There are just too many factors to it to go by straight math.

"BMI has some limitations and an actual diagnosis of overweight or obesity should be made by a health care professional." This is a disclaimer that is on the results of my dexascan.

I had a dexascan - full body imaging done at my doctor's (who specializes in Obesity medicine) office when I started on Dec 30, 2014 at 280 pounds. I had another one the end of March at 177 pounds. I will get the results of that scan tomorrow. The scan actually shows and measures lean muscle mass, fat, and bone. Lots of data, but it said I had a BMI of 40.4. Normal BMI is between 18 and 25.

56% of my body was fat. I see on my notes that we were aiming for 32% fat.

That said, my husband loved me at my lowest weight and my highest weight. It did not matter one bit to him. When I started seeing my doc, he told me that I didn't need lose anything that he loved me the way I was. He even was somewhat concerned about it until I told him I was doing it for my health and to feel better.