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Ideal weight calculator

There is no single ideal weight for a given height. There is a range. This tool shows the span that corresponds to the standard adult BMI reference band for your height, and nothing more mystical than that.

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Weight range for your height

57–77kg

Every weight in the highlighted band is inside the adult reference range at your height. A single ideal number would be false precision.

Behind the number

Why a range and not a number

Bodies with the same height differ in frame, muscle, and fat distribution, so any single 'ideal' figure is false precision. The honest version of this question is: which weights sit inside the general adult reference band for my height? That gives you a span, often 15 to 20 kilograms wide, and where a healthy weight for you falls within it depends on things a height field cannot know.

How the range is calculated

This calculator takes the adult BMI reference band, from 18.5 up to the overweight cut-off at 25, and applies it to your height: the lower bound is 18.5 × height in metres squared, the upper bound is 25 × height in metres squared. At 175 cm that gives roughly 57 to 77 kg. It is the same arithmetic as the BMI calculator, run in reverse.

About the other formulas you may have seen

Older formulas like Devine, Robinson, and Hamwi produce single 'ideal body weight' numbers. They were developed decades ago, mainly to standardise medication dosing rather than as targets for the general public, and they disagree with each other by several kilograms. We show the BMI-band range instead because it is transparent about being a range.

How to use the result

Treat the range as orientation, not obligation. Being slightly outside it is common and not automatically a problem. Chasing the bottom of the range helps nobody. If you want to change your weight, start with what you eat day to day. That is the part CaloriSpy can show through your purchases.

Questions people ask

Why is the range so wide?

Because the underlying reference band (BMI 18.5 up to 25) is wide on purpose. It reflects that people of the same height can be healthy at genuinely different weights. A narrower answer would be more satisfying and less true.

Does the range account for age, sex, or muscle?

No. It is derived purely from your height and the adult BMI band. Muscular people can sit healthily above the range, and where within the range is right for you depends on factors this tool does not ask about.

Should I aim for the middle of the range?

There is no evidence that the exact middle is optimal for any individual. A weight you can maintain while eating well and living your life beats a prettier number you have to fight for.

Is this the same as the weight a doctor would recommend?

Not necessarily. A clinician looks at your history, labs, medication, and goals. This tool does one transparent calculation. Use it for orientation and bring the real question to a professional.

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