How Much Should I Weigh?
What's
the best way to determine a healthy weight? You can find out what your body
mass index is by using the interactive BMI calculator, or you can look at your
height and weight in the chartbelow.
Determining
your body mass index
What is body mass index?
Determining
how much you should weigh is not a simple matter of looking at a height-weight
chart, but includes considering the amount of bone, muscle and fat in your
body's composition.
The
amount of fat is the critical measurement. A good indicator of how much fat you
carry is the body mass index (BMI). Although it is not a perfect measure, it
gives a fairly accurate assessment of how much of your body is composed of fat.
How can I tell if I'm overweight?
Use the
tool at right to calculate your BMI. Having a BMI higher than 24.9 may mean you
are overweight. Note that these are approximate values, and they are intended
to be used only as a rough guide.
If you
are worried about your BMI or are trying to lose weight, talk to your primary care
doctor. You may also wish to contact the Rush Center for
Weight Loss and Lifestyle Medicine, which offers individualized
weight loss and wellness programs for people of all ages. You may also contact
the Rush Nutrition
and Wellness Center or the Rush University Prevention Center.
These programs offer nutrition counseling and help with making lifestyle
changes.
Doctors
at Rush offer bariatric
surgery for some people who are morbidly obese (those
with a BMI of at least 40, or a BMI of at least 35 plus an obesity-related
disease such as diabetes or high blood
pressure).
Height and Weight Chart
|
Height
|
Weight
|
||
|
|
|
Overweight
|
Obese
|
|
4'
10"
|
91 to
118 lbs.
|
119
to 142 lbs.
|
143
to 186 lbs.
|
|
4'
11"
|
94 to
123 lbs.
|
124
to 147 lbs.
|
148
to 193 lbs.
|
|
5'
|
97 to
127 lbs.
|
128
to 152 lbs.
|
153
to 199 lbs.
|
|
5'
1"
|
100
to 131 lbs.
|
132
to 157 lbs.
|
158
to 206 lbs.
|
|
5'
2"
|
104
to 135 lbs.
|
136
to 163 lbs.
|
164
to 213 lbs.
|
|
5'
3"
|
107
to 140 lbs.
|
141
to 168 lbs.
|
169
to 220 lbs.
|
|
5'
4"
|
110
to 144 lbs.
|
145
to 173 lbs.
|
174
to 227 lbs.
|
|
5'
5"
|
114
to 149 lbs.
|
150
to 179 lbs.
|
180
to 234 lbs.
|
|
5'
6"
|
118
to 154 lbs.
|
155
to 185 lbs.
|
186
to 241 lbs.
|
|
5'
7"
|
121
to 158 lbs.
|
159
to 190 lbs.
|
191
to 249 lbs.
|
|
5'
8"
|
125
to 163 lbs.
|
164
to 196 lbs.
|
197
to 256 lbs.
|
|
5'
9"
|
128
to 168 lbs.
|
169
to 202 lbs.
|
203
to 263 lbs.
|
|
5'
10"
|
132
to 173 lbs.
|
174
to 208 lbs.
|
209
to 271 lbs.
|
|
5'
11"
|
136
to 178 lbs.
|
179
to 214 lbs.
|
215
to 279 lbs.
|
|
6'
|
140
to 183 lbs.
|
184
to 220 lbs.
|
221
to 287 lbs.
|
|
6'
1"
|
144
to 188 lbs.
|
189
to 226 lbs.
|
227
to 295 lbs.
|
|
6'
2"
|
148
to 193 lbs.
|
194
to 232 lbs.
|
233
to 303 lbs.
|
|
6'
3"
|
152
to 199 lbs.
|
200
to 239 lbs.
|
240
to 311 lbs.
|
|
6'
4"
|
156
to 204 lbs.
|
205
to 245 lbs.
|
246
to 320 lbs.
|
|
BMI
|
19 to
24
|
25 to
29
|
30 to
39
|
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