Hey I was wondering how many calories I should try to eat a day. I am 5'6 146 pounds, im fairly muscular and active but I would like to become slimmer. I have recently been tracking my calories and they are about 2400 a day. I have gym and I run every day as well. I dont want to eat too few calories to slow my metabolism down,, Help?
2006-10-18 14:57:38 · 10 answers · asked by Amander S 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Knock off the 400 & stick 2 the 2,000 calories, the daily requirement 4 a woman.
70 grammes of fat & no more.
Make sure a percentage of that can b in milk, cheese, yoghurt & lots of green vegetables, u must keep up with ur calcium.
2006-10-18 15:04:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
2400 calories a day is a lot. You would have to have a pretty active life style to combat that. Normal calorie intake is between 1800 and 2000 daily. A diet is generally considered 1200 a day.
2006-10-18 21:59:46 · answer #2 · answered by Smitten_Kitten 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My favorite site to count calories is www.nutrisystem.com
You don't have to buy the member's food to use the diary on line and it will help you keep track of everything you eat. It also has a virtual model that you can make look like any weight.
2006-10-18 22:02:20 · answer #3 · answered by jovialdream 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm trying to remember, I read an article in Shape about this earlier tonight. Seems like they said 10 calories for each pound of the ideal weight you want to be. Not sure how accurate that is..
2006-10-18 22:05:27 · answer #4 · answered by megbri 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well ur doing a good job! keep up the good healty work! and ur calories well... try to keep track of it! and u should be normal! I mean eat some sweets like fruits not lots of candy and stuff! and excercise well not way too much! and eat healty foods! healty foods= low calories! and dont drink diet sodas! cause they are worse than normal sodas! soo u are doing everything well just keep track of ur wieght!!!!! <3
2006-10-18 22:09:51 · answer #5 · answered by ... 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a diet is between 1500 and 2000 calories, depending on your body. dont mind slowing down your metabolism... who cares. plus i dont think it would do anything. keep runnign everyday, or weight lifting like 3 times a week.
2006-10-18 22:00:12 · answer #6 · answered by customdreammachines 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2400 calories is definitely enough..maybe a lil too much, i dont really know tho lol
2006-10-18 22:02:29 · answer #7 · answered by Cricket 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you're working out.. i'd say between 1500 and 1800 calories.. eat alot of protein (fish, chicken, eggs) and really green vegetables :)
2006-10-18 21:59:49 · answer #8 · answered by KK 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You seem to be a healthy size to me--what's the problem?
2006-10-18 21:59:42 · answer #9 · answered by retorik75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2005/12/26/how_to_calculate_your_daily_calorie_needs.php
2006-10-18 22:05:06 · answer #10 · answered by finebyfive 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋