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Average weight and waist circumference for adults ages 20 and over
:

MEN:
- Weight (pounds): 190
- Waist circumference (inches): 39.0


WOMEN:
- Weight (pounds): 163
- Waist Circumference (inches): 36.5


*** National Center for Health Statistics



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37 Comments

Damiana BloodDagger Comment by Damiana BloodDagger on July 24, 2008 at 2:09pm
OH MY GOD MY WEIGHT IS AVERAGE!!!! I really thought I was fat all my life. Again thank you OTEP!!
Your casualty Comment by Your casualty on July 24, 2008 at 4:13pm
Me too Amanda, I really didnt care till I started hanging with local bands, and the skinny mean girls started hacking on me! i just figure that they wish they had my rack lol
Silently Screaming Comment by Silently Screaming on July 24, 2008 at 4:17pm
ive always been told i was fat and according to doctors i am overweight but according to the average im under it. every person has a weight where they look right and i like mine. if i drop 10 pounds i look sick. people just need to stop being so heartless towards each other.
Ben Kinney Comment by Ben Kinney on July 24, 2008 at 8:50pm
WOW I'm really away from average
& i burn. Comment by & i burn. on July 25, 2008 at 2:00am
what most people don't realize is that our body sets a weight after the start of puberty that it's comfortable with, and it will make you feel hungry or full to maintain that weight. our body feels and works best at that weight, no matter what any doctor or anyone may say, because our body knows itself. everyone should feel comfortable and healthy the way they are because they probably are healthy that way :)
Crystal Comment by Crystal on July 25, 2008 at 2:26pm
my doctor keeps telling me i have to loose 15 or 20 pounds to be healthy.
i way on average between 150 and 155.
im suprised that im below the average.
i feel better about myself now.
Alessandra Paul Comment by Alessandra Paul on July 25, 2008 at 2:47pm
well m 10 pounds below the normal i need help but eww fatness yeah right!
Chris Comment by Chris on July 25, 2008 at 5:10pm
omg
Alicia Comment by Alicia on July 26, 2008 at 7:36am
Did you guys know they get these "Average statistics" from dead bodies? The height versus weight measurements too. They cant go door to door measuring people now can they? Or come up with some formula of: 'if a person is this tall, it is healthy to have this much fat on their bodies'. We're not dead so I say fuck 'em all.
& i burn. Comment by & i burn. on July 26, 2008 at 6:30pm
why does it matter if its from dead bodies? they were still people, just like us.. so there's no reason to ignore the statistics. that's just silly logic, no offense.

and i doubt they do dead bodies. they probably look at doctors reports or something. i've never heard of them doing dead bodies before and it sorta sounds like you're just assuming.
Robbin Comment by Robbin on July 26, 2008 at 10:27pm
& i burn. is right about your body setting it's weight. :)
Cookie_bear_grr! {SS4L} Comment by Cookie_bear_grr! {SS4L} on July 27, 2008 at 8:04am
i'm 14 and 130 and 5ft 7in... i guess i'm going pretty average.. a lil tall, but average.

people say i'm fat, but they just are too stuck up for their own good. they can go throw up their salads all they want, but that's not what beauty is..
MetalJenn85 Comment by MetalJenn85 on July 27, 2008 at 9:58pm
I thought it was also based on height? I'm 4'10'' and 120 lbs...give or take...weird
Inferno Comment by Inferno on July 28, 2008 at 11:01am
Wow, I am actually under by like 25 lbs or something. I am also 5'2'' though.
snakelady Comment by snakelady on July 29, 2008 at 12:59pm
It's sooo ironic. Back in the day when I first dieted... I WAS less than average. 5'8" and 150#. Now, BECAUSE of screwing with my metabolism again and again, I'm more than TWICE the "average" weight.

Nothing is more infuriating than having someone who's "naturally thin" to repeatedly offer weight-loss tips.
"Just walk more" -- DUH!
"Just watch what you eat" -- DUH!
"Eat less: carbs... candy... fats... food... " -- DUH! DUH! DUH! and DUH!!!

Now, I'm trying to IGNORE all the "helpful" folks and trying to simply exercise more and eat more veggies & fruits FOR HEALTH not weight-loss. (According to one doctor/nutritionist, we should eat AT LEAST 1 pound of cooked and AT LEAST 1 pound of raw veggies, and AT LEAST 4 fruits every day.... JUST for good health and to get all the nutrition that we all miss. After all that, there's not a lot of room for junk. I've never been able to eat all that in a single day, anyway. Weird.... you'd think a HUGE tummy could hold a lot of food. I guess not. ;P

However, it's nice to see that I should have ignored everyone in the first place. Oh well... hind sight is definitely 20/20...
Amora Comment by Amora on July 31, 2008 at 11:11pm
ok so yeah....im fat. apparently, cause im about 110 lbs over average. yeah. i dont know weather to be happy, or cry. and plz no" you can lose it, just exercise and eat less, beacuse i know skinny people who eat more than me, and i do more moving around than most skinny people. all you're doing is making me wanna die. so plz, if its not nice, i don't give a fuck!
Ally Comment by Ally on August 2, 2008 at 7:31am
I'm 16, 5'4", and I weigh about 145 lbs. My docter tells me that I am about 20 lbs. overweight, but I really don't think so. I have a kinda boyish figure, and I think that if I lost 20 lbs., I would look really out of proportion. I do have a somewhat chubby stomach, but it doesn't bother me much. I think if I just exercise a little to tone my body, I would look fine. And maybe lose about 10 lbs. Then I would be really happy.

I mean, I stopped drinking regular pop and began drinking diet, and I lost 5 lbs. just from that. I never really eat that much, and I tend to eat a lot of vegetables. I can't say I have a very healthy diet, but I have been eating less sweets and substituting them with fruits lately. And I've noticed that it also helps clear up my skin. :)

Both sides of my family are against me, because everyone is overweight. But I plan on preventing this now so I don't have to suffer with the health problems I see that everyone in my family has because of their weight.
Amanda Comment by Amanda on August 4, 2008 at 7:10pm
I am over the "limit" of what the average weight is in women, but suprisingly enough, my waist circumference is smaller...odd. I do not care what I weigh, though. All that matters to me is that I am healthy...well, besides the whole smoking thing.
Danny Comment by Danny on August 5, 2008 at 7:09pm
My name is Danny Spence. I live in Detroit, MI. I'm 16 and 289 lbs. Everyone on both sides of my family is overweight. I'm mostly muscle, true. But I still look hideous.
Ally Love Comment by Ally Love on August 7, 2008 at 1:10am
Eh... it is what it is. It sucks to know that I'm so far above the average but... dieting makes me bitchy and then I don't wanna hang out with people bc I'm sucha grump and I become way more obsessed w. how I look when I'm tryyying to eat less. I'm trying to just work on being happy with who I am. Hopefully one day I'll find an awesome guy that's happy w. me too. *shrugs*
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