So, it’s important to analyze your own current physique. Many factors, like lean muscle mass, can change the calculations widely since a bodybuilder who weighs 250 pounds with 5% body fat will probably show up as “Overweight” on a BMI calculation. Each person is different so it’s very important not to take BMI, Waist-To-Height ratios and other calculations as the be-all end-all. The formula for the calculator is based on average figures for this type of waist-to-height calculation. Hi Bunnydaft – The calculator only provides a general analysis of your current physique and health status. I don’t want to be one of these people who lets the weight creep on in their thirties! How were the “ideal weight” levels calculated? I’m trying to decide if I should try to go on a diet or not. I just put my waist measurements (28 inch) into your calculator and it came out as “Slender and healthy”, so now I feel a bit better! I had a look at the “Ideal Weight” calculator too though and it had my ideal weight as being 139-143 pounds and that’s for a “large” frame but I think I’m more a “medium” which is considerably lower than the 150 pounds I am now. I just checked on some online BMI calculator and it had me at 24, which is pushing too close to the “overweight” category for my liking, but then I found your site. I used to be fat as a kid and was bullied mercilessly, so I’m pretty sensitive about putting weight on. I was horrified to be told my current weight! I’m a 5 ft 6 female, 33 years old, vegan, and I swim like 5 miles a week and run about 15 km. I just got back from a doctor’s appointment (about my asthma) and the nurse weighed me. Before I get any nastiness for my weight, I would like to note that I’m working on it and am making progress. Unless I’m built weird and have a Disney waist but as far as I know, I don’t as no one has ever commented on my waist size. Currently, mine should say “overweight” and the latter calculation from when I was at a healthy weight should say “healthy”. Honestly, the labels for the waist measurements should be changed. Now if my BMI were say 17 to 19 at the time when I had a 26 inch waist, I would agree with that label. It said “extremely slim” even though my BMI was in the healthy range. My weight says people should be manning their harpoons! I then entered my waist measurement from before I had children and weighed 150 pounds (26 inches) and a BMI of 22. I beg to differ as my body fat is slightly overweight category (one or two percentage points and I will be within the healthy range), my BMI is almost in the obese category (obese with some BMI calculators), and my measurements put me into a size 12 (one more size and I’m in plus sized territory). This calculator said I was “slender and healthy”.

I’m 5’9.25″ weigh 202 pounds and have a 31 inch waist with my chest and hips being 10 inches bigger than my waist.

Height to weight ratio