The Weight of All Flesh
When are you going to begin losing weight? Don’t get impatient about it! Just sit back and relax — and learn about yourself. When you’ve learned the principles of sensible living for you, then you can begin to lose weight.
After all, you’ve probably been overweight for a long time. You’re not going to lose weight suddenly. In fact, there is no way to lose a lot of weight at one time that is not dangerous to your health. Also, weight lost quickly, unless you understand the underlying reasons, comes back just as quickly. A firm, slender, healthy body and a youthful face — aren’t those things worth waiting for?
The best weight tables are those devised by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. These are based on numerous Medico-Actuarial studies of hundreds of thousands of insured men and women. Find your own height and weight by the simple method of standing up against a wall, and asking someone to take a ruler, put it on your head, and mark your height on the wall — then measure the mark. When you’ve found your height on the tables, you’ll have found your perfect weight. You’ll have to decide for yourself whether your bony frame is small, medium or large. But anyone who has even minimum powers of observation ought to be able to decide which category he or she belongs in.
Choose your ideal weight — but don’t cheat! Don’t fool yourself. If you are small boned, don’t pick out the largest amount for your height by telling yourself that your bones are large. And if your bones are large, don’t go to the other extreme and become discouraged because you tell yourself that you must lose the maximum amount.
Once you’ve found your perfect weight, you’ll know how much you’ll have to lose — and you’ll know the weight you should maintain all of the rest of your life.
Decided how much you have to lose? Now all you need think about, until you take the next step, is how much time you should take to reach the perfect weight for you. How much should you reduce each week? The heavier you are, the more you can lose. If you are extremely overweight, you may safely lose four or even five pounds a week, at the beginning — with a steady loss of two or three pounds per week after that. If you are a hundred pounds overweight, you could reach your perfect weight in about a year.
If your weight is only 15 or 25 — or even 40 — pounds above what it ought to be, then your task ahead is much easier. You might lose three pounds a week for the first few weeks — then a pound each week until your ideal weight has been reached.
By losing weight slowly, your skin will look better — and, with proper care, you won’t have any reduction wrinkles, your muscles will be strong and supple, and you won’t feel tired or weak. The results all around will be better.
The following ideal body weight charts are based on a study conducted by Metropolitan Life, finding the weights of people of ages 25-59 with the lowest mortality. It is important to note that the study included clothing — which added 5 lbs to the weight — and shoes — which added 1″ to the height.
Ideal Body Weight Chart for Women
(Height in feet and inches, while weight is in pounds.)
Height Small Frame Medium Frame Large Frame
4′ 10″ 102-111 109-121 118-131
4′ 11″ 103-113 111-123 120-134
5′ 0″ 104-115 113-126 122-137
5′ 1″ 106-118 115-129 125-140
5′ 2″ 108-121 118-132 128-143
5′ 3″ 111-124 121-135 131-147
5′ 4″ 114-127 124-138 134-151
5′ 5″ 117-130 127-141 137-155
5′ 6″ 120-133 130-144 140-159
5′ 7″ 123-136 133-147 143-163
5′ 8″ 126-139 136-150 146-167
5′ 9″ 129-142 139-153 149-170
5′ 10″ 132-145 142-156 152-173
5′ 11″ 135-148 145-159 155-176
6′ 0″ 138-151 148-162 158-179
Ideal Body Weight Chart for Men
(Height in feet and inches, while weight is in pounds.)
Height Small Frame Medium Frame Large Frame
5′ 2″ 128-134 131-141 138-150
5′ 3″ 130-136 133-143 140-153
5” 4″ 132-138 135-145 142-156
5′ 5″ 134-140 137-148 144-160
5′ 6″ 136-142 139-151 146-164
5′ 7″ 138-145 142-154 149-168
5′ 8″ 140-148 145-157 152-172
5′ 9″ 142-151 148-160 155-176
5′ 10″ 144-154 151-163 158-180
5′ 11″ 146-157 154-166 161-184
6′ 0″ 149-160 157-170 164-188
6′ 1″ 152-164 160-174 168-192
6′ 2″ 155-168 164-178 172-197
6′ 3″ 158-172 167-182 176-202
6′ 4″ 162-176 171-187 181-207
About the author
Anthony Churchill is a writer and publisher, passionate about helping people achieve and maintain good health and fitness. For more health tips plus a FREE copy of 'Walk Your Way to Health', an 8 Week Fitness Training Program, visit http://www.anthonychurchillhealthtips.com/.Tags: detox, diet, exercise, Health, Slimming, Weight Loss
