Goal Weight and Those Darned Charts!

I don't think I've ever mentioned my goal weight -- it's 135 pounds. I am 5' 5-1/2"

How did I decide that? Since I used to be slim from about 15 through 29 years of age, I just picked a weight I was comfortable with, for my height and frame. At 135 I wore a size 6 dress, and either a size 7 or 9 jeans, depending on their cut.

For kicks I went and looked up some height and weight charts -- are they ever all over the place! The ones I laugh at are the ones where your height is supposed to be calculated while wearing 1" heels -- now why in the world would you want to measure height that way?

Of course almost as bad are the charts that don't differentiate between small, medium and large frame size. They just give a huge weight range.

I thought I'd check some charts for people over 50 (I think it was 50) even though I am only in my 40's. I was astounded at one chart that looked like it was OK to gain a whole lot of weight after 50.

So, if you aren't quite sure what your goal should be, figure out what size frame you are. You can check some of the height weight charts and average the weights for your height. Just be sure to stay away from the charts that don't have different weight ranges for different frame sizes.