Weight Charts
Ideal Weight for Women
| Height in Shoes |
Small Frame |
Medium Frame |
Large Frame |
| 6' |
138-151 lb |
148-162 lb |
158-179 lb |
| 5'11" |
135-148 lb |
145-159 lb |
155-176 lb |
| 5'10" |
132-145 lb |
142-156 lb |
152-173 lb |
| 5'9" |
129-142 lb |
139-153 lb |
149-170 lb |
| 5'8" |
126-139 lb |
136-150 lb |
146-167 lb |
| 5'7" |
123-136 lb |
133-147 lb |
143-163 lb |
| 5'6" |
120-133 lb |
130-144 lb |
140-159 lb |
| 5'5" |
117-130 lb |
127-141 lb |
137-155 lb |
| 5'4" |
114-127 lb |
124-138 lb |
134-151 lb |
| 5'3" |
111-124 lb |
121-135 lb |
131-147 lb |
| 5'2" |
108-121 lb |
118-132 lb |
128-143 lb |
| 5'1" |
106-118 lb |
115-129 lb |
125-140 lb |
| 5' |
104-115 lb |
113-126 lb |
122-137 lb |
| 4'11" |
103-113 lb |
111-123 lb |
120-134 lb |
| 4'10" |
102-111 lb |
109-121 lb |
118-131 lb |
Ideal Weight for Men
| Height in Shoes |
Small Frame |
Medium Frame |
Large Frame |
| 6'4" |
162-176 lb |
171-187 lb |
181-207 lb |
| 6'3" |
158-172 lb |
167-182 lb |
176-202 lb |
| 6'2" |
155-168 lb |
164-178 lb |
172-197 lb |
| 6'1" |
152-164 lb |
160-174 lb |
168-192 lb |
| 6' |
149-160 lb |
157-170 lb |
164-188 lb |
| 5'11" |
146-157 lb |
154-166 lb |
161-184 lb |
| 5'10" |
144-154 lb |
151-163 lb |
158-180 lb |
| 5'9" |
142-151 lb |
148-160 lb |
155-176 lb |
| 5'8" |
140-148 lb |
145-157 lb |
152-172 lb |
| 5'7" |
138-145 lb |
142-154 lb |
149-168 lb |
| 5'6" |
136-142 lb |
139-151 lb |
146-164 lb |
| 5'5" |
134- 140 lb |
137-148 lb |
144-160 lb |
| 5'4" |
132-138 lb |
135-145 lb |
142-156 lb |
| 5'3" |
130-136 lb |
133-143 lb |
140-153 lb |
| 5'2" |
128-134 lb |
131-141 lb |
138-150 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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