What is bariatric?

To quote a Dr. Blackstone, "Bariatric means weight, means large, and it basically refers to people who are large. You know, there’s a lot of terms that we use and obesity itself is a term that covers the whole spectrum of early obesity which is really a Body Mass Index 30 to 34, severe obesity which is called class 1 obesity now, which is 35 to 39; class 2, 40 to 45, and then class 3 is above that.

So, you know, that word, bariatric, refers to people of weight basically."

I am class 3... what used to be called morbidly obese. I can't lose the weight on my own, so...

I have started as a patient at Tuscaloosa Bariatric and Wellness Center and we shall see what happens. More on this in future posts.