Ideal Weight for Women- Calculate Here Your Ideal Weight for Women over 40

by Perry Permann

Calculate your ideal weight for women here. The ideal weight for women over 40 is something many women over 40 are interested in- especially if they want to lose weight. Do you have a “dream weight”, a weight you’d like to have? There is a good change that this dream weight is either too high or too low compared to your ideal weight as a woman over 40. If your dream weight is below your ideal body weight, you’d like to be thinner as necessary and you are setting unrealistic expectations on your ability to lose weight. Losing that much weight won’t be healthy too. So, whenever you are setting a weight loss goal have your ideal weight for women over 40 on your mind.

Ideal Weight for Women- Inaccurate Formulas

Unfortunately, the ideal body weight for women over 40 is hard to calculate. Most of the formulas have shortcomings- for example not relying on scientific data but on estimations. Or giving unrealistic results. For example, the most commonly used formula on the internet to calculate the ideal body weight for women ((“Devine formula”, 1974) generates results for an ideal weight that is too low. The ideal body weight given by this formula is unhealthy and nearly impossible to achieve by dieting. For short women, the results of the Devine formula are close to having no body fat at all. To lose that much weight is physiologically impossible and will lead to failure in important body functions.

Ideal Weight for Women- Our calculation

Our calculation here is based on the “Robinson formula” which gives much more realistic results and can guide you much better to lose weight. In addition, we’ve modified the formula to take age (over 40) and bone structure (body frame) into account. Generally, when we get older we store more body fat- this is to a certain extend a normal and natural process and the formula should reflect this fact. Second, people with bigger bone structure tend to have a bit more body fat.

Ideal Weight for Women- If You Don’t Know Your Bone Structure (Body Frame)

You probably know your body frame well- if you’re in doubt use this simple method. Wrap your thumb and major fingers around the smallest part of your wrist:

Small frame: fingers overlap
Medium frame: Your fingers just touch
Large frame: Fingers don’t touch

Type in your data and calculate your result:

This should give you a guideline for your ideal weight as a woman over 40 and what could be a weight to reach for. It doesn’t mean you couldn’t weigh less- but for most of my readers getting to this ideal weight for women over 40 and keeping it permanently would be all they ask for.

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