Average weight

Since every single person I speak to expresses concern about my target weight of 11 and a half stones (161 pounds / 73 kg), I decided to have a look at "average" weights for western men.

The average weight of a UK male is 12 stones and 8 pounds (176 pounds / 80 kg). Pretty good news for me. Not nearly as far to go as I thought until I become "average".

The average weight of a USA male is 13 stones and 8 pounds (185 pounds / 86 kg). There is not data available that excludes the residents of Texas. But if I pretend I'm American for the purposes of weight loss, then I'm nearly there already!

What's most interesting is the USA female weight. The following comes from a Wikipedia article on Human Weight:

Over the ten year period (1991 to 2001), the average American woman's weight increased 11 pounds, while her height has remained about the same. Ten years ago, she weighed 152 pounds (69 kg / 10 st 12 lb) at a height of 5' 3.7" (162 cm). Now, it's 163 pounds (74 kg / 11 st 9 lb) and 5' 3.8" (162 cm).

If that increase is sustained up to 2008, then the average US lady will now be an incredible 170 pounds (77 kg / 12 st 2 lb) and she'll still be the same height.

When I reach my target weight, I'll be lighter than the average American Woman. I'll need to look to the East, I think.

Current weight is annoyingly still 16 stones and 6 pounds (230 pounds / 104.5 kg).