How-To Determine If You Are Overweight

If you are wondering how to determine if you are overweight, please read on.

The answer to this question can be complicated as it involves both personal perceptions as well as medical data and considerations. As far as personal perception goes, it is simple. If you don’t feel good about how you look, walk, or function then you are likely to be overweight, period. It’s really that simple.

In scientific and medical terms there are concrete ways to determine whether or not your are overweight.

Body Weight Chart

In medical terms you are overweight if you weigh more than your recommended body weight range in the chart on the right. No remember that this is just a guideline. There are other considerations, such as muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you are over the weight chart guidelines and you have a lot of muscle, then you maybe in perfect weight health. Though if you are reading this article it is likely that you are not a muscle builder, and so those ranges can be pretty accurate as far as determining weight loss issues.

BMI Index

Height

Weight without clothes

4’10”

91-118

4’11”

94-123

5’0”

97-127

5’1”

101-131

5’2”

104-136

5’3”

107-140

5’4”

111-145

5’5”

114-149

5’6”

118-154

5’7”

121-159

5’8”

125-163

5’9”

129-168

5’10”

132-173

5’11”

136-178

6’0”

140-183

6’1”

144-188

6’2”

148-194

6’3”

152-199

6’4”

156-204

Another good measure of weight is the Body Mass Index (BMI) table below. This measures the percentage of your body weight that is due to fat.

The calculations are derived by dividing your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters. In algebraic terms, it is: BMI = Kg / (m)2.

Reading Ratings

Ratings between 26 and 30 are considered overweight, and ratings between 20 and 25 are considered healthy.

Some of the counts in the BMI index are not considered accurate because they do not take into account the muscle mass for versus body fat for individuals.

That’s why body measurements are checked as well. A waist measurement of more than 35 inches in women and more than 40 inches in men is considered high.

Obesity

People are considered obese if they weigh more than 20% of their recommended body weight range. The range given is actually quite wide, and takes into account a variety of body types. Some people maybe thick, big boned, and weigh on the higher end of the chart, but still look and feel great.

A BMI range from 30-39 is considered obesity.

Morbid Obesity

Anything over 100 pounds over the recommended weight range or a BMI over 40 is considered to be morbidly obese.

Body Mass Index (BMI) Chart

Ht.

4′
10″

4′
11″

5′
0″

5′
1″

5′
2″

5′
3″

5′
4″

5′
5″

5′
6″

5′
7″

5′
8″

5′
9″

5′
10″

5′
11″

6′
0″

6′
1″

6′
2″

6′
3″

6′
4″

Wt.

100

 21 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 12

105

 22 21 21 20 19 19 18 18 17 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 13

110

 23 22 22 21 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 13

115

 24 23 23 22 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14

120

 25 24 23 23 22 21 21 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 15

125

 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 15

130

 27 26 25 25 24 23 22 22 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16

135

 28 27 26 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 21 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16

140

 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17

145

 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18

150

 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 20 20 19 19 18

155

 32 31 30 29 28 28 27 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 20 20 19 19

160

 34 32 31 30 29 28 28 27 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 21 20 20

165

 35 33 32 31 30 29 28 28 27 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 21 20

170

 36 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 21

175

 37 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 23 22 21

180

 38 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 23 22

185

 39 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 23

190

 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23

195

 41 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24

200

 42 40 39 38 37 36 34 33 32 31 30 30 29 28 27 26 26 25 24

205

 43 41 40 39 38 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 29 28 27 26 26 25

210

 44 43 41 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 29 28 27 26 26

215

 45 44 42 41 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 28 27 26

220

 46 45 43 42 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 28 27

225

 47 46 44 43 41 40 39 38 36 35 34 33 32 31 31 30 29 28 27

230

 48 47 45 44 42 41 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 30 29 28

235

 49 48 46 44 43 42 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 29

240

 50 49 47 45 44 43 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services

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