I have a medium frame, weigh 112 lbs, and am 5'2'' tall. I run 5 to 7 miles a day and consume 1200 to 1300 calories a day. Is this enough or too much or too little? I'm not trying to lose or gain weight.
2006-06-06 16:33:42 · 15 answers · asked by akatd 4 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
most people have around a 2000 calorie. well, not anymore, people eat more than that but thats what the average should be. you can eat like, 3000 calories and you'll be okay because of amount of fitness
2006-06-06 16:36:16 · answer #1 · answered by Almeida girl 24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most possible is that you will loose your weight! Those who are at your weight need more than 1700 Calories a day. You run 5-7 miles a day; you need more energy. You will certainly need more energy if you run at higher speed! An hour run at about 8 km/hr consumes 570 Cal!
You can check whether your energy consumption enough or not by weighing yourself every morning after defecation; a decrease of body weight means you need more food.
2006-06-06 23:54:05 · answer #2 · answered by drtauhid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That All Depends OnHow Much U Weight...You Sound Healthy And U Sound Like Ur Getting Proper Nutrition...But U Should Go Online And See If Ur Underweight Or Overweight For Your Height....If Your Overweight, Lower Your Calories, If Ur Underweight, Then Higher Your Daily Calories. HOPE I WAS A HELP!
2006-06-06 23:38:57 · answer #3 · answered by Ashley M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is waaaay to little. Assuming you're 20 years old (subtract about 5 calories for each year under 20, add for each year over) Your body need about 1250 calories just to function. That means just to pump your blood, make your brain work etc, you need 1250. Given how active you are with the running, you should be consuming about 2300 calories using The Harris Benedict method of calculating caloric needs.
Google it if you want to know more.
2006-06-07 00:51:28 · answer #4 · answered by David M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you run every day, you should consume more calories to maintain your weight. Depending on how active you are other than that, you should probably be getting between around 1800 and 2200 daily. If you continue eating so few you'll probably start to lose weight (which would be fairly unhealthy).
2006-06-06 23:42:14 · answer #5 · answered by Not Allie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably won't gain weight on that. You might lose weight. If you continue with it for awhile and you are where you want to be, you'll know you've struck the right kind of balance. Way to go on staying fit! Just make sure you're eating a balanced diet, too! Check out SELF magazine's calorie calculator at http://www.self.com/fitness/nutrition/calculators/calorieneeds .
2006-06-06 23:37:51 · answer #6 · answered by cucumberlarry1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are running 5-7 miles a day that is fine. In fact you could probably eat some more and not have it effect your weight.
2006-06-06 23:36:55 · answer #7 · answered by embigguns 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the average person should be consuming around 2000 calories a day. Ask your doctor for the best answer to your personal caloric intake.
2006-06-06 23:37:03 · answer #8 · answered by inquiring mind 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a little more. Take about 2000. Dont worry too much about calories if youre not eating fatty junk food.
2006-06-06 23:45:56 · answer #9 · answered by dog_hell_red 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to stay at the same weight you are now, you should eat 2000 callories a day. If you want to loose weight, you should eat much less and exercise.
2006-06-06 23:36:56 · answer #10 · answered by Sweety 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋