Correct weight for height

An article on adjusting ones weight to improve athletic performance appearing in a sports journal, brought an indignant reply from a nutritionist: 'It is dangerous to be significantly underweight for one's height'. Just as important however, is that it is also extremely dangerous to be overweight for one's height, a point that seemed irrelevant to her

Sports performance aside for one moment, what weight should the average person be.

To answer this we must consult Dr Stillman's height/weight ratio table. He fixes the non-active man's average weight for height with a simple formula.

MEN

 He allocates 110lbs (56.2kg) for the first five feet (1.524m) in height and 5 1/2lbs (2.296kg) for every inch (0.025m) thereafter.

WOMEN

Are allowed less than men, 100lbs (45.3kg) for the first five feet and 5lbs (2.268kg) for every inch above this.

This is a guide for an adults ideal weight

HEIGHT	WOMEN   Kg            Ibs                  St.	MEN    Kg              Ibs           St.
5” 00	45.3kg      100       7st. 2Ibs	49.8          110           7st. 12Ibs
5” 1	47.5kg       105       7st. 7Ibs	52.5          115.5        8st.   3Ibs
5” 2	49.8kg       110        7st. 12Ibs	55             121           8st.   5Ibs
5” 3	52.1kg       115        8st. 3Ibs	75.5          126.5        9st.   0Ibs
5” 4	53.3kg       120        8st. 8Ibs	60             132            9st.   6Ibs
5” 5	56.6kg       125        8st. 13Ibs	62.5          137.5      9st.   11Ibs
5” 6	58.9kg       130        9st. 4Ibs	65             143          10st.   3Ibs
5” 7	61.2kg       135        9st. 9Ibs	67.5          148.5      10st.   8Ibs
5” 8	63.4kg       140      10st. 00Ibs	70             154       11st.   00Ibs
5” 9	65.7kg       145      10st. 5Ibs	72.5          159.5    11st.   6Ibs
5” 10	67.9kg       150      10st. 10Ibs	75             165       11st.   11Ibs
5” 11	70.2kg       155      11st. 1Ibs	77.5          170.5      12st.   3Ibs
6” 00	72.4kg       160      11st. 6Ibs	80             176          12st.   8Ibs
6” 01		82.5          181.5    13st.   00Ibs
6” 02		85             187        13st.   5Ibs
6” 03		87.5          192.5    13st.   11Ibs
6” 04		90             198        14st.   2Ibs
6” 05		92.5          203.5    14st.   3Ibs
6” 06		95             209       14st.   13Ibs
6” 07		97.5          214.5   15st.   4Ibs

Why diets fail

Reasons Diets Fail 

1. Something's Missing ?
   Diets eliminate food groups, missing out food groups, makes it difficult to follow, and will likely lead to a slip.
2.   A successful diet should allow choices from all food groups in moderation. Think long term, not short term, "Can I eat like this forever?"
3. Going Low
   If you eat too few calories, you risk an eventual willpower blowout and major diet setback. Successful diets must be adequate in calories so you don't experience prolonged hunger, but low enough to allow for a moderate weight loss of 1 lb-2 lb per week.
4. Diet. Period.
   If you embarked on a weight loss regime without exercise, your weight loss will most likely hit a frustrating plateau. Adding exercise can keep you motivated, as it is the exercise which will give you the curves and body you want. Regular exercise also increases the rate at which your body burns calories, helping you to see results faster than diet alone. Research  has concluded that the most successful diets include a combination of  both diet and exercise.
5. Friends ?
   A 2007 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that those who surround themselves with overweight or obese family and friends are more likely to be overweight or obese themselves. This may be for a number of reasons, the "normal person" in your world is in fact over weight. It is then "ok" to be with and around these people as you look "normal"
6. You want to look and keep slim, then mix with slim fit people.

.....Weight is lost quickly, returning as soon as normal eating patterns are re-established....

The above quote is taken from the article : DIET GAME, WHERE CHANCES OF WINNING ARE SLIM, in The New York Times

 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE4DE163DF935A25754C0A960948260&sec=health&spon=&pagewanted=2

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