Do Women In There Early Sixties Have A Higher Recommended Body Weight Then They Would Have Had When Younger?

I’m asking this question for my mother. In her thirtys she was 118 pounds, she gained a great deal of weight following a nasty case of depression. A year and a half ago she decided to try to get back into shape. She had a great deal of success and started feeling much healthier but now her doctor is telling her that her correct body weight has gone up to 148 despite the fact that when she weighed that much she felt less healthy then she does now at 120. Her research and mine indicate that she is a healthy weight and she wants to know what is gong on here?

This entry was posted on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 and is filed under body weight for women. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Do Women In There Early Sixties Have A Higher Recommended Body Weight Then They Would Have Had When Younger?”

izzy on November 7th, 2009 at 5:52 pm

I think your mother is right and her doctor is nuts.
If she feels good and has energy, is fit and eats a sensible diet she is fine.
I am past 60 now and weigh less than I ever did in my prime.
My only reservation is about the reason for her doctor’s statement. Has she dieted too rigorously? Is she eating a good mixed diet?
I think that you or she (both of you together?) should ask why this advice was given.
We don’t know your mother or her medical history. Better to talk to someone who does.
Paul on November 8th, 2009 at 12:14 am

Hi. You moms height would have helped a lot, so a few guesses here. I am assuming her height is between 5′4″ and 5′7″
As you age a lot of change take place in the body including muscle degrading, weakness in the immune system, arthritis etc etc etc. Youth gives you a certain level of resiliance which is lost with age so I am guessing your moms doctor is trying to build in buffer against illness and promote eating which hopefully fuel some light exercise.
The lighter you are the less you need to eat to maintain your current weight, the less you eat the more likely you are to get the nutrition you need. If there is a history of anemia, calcium defeciency or other that would be likely to have an impact on your mothers health then that too could be a driver. Fat also acts as a mild shock absorber so does have some beneifts.
In my opinion I would suggest your mom follow the docs instructions and gain weight if that is within her healthy range.

Top 10 Weight Loss Foods

Anytime the topic of discussion in my blogs, articles or newsletters has turned to my own personal grocery shopping list, there has always been a spike in interest.

Negative Calorie Foods

The phrase, "negative calorie food", as highlighted in negative calorie diet programs and books, usually refers to foods that allegedly require more energy to digest than they contain. Since the process of digestion requires the use of calories for energy, sometimes the net amount of metabolizable energy available from a food is less than the gross number of calories contained in the food.

3 Vital Principles You Must Know To Burn Fat Faster

By now, most people realize that adding lean muscle mass to your body does wonders for your metabolism and fat loss, as well as a host of other benefits that allow you to live out your life as healthy as possible.

Rest, Sleep, And Burn More Fat Fast

In order to reap the benefits from the intense exercise I recommend to my Fat Burning Furnace students, you must get adequate rest. I can’t stress this fact enough. In fact, rest is just as important, if not more important that the actual exercise.

Body Weight for Women