What Is Your Ideal Weight?

A person’s ideal weight doesn’t have to be one specific number, but a range that usually encompasses about 15 pounds. Also, one answer won’t work for everybody, because those are some general instructions how to determine your weight. You need to do some figuring to determine ideal weight. It is not some complicated method, however you will have to do some math.

What is your ideal weight?

Men:

The ideal weight for a man who is exactly 5 feet tall is 106 pounds. For every additional inch above 5 feet, add 6 pounds.

To determine whether you have a small, medium or large frame, using a measuring tape, measure your wrist.

If your wrist measures are exactly 7 inches, you have a medium frame and you do not need to adjust your ideal weight.

If your wrist is smaller than 7 inches, you have a small frame and should subtract 10 percent from your ideal weight.

If your wrist is larger than 7 inches, you have a small frame and should add 10 percent to your ideal weight.

Women:

The ideal weight for a woman who is exactly 5 feet tall is 100 pounds. For every additional inch above 5 feet, add five pounds. If you are shorter than 5 feet tall, subtract five pounds for every inch you measure below 5 feet.

Again, determine whether you have a small, medium or large frame.

If your wrist measures exactly 6 inches, you have a medium frame and the weight number you calculated above, does not need to be adjusted.

If your wrist measures less than 6 inches, subtract 10 percent from your ideal weight.

If your wrist measures more than 6 inches, add 10 percent to your ideal weight.

Another method is to use Body Mass Index Calculator. However, you should know that BMI is not always an accurate way to determine whether you need to lose weight. For some population groups like elderly, children or body builders BMI is not reliable indicator of ideal weight.