How to know your ideal weight can be done in one of two ways, the first, is knowing at what weight your body feels best. This may differ from the other way of knowing, which is according to tables that have been formulated using height and weight. These tables of course have the same weight for everyone of the same height, it does not take into consideration the difference in bone structure.

A third way of knowing the ideal weight is using the body mass index, this is one of the better ways of knowing the ideal weight, as it uses the body tissue, which is actually fat. This is done in a way that can help identify the amount of total body fat and this will allow the dieter or know how much they should weight in order to have the least amount of body fat.