good idea for a topic, amo. i've read before that for women, you start with 100 pounds for 5 feet tall, then add 5 pounds per inch, to get the middle of your weight range. then subtract 10% to get the lower end of the range, and add 10% to get the upper end. so a woman who is 5'4" would have 120 pounds as the midpoint of her range, 108 at the low end, and 132 at the upper end. you also subtract one pound for every year of age below 25, down to 18. so an 18 year old 5'4" woman would have a range of 101-125 pounds. but i'm assuming that those figures are for the "average" person with average gone structure, muscle mass, etc. the calculation is a little different for men, and i can't remember it now.
in reality, i think the healthy weight range is different for each person. i think most "standard" measurements like bmi are crap. bmi does not take into account gender, bone structure, athletic ability, and muscle mass, all of which are enormous factors in how healthy you are at a given weight. for example, my fiance is 6 feet tall and 180 pounds, which is a bmi of almost 25, which is almost the overweight range. but he has big bones and muscle mass, and no one would ever think he was overweight. he would actually look too thin if he lost weight. on the other hand, i'm 5'2.5" and small boned, and at a bmi of 20 my stomach sticks out and my legs look flabby. i really need to be at a bmi of 19 or less to look good. but a guy who was my height and weight would probably look really skinny. so yeah, bmi is crap.
i know that saying "it's different for everyone" is not helpful to anyone, but what else can i say? i think the best weight is the one where you're happy and a doctor can tell you that you're healthy. so that's my non-useful opinion on the subject
. sorry amo
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