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Find Out the Simple Answer to Your Question “Am I Overweight for My Height?”


As a weight loss coach, I'm often asked:

"Am I overweight for my height?"

Whether you're concerned with your body image or wonder what's your healthy weight range, find the answer to this question here, including a simple formula for determining your ideal weight.

Before anything else, you should know that your question, "am I overweight for my height?" is brilliantly answered in the #1 fat-burning resource (secretly known as "the Bible of Fat Loss" throughout the weight loss and fitness communities).

I'm talking about Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle, which I recommend to all my weight loss coaching clients.

You may be wondering... why do I highly recommend this gem right off the bat to all the people I help to get and keep the weight off?

Well, because this is the most effective fat burning system ever created for BOTH women and men, bar none. In fact, if you follow this system you WILL transform your body for good.

This practical fat-burning guide gives you everything you want in a fat loss plan, in plain English... HOW TO's, quick weight loss tips, DO's and DON'Ts, daily fat-burning meal plans, foods that burn fat, foods that turn to fat and so much more than I can list here, including access to Burn the Fat Inner Circle private members-only area.

You don't want to miss Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, be sure to check it out.

Sorry for the digression, but I had to let you know about this... Let’s now answer your question, "am I overweight for my height?"

It's simple. First, look at the formula below and find out your Body Mass Index (BMI). Then, see on the table below whether your BMI falls in a healthy weight range or not.

One more think you should know: a measure of healthy weight range based on your height and weight, BMI applies, whether you’re a woman or a man.

So calculate your BMI now:

Overweight For My Height


A quick answer to your question:


"Am I Overweight for my Height?"...


...is on the overweight underweight chart below:

Overweight For My Height

As you can see, a BMI of:


  • 18.5 to 24.9 is considered normal

  • 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight

  • over 30 is considered obese


However, you should know that your BMI is not very accurate as a measure of healthy weight, as it doesn’t measure the actual percentage of body fat.

So if you have relatively a lot of muscle mass, you may be incorrectly evaluated as overweight, or even obese. In fact, a fit athlete can be overweight according to the standard weight/height charts, but not overweight by any fitness standard.

How so? Well, that's because muscle tissue is heavier than body fat.

As a result, when you work out and lose body fat gaining muscle mass instead, your weight may increase a little, but your body is a lot better toned and very well-shaped... You could even have a good body fat percentage - according to the body fat percentage charts.

So get this... The scale can be helpful. But if it’s the only thing you use, it can be very misleading because it doesn’t distinguish between fat and muscle. As you start to exercise and your body gets increasingly conditioned, you should consider other ways to measure body fat.

As you can see, the correct question is not "am I overweight for my height?", but rather, "what is a good body fat percentage for me?"




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