding how much weight you need to lose.

You should ask your GP to calculate your ideal weight for you specifically.

JJ

Pinkflutterby · 05-28-2002, 06:33 PM

Thank you!

I am currently doing it the very scientific way of thinking what pair of trousers fit me when I last had my period (April 2001) and how far I have to go to get back into them again!