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What does 160 pounds look like on a man?
At 5′9″, a typical height for men, 160 lb is a BMI of 23.6, which counts as a healthy weight. On a body like the one below that usually means a healthy build with a little softness at the waist. The healthy range at this height runs from about 125 to 169 lb.
160 lb on a 5′9″ man is a healthy, average build: a mostly flat stomach, normal arms and legs and a defined jaw. It sits inside the healthy range with some room to spare, and it is close to what many men weighed in their early twenties.
Try it with your own height and goalWhat losing weight from 160 lb looks like
The same 5′9″ man at 160 lb and after losing 10, 20 and 40 pounds. The models change in steps of about 10 lb, so the first step can look small; the difference adds up quickly after that.
BMI 23.6
BMI 22.1
BMI 20.7
BMI 17.7
160 pounds at other heights
The same weight reads very differently depending on height. Here is 160 lb on men from 5′3″ to 6′3″.
| Height | BMI | Category | Healthy range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5′3″ | 28.3 | overweight | 104–141 lb |
| 5′5″ | 26.6 | overweight | 111–150 lb |
| 5′7″ | 25.1 | overweight | 118–159 lb |
| 5′9″ | 23.6 | a healthy weight | 125–169 lb |
| 5′11″ | 22.3 | a healthy weight | 133–179 lb |
| 6′1″ | 21.1 | a healthy weight | 140–189 lb |
| 6′3″ | 20.0 | a healthy weight | 148–199 lb |
Watch the slow drift
For a lot of men the problem is not this weight but the pound or two a year that gets added after it, almost all of it around the middle. Keeping an eye on your belt notch or waist measurement is often an earlier warning than the scale, and small changes made early are easier than large ones later.
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- Healthy weight loss tips that work without crash diets
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About these pictures
This picture is a front view generated by AI from the original 3D model's matching step, so the body size follows the original, using this description:
Body size: a man about 5′9″ tall weighing about 160 lb (BMI about 24), at a healthy weight with a little softness at the waist. No belly: the stomach is flat at this weight.
Sources: BMI categories from the CDC; waist guidance from the NIH (NHLBI); pace of loss from the CDC. How these pages are made.
These pictures are a visualization from a small set of pre-made body models, not a picture of you, and BMI is only a rough screening number: it does not measure body fat, muscle or health. For advice about your own weight, talk to your doctor.