Conversion
table of Ideal Weight
Are you sure you have to lose your weight?
Nowadays people claim that they need
to shake off some weight. However, how did they know they’re overweight? One
must bear in mind underweight is so far from healthy. Before you decide to take
up certain weight-losing programme, just take a
moment to work out your own Body Mass Index (“BMI”),
which can by way of objective assessment tell you if you’re overweight or
underweight. Experts have pointed that the ideal BMI is 22. What you’re
supposed to do is to do away with the superfluous fat within your body. If you
fall into the category of underweight, you’re not suitable for any
weight-losing programme.
Key to attaining the ideal: In order
to achieve the objective of losing weight, it is essential for you to set a
target. First of all, check your ideal weight against the following table, and then
keep working on eliminate the excess of your body weight.
For your
reference, 1 lb = 0.45kg; 1 inch=0.0254m.
Body Mass Index
(BMI)= Weight(kg) / Height (m)2
Body
Mass Index
|
Male
|
Female
|
underweight
|
below20
|
below19
|
moderate
|
20-25
|
19-24
|
overweight
|
26-30
|
25-29
|
fat
|
30-35
|
29-34
|
obese
|
above35
|
above34
|
Table
of Ideal Weight
|
|
Ideal
Weight
|
|
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Height
|
Small bone-type
|
Medium
bone-type
|
Large bone-type
|
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cm F In
|
kg lb
|
kg lb
|
kg lb
|
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Male
|
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162.5
|
5
|
4
|
49-54
|
108-118
|
|
53-58
|
116-127
|
|
56-63
|
124-139
|
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165.0
|
5
|
5
|
51-55
|
112-122
|
|
54-59
|
120-131
|
|
58-65
|
128-143
|
|||
167.5
|
5
|
6
|
52-58
|
118-128
|
|
56-61
|
124-135
|
|
60-67
|
132-147
|
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170.0
|
5
|
7
|
55-60
|
122-132
|
|
58-64
|
128-140
|
|
62-69
|
136-151
|
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172.5
|
5
|
8
|
57-62
|
126-136
|
|
60-65
|
132-144
|
|
64-70
|
140-155
|
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175.0
|
5
|
9
|
59-64
|
130-140
|
|
62-67
|
136-148
|
|
66-73
|
145-160
|
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177.5
|
5
|
10
|
60-65
|
134-144
|
|
64-69
|
140-152
|
|
68-74
|
149-162
|
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180.0
|
5
|
11
|
63-67
|
138-148
|
|
65-71
|
144-156
|
|
70-75
|
154-166
|
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182.5
|
6
|
0
|
61-69
|
142-152
|
|
67-73
|
148-160
|
|
72-77
|
158-170
|
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Female
|
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150.0
|
4
|
11
|
39-44
|
86-96
|
|
40-45
|
88-98
|
|
44-48
|
96-106
|
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152.5
|
5
|
0
|
40-45
|
88-98
|
|
42-46
|
92-102
|
|
49-50
|
100-110
|
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155.0
|
5
|
1
|
41-49
|
90-100
|
|
44-48
|
96-106
|
|
47-52
|
104-114
|
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157.5
|
5
|
2
|
43-47
|
94-104
|
|
49-50
|
100-110
|
|
49-54
|
108-118
|
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160.0
|
5
|
3
|
45-49
|
98-108
|
|
47-52
|
104-114
|
|
51-55
|
112-122
|
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162.5
|
5
|
4
|
46-51
|
102-112
|
|
49-54
|
108-118
|
|
53-57
|
116-126
|
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165.0
|
5
|
5
|
48-53
|
106-116
|
|
51-55
|
112-122
|
|
54-59
|
120-130
|
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167.5
|
5
|
6
|
50-54
|
110-120
|
|
53-57
|
116-126
|
|
56-61
|
124-134
|
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170.0
|
5
|
7
|
52-56
|
114-124
|
|
54-59
|
120-130
|
|
58-63
|
128-138
|
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172.5
|
5
|
8
|
54-58
|
118-128
|
|
56-61
|
124-134
|
|
60-61
|
132-142
|
|||
175.0
|
5
|
9
|
55-60
|
122-132
|
|
58-63
|
128-138
|
|
62-66
|
136-146
|
|||
177.5
|
5
|
10
|
57-62
|
126-136
|
|
60-61
|
132-142
|
|
64-68
|
140-150
|
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180.0
|
5
|
11
|
59-64
|
130-140
|
|
62-66
|
136-146
|
|
65-70
|
144-155
|
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NB: Bone-type is determined by the perimeter of the wrist of:
| Male: | |
| Small bone-type: | below 6.5” (16.5cm) |
| Medium bone-type: | 6.5” to 7” (16.5cm to 17.8 cm) |
| Large bone-type: | above 7” (17.8cm) |
| Female: | |
| Small bone-type: | below 5.5” (14cm) |
| Medium bone-type | 5.5” to 6.5” (14cm to 16.5cm) |
| Large bone-type: | above 6.5” (16.5cm) |