How do I find my ideal weight?

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How can I find my ideal, healthy weight? 
Im 5ft 3 and I just weighed myself... I'm 145lbs I've calculated my BMI but I hear they can be inaccurate. I want to lose a bit of weight, but I'm not sure what my healthy weight is. I'm 19 and I used to be a lot thinner then I am now. And I'm actually pretty healthy with my body's appearance other wise, as I love my smile and boobs as well as eyes. Also any tips for losing the weight in a healthy way would be great.

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BMI is a good guideline, if your bmi is over 25 I think any doctor would say you are at least slightly overweight (unless you're a body builder I guess haha). But as long as you stay within the lines and feel good about yourself and healthy, who cares - there is no one ideal weight for everybody.

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Your ideal body weight is an old school measurement that has the same problems as BMI, not taking into consideration muscle mass and body, but the way you calculate your IBW is start at 100# for 5ft, for every extra inch you are add another 5# so your IBW at 5 ft 4 inches would be 120, to calculate the your IBW% divide your current weight by your IBW, but like I said it's an out of date formula, but still being used as a measurement in health care, and as for losing weight, try cutting 500 calories a day, that would be one pound a week, but do it in small steps like if your having a sandwich leave off the top piece of bread and have an open faced sand which, simple changes like that will make for long lasting results, never "diet" anything too extreme is hard to stick to and anything with an "end date" you will gain the weight back, and always always always keep a food log, it really makes you think twice about what you put in your body, hope this helps! <3

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Whenever I tried to lose weight I found the best results by changing what I ate. Not dieting, but just eating healthy and it made a huge difference. I began by incorporating a couple homemade smoothies into my diet as a substitute for breakfast and snack. Also, decreasing my salty foods helped as well and getting rid of sugary drinks and drinking water instead. I used the app myfitnesspal and it helped me see what I was actually eating. Also I did some light exercising and walking at home. Although if you're pregnant I would definitely talk to your doctor before trying to lose weight because I'm not really sure how that plays in.

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I'm 5'4 and I always weighed about 145 and I looked great,  so I'm guessing you look fine, but if you want to lose weight try switching up your diet and go jogging every day even if it's only 20 mins a day, you'll see a big change.  I had four kids and I looked great after because I did a lot of jogging.  My 10 & 11 yr old share clothes with me so I like to think I'm a good size.

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I'm your height. 120-130 is supposed to be healthiest on us, but we can go either way if we diet and exercise also.

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I'm 22 about 5.3 I weigh 165ish I bounce between 165 and 190 for periods, but don't focus on charts focus on how you feel. The bmi charts I've looked at say I'm supposed to be between 105 and 140ish. I can't gain or lose any weight I've been stick at this size since 8th grade, and I've tried dieting and exercising.... nothing helped even cutting out sugar and carbs

How do I find my ideal weight?

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