Weight Charts
Ideal Weight
for Women
Height
in Shoes
|
Small
Frame |
Medium
Frame |
Large
Frame |
|
6'
|
138 to
151 lb |
148 to
162 lb |
158 to
179 lb |
5'11"
|
135 to
148 lb |
145 to
159 lb |
155 to
176 lb |
5'10"
|
132 to
145 lb |
142 to
156 lb |
152 to
173 lb |
5'9"
|
129 to
142 lb |
139 to
153 lb |
149 to
170 lb |
5'8"
|
126 to
139 lb |
136 to
150 lb |
146 to
167 lb |
5'7"
|
123 to
136 lb |
133 to
147 lb |
143 to
163 lb |
5'6"
|
120 to
133 lb |
130 to
144 lb |
140 to
159 lb |
5'5"
|
117 to
130 lb |
127 to
141 lb |
137 to
155 lb |
5'4"
|
114 to
127 lb |
124 to
138 lb |
134 to
151 lb |
5'3"
|
111 to
124 lb |
121 to
135 lb |
131 to
147 lb |
5'2"
|
108 to
121 lb |
118 to
132 lb |
128 to
143 lb |
5'1"
|
106 to
118 lb |
115 to
129 lb |
125 to
140 lb |
5'
|
104 to
115 lb |
113 to
126 lb |
122 to
137 lb |
4'11"
|
103 to
113 lb |
111 to
123 lb |
120 to
134 lb |
4'10"
|
102 to
111 lb |
109 to
121 lb |
118 to
131 lb |
Ideal Weight
for Men
Height
in Shoes
|
Small
Frame |
Medium
Frame |
Large
Frame |
6'4"
|
162 to
176 lb |
171 to
187 lb |
181 to
207 lb |
6'3"
|
158 to
172 lb |
167 to
182 lb |
176 to
202 lb |
6'2"
|
155 to
168 lb |
164 to
178 lb |
172 to
197 lb |
6'1"
|
152 to
164 lb |
160 to
174 lb |
168 to
192 lb |
6'
|
149 to
160 lb |
157 to
170 lb |
164 to
188 lb |
5'11"
|
146 to
157 lb |
154 to
166 lb |
161 to
184 lb |
5'10"
|
144 to
154 lb |
151 to
163 lb |
158 to
180 lb |
5'9"
|
142 to
151 lb |
148 to
160 lb |
155 to
176 lb |
5'8"
|
140 to
148 lb |
145 to
157 lb |
152 to
172 lb |
5'7"
|
138 to
145 lb |
142 to
154 lb |
149 to
168 lb |
5'6"
|
136 to
142 lb |
139 to
151 lb |
146 to
164 lb |
5'5"
|
134 to
140 lb |
137 to
148 lb |
144 to
160 lb |
5'4"
|
132 to
138 lb |
135 to
145 lb |
142 to
156 lb |
5'3"
|
130 to
136 lb |
133 to
143 lb |
140 to
153 lb |
5'2"
|
128 to
134 lb |
131 to
141 lb |
138 to
150 lb |
From height
and weight tables of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
1983. The ideal weights given in these tables are for ages 25
to 59. The weights assume you are wearing shoes with 1-inch heels
and indoor clothing weighing five pounds.
Your frame
size or body build is determined by the thickness of the bones
in your elbows, knees, ankles and wrists.
Determining
frame size
To determine the body frame size, measure the wrist with a tape measure and
use the following chart to determine whether you are small, medium or large
boned.
Women
|
height
under 5’2"
|
small
= wrist size less than 5.5"
medium = wrist size 5.5" to 5.75"
large = wrist size over 5.75" |
| height
5’2" to 5’ 5" |
small
= wrist size less than 6"
medium = wrist size 6" to 6.25"
large = wrist size over 6.25" |
|
height
over 5’ 5"
|
small
= wrist size less than 6.25"
medium = wrist size 6.25" to 6.5"
large = wrist size over 6.5" |
Men
| height
over 5’ 5" |
small
= wrist size 5.5" to 6.5"
medium = wrist size 6.5" to 7.5"
large = wrist size over 7.5" |
It is important
to consider body composition. If you are muscular and athletic,
you may weigh more than a sedentary person of the same height
and frame size, yet you may be trim, while your sedentary counterpart
may be overweight. If your weight comes from muscle, you may
fall technically into the overweight category yet not be fat.
However, in general, as you approach 20 percent or more above
your desirable weight, your excess weight usually comes from
fat. Body fat percentage can be determined by several methods,
such as skinfold thickness, underwater weighing, total body water
(hydrometry) and whole body potassium.
Determining
desirable body weight
If the tables are not available, a simple way to determine desirable body weight
is as follows:
Women
100 pounds of body weight for the first 5 feet of height, 5 pounds for each
additional inch.
Men
106 pounds of body weight for the first 5 feet of height, 6 pounds for each
additional inch.
Add 10 percent for a large frame size and subtract 10 percent for a small frame
size.
To maintain
a desirable body weight
Use the following calculation to determine daily calorie requirements:
For a very
physically active person: 18
calories per pound of desirable body weight.
For a person with a normal activity level: 15 calories per pound of desirable
body weight.
For a person age 55 or over or for a person with a light activity level: 13
calories per pound of desirable body weight.
For an overweight or a sedentary person: 10 calories per pound of desirable
body weight.
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