There really is not a good answer to this question. Google "Body Mass Index Calculator" and you will come up with the "correct" range for your height. I don't really know how they figure that one out, and I do not think it is accurate for everyone when you take into account muscle mass, etc. Personally, I think the range errs on the too-slim side, but it's what doctors use.

Here is a chart that I've used:

http://www.freebmicalculator.net/

I really don't think that BMI charts are "good enough" yet as they don't take age or gender into account. I believe that they should also take "bone size" into account, but I've no idea how they would do that.

According to this chart, I should weight between 150 and 190. I was 175 when I was in college, and was a bit skinny back then. My doctor tells me that 200 is a good weight for me at my age, height, etc.

I agree with Halterbroke, the charts are biased a bit too much on the skinny side.

I agree with Halterbroke and The Pepperman - BMI charts are a good starting point and at least give you something to work with, plus doctors may use them, so it is good to be familiar with them. They may not tell the whole story, though, but at least they are something to go on. If you are eating well balanced meals and healthy snacks, and you aren't walking around feeling burning hunger all of the time, you probably do not need to be concerned about malnutrition.

there is chart. I don't believe that one size fits all.
It is a guild line.
However, BMI chart is best.
Halter, spoken like heavy person " the range errs on the too-slim side ", lol, Not.
Of course I made excuses too.

I know my healtthy body weight. I know right now I'm 30 lbs over weight. it feels like I'm carrying around 3 10 lb. bags of potatoes,. on my gut.
Over weight I have less entergy, don't dresss up as much, lungs feel like their being squeezed. LOL even if I hadn't pole danced, my breathing is shollow. having regained weight, I seldom get spay on.
will when I weight at my healthy weight level I'm a live n living life to it's fulness.

sorry for ramble. hope I made since. we know how we feel at dif weights. we know what works for our health.

5 to 10 pounds above the BMI chart

I ment to say 5 to 10 pounds above BMI chart depending of your height because being under weight is just as unhealthy as being over weight

Just my opinion, I like to use clothes sizes.
6-8 small
10-12 medium
14-16 large
18-20 Xlarge(1x)
22-24 (2x)
26-28 (3x)
or something like that. We all know what we feel best at. Eat healthy and stop when satisfied, not necessarily when full.
During my lifetime, I have gone from small to large.....while youth was the small. Oh well, a work in progress...lol...

It's hard to follow an exact chart. The rule of thumb is that (for female), at 5'0 you should be 100 pounds, and ever inch you add onto your high would be another five pounds. so someone who is 5'1 should be 105 lbs, someone 5'3 should be 115 lbs, and so on. I threw this theory right out of the window, whether it's correct or not. I'm 5'4, so that mean to be a "normal" weight, I would have to be 120 pounds! Thats not going to happen to me. I have curves to me and I come from a family where we are just built bigger. If I came down to 120, I would probably look sickly, plus, I wouldnt be happy at 120 pounds. I want some curves to me. So my goal is to be 150. Even though that's consider overweight for me still. I'd be much happier in a 150 pound body than a 120 pound body. Its just who I am and what I prefer. Notice when you're starting to like your body for it's shape, not its number :) Good Luck!