Would weight loss surgery benefit you?
BMI is one of the leading ways of measuring obesity,
find out if you’re a candidate for surgery.
- UNDERWEIGHT
- NORMAL
- OVERWEIGHT
- MORBIDLY OBESE
- SUPER OBESE
YOUR CURRENT
WEIGHT
40kg
BMI 40.0
HEALTHY BMI
WEIGHT
88kg
BMI 24.9
WEIGHT LOSS NEEDED TO
ACHIEVE A HEALTHY BMI
24kg
or 28% of your overall body weight
Your Expected weight loss in 1 year
With the most common treatment options
3.5kg
or 3.2% of your overall body weight 1
Lifestyle Changes
3.2 - 6.7kg
or 5 - 10% of your overall body weight 2,3
Prescription Medication
22 - 37kg
or 20 - 33% of your overall body weight 4
Weight Loss Surgery
Percentages are based on the weight loss averages
1) Sumithran P and Proietto J. The defence of body weight: a physiological basis for weight regain after weight loss. Clin Sci 2103; 124: 231–41.RACGP. Obesity prevention and management position statement 2019. Available at https://www.racgp.org.au/FSDEDEV/media/documents/RACGP/Position%20statements/Obesity-prevention-and-management.pdf, accessed September 2022. 2) Pilitsi E, et al. Pharmacotherapy of obesity: Available medications and drugs under investigation. Metab Clin Exp 2019; 92: 170–92. 3) Lee PC, Dixon J. Pharmacotherapy for obesity.Aust Fam Phys. 2017; 46(7): 472–7. 4) NH&MRC (2013) Clinical practice guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity in adults, adolescents and children in Australia. Available at https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/clinical-practice-guidelines-management-overweight-and-obesity, Accessed September 2022.
Your Expected weight loss in 1 year
With the most common treatment options
Percentages are based on the weight loss averages
1) Sumithran P and Proietto J. The defence of body weight: a physiological basis for weight regain after weight loss. Clin Sci 2103; 124: 231–41.RACGP. Obesity prevention and management position statement 2019. Available at https://www.racgp.org.au/FSDEDEV/media/documents/RACGP/Position%20statements/Obesity-prevention-and-management.pdf, accessed September 2022. 2) Pilitsi E, et al. Pharmacotherapy of obesity: Available medications and drugs under investigation. Metab Clin Exp 2019; 92: 170–92. 3) Lee PC, Dixon J. Pharmacotherapy for obesity.Aust Fam Phys. 2017; 46(7): 472–7. 4) NH&MRC (2013) Clinical practice guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity in adults, adolescents and children in Australia. Available at https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/clinical-practice-guidelines-management-overweight-and-obesity, Accessed September 2022.
At your BMI, the Australian Obesity Guidelines(9) recommend my target weight loss should be:
