Ideal Body Weight

What is Ideal Body Weight? It's the healthy weight that you feel most comfortable at. Your ideal weight may range 10-15 pounds UP or DOWN depending on which popular weight chart that you view. For example:

Grand Diet Central Station may have the following weight recommendations for a woman who is 5'5" tall:

Small Frame	Medium Frame	Large Frame
100-115	116-125	125-135

Another site, as in Diet Bites displays the following table for a woman who is 5'5" tall:

Small Frame	Medium Frame	Large Frame
117-130	127-141	137-155

According to our comparison charts, the ideal weight for our 5'5" tall dieter varies by about 20 pounds. Here are some more points to consider when determining your ideal weight:

Fit is better than thin.

Muscle weighs more than fat.

When weighing in, weigh at the same time of the day, without shoes or clothing, before you eat. More weighing tips can be found by clicking here.

So many other things play into the Ideal Weight Equation such as gender, height, activity level, age, genes, metabolism, disease, climate, stress level, and the types of foods that you eat.

To read how the ethnic makeup effects an individual's weight click here.

To read how climate effects an individual's weight click here.

Health risks and health benefits associated with ethnic groups which impact weight - click here.

To read how an individual's job and social status effects weight click here.

To read how Spirituality effects weight click here.

To read how Relaxation effects an individual's weight click here.

The introduction of modern foods into the modern day diet has proved disastrous for almost all ethnic groups. Modern foods are fattier foods, richer foods, creamer foods, sugary foods, fast food and super-sized foods and servings.

Target Weight Loss Number - You may be closer to that magic number on your weight scales that you think. This very simple technique makes reaching target weight doable. continue

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The Weekender Diet Plan - A weekender diet plan from Diet Bites which allows the dieter to take the weekends off. continue

The Diet Cereal Killer - Is that morning robe fitting a bit more snuggly these days? If your morning starts with a bowl of cereal, it may be the culprit of weight gain. Here's how to ensure that healthy nutrition doesn't explode into your pants, thighs and that morning robe. continue

Healthy Weight for Height - A guide for healthy weight based on height. continue

Stone Age Diet - The diet of prehistoric man. continue

The Perfect Summer Diet - Freshly hatched baby birds squawk from a nearby tree, poison ivy is sprouting all about us, and pappy is scraping last year's bounty from the trusty old grill - why it's no wonder why summer presents the perfect time for dieting! continue

Can You Get Fat by Eating a Healthy Diet? - Winston's heart-wrenching story of how his healthy diet caused weight gain. Grab a tissue! continue

The Pyramid Diet™ - Our Pyramid Diet is based on the USDA Food Pyramid daily food recommendations with the idea that when an individual eats the recommended daily calories for their recommended weight, the extra weight will naturally come off. Basically, it's the closest thing that one can get to a 'no-diet diet'. click to continue

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