Hi all! Sorry if this has been asked before, but if I do a search on "weigh" I'm sure everything will come up! :thumbdown: Anyway, I was wondering: when you went to the surgeon/doctor for the first time (the weight they give to the insurance company), did they keep your clothes on? What about shoes? I'm not quite 225 yet (for my 40 BMI) and was wondering if the clothes can help me "gain" weight a bit.

Thanks!

PS. I will be seeing Dr. Bertha in Jersey. Any direct info on him would be great!

Always clothes on, but shoes off. I think you could pack on an extra 5 pounds in clothes! :thumbdown:

By all means load your pockets with quarters, or wear ankle weights. Be sure to drink plenty of water before weighing in. That will do it.

I was weighed in clothes but no shoes. My nurse did say, "Oh good, you aren't wearing jeans!" (For whatever that's worth...) I drank 32 oz of Fluid before my weigh in to be sure to have a BMI of 40, and it worked for me. :-)

Good Luck!

Thanks everyone! I'm just so nervous that the weights will fall off or the roll of quarters will break, and I'll look like an idiot! :thumbdown::laugh: Ahh, I'll just tell him I came back from Atlantic City...which actually won't be a lie!!!!!

I was weighed in clothes but no shoes. My nurse did say, "Oh good, you aren't wearing jeans!" (For whatever that's worth...) I drank 32 oz of Fluid before my weigh in to be sure to have a BMI of 40, and it worked for me. :-)

Good Luck!

You know how if you go to your gyno or pcp they take subtract about 5lbs or so for clothes? They don't do that, do they?

Clothes on, shoes off.....plus the nurse shaved an inch off my height

Clothes on, shoes off.....plus the nurse shaved an inch off my height

Sounds good to me!!! :thumbdown:

I always keep my shoes on at my doctor's office. It sounds like the surgeon's offices don't do that ... I had planned to wear my running shoes. They weigh 3 lb just by themselves!

Yep, clothes on, shoes off.

They WANT your BMI to qualify you, esp if you are close, so don't worry, they won't be looking for reasons to subtract poundage.

I was on the edge of the 40 BMI, so I slouched and took an inch off my height, then loaded up on water, and filled my pockets with change. They said my BMI was 41.

My surgeons office weighed me with clothes AND shoes. I think it must depend on your surgeon's office, if they don't tell you to take them off, don't ask and just hop on the scale and get weighed.

My surgeons office weighed me with clothes AND shoes. I think it must depend on your surgeon's office, if they don't tell you to take them off, don't ask and just hop on the scale and get weighed.

That's exactly what they did to me. I was like should i take my shoes off and all of the xtra stuff that add's weight and she said naaa its fine.. and they did not subtract anything.. and I had on jeans a sweatshirt and timberland boots...lol.. i was like wow i know that was about 8 or 10 xtra pounds but whatever....

I knew I was over the 40 BMI so I wore a skirt and thongs to my consult lol. But they didn't have me take anything off for the weigh in. Except they had me take my jacket off when they took the before photos.

Clothes on, shoes on.

I was under the 40 mark too... I was nervous about making it, but I did... I got weighed with clothes on and shoes off... I wore heavy jeans, a sweater and a blazer... and I have to admit... I did wear 6lbs of anke weights and gained 5lbs before the visit! Thank God I didn't get caught... Now I have to lose the 5lbs plus two more... It's crazy what we have to do, but I know it will be worth it!:wub: