im 5ft 6 i weight 144 pounds, how much would i have to eat and do no exercise to maintain my existing weight?

Question

im 5ft 6 i weight 144 pounds, how much calories would i have to eat and do no exercise to maintain my existing weight?
Also can some1 tell me how long it take for the metabolism to change its speed?
and what speeds up the metabolism ?
and how to keep it active?

Answer 1

find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter your stats and it will tell you how many calories a day you need to maintain your weight.
5-8servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water a day
5-6 small meals instead of 3 big ones (breakfast is the most important - make sure to get complex carbs like whole wheat bread, oatmeal, fruit etc)
4-6 times a week cardio for 30-50min, light weight training, many reps
no junk food, no sodas, no alcohol, no white flour (cakes, cookies, white bread, pasta etc.), nothing high in sugar (ice cream)

Answer 2

Exercise speeds up your metabolism for at least several hours. That's why you'll often hear advice to do it in the morning.

If you don't exercise, and you are not very active, you actually only need 1600 calories per day at your size. Yes, that's right. Nobody in America could possibly manage that few calories per day. I've tried, and it just doesn't work. You will always be hungry.

The only thing I have found is that drinking lots of coffee helps suppress the appetite for a little while. But not enough to eat only 1600 calories a day, sadly.

In college, I switched to an almost entirely vegetarian diet (giant salad bar made it easy), and I lost about 20 lbs. I wish I still had that option, it was great. I had lots of salad and stir fry and I never felt hungry, but still lost so much weight.

Good luck to you.

Answer 3

i'm 5ft a million and a a million/2 inches and additionally weigh 8st 7lbs. I lost weight without even attempting, so have been decrease than scientific institution docs for tests and so on. so some distance each little thing has been standard outcomes, yet weight plateaus for a pair of months then drops anothe 2 or 3 pounds. It has executed this for a 365 days now. some weeks in the past i strengthen into 8st 10lbs! now I even have been 8st 7lbs for the previous couple of weeks, i'm scared it is going to maintain going on! the next day I see the representative to get the outcomes of Pancreas tests executed approximately 4 months in the past. in the event that they're standard, they are going to sign me off! I hate being this skinny now all my bones teach and it truly is frightening. palms crossed i'm ok nonetheless. in basic terms can not seem to place any lower back on! My physique is ingesting all the fat decrease than my dermis and leaving all of it baggy. *sigh*

Answer 4

caffeine, water, the chemical that makes peppers spicy, EGCG (green tea), chewing 5 sticks of gum per day can increase metabolism.

Count your calories. Try and consume the amount of calories that you think you burn on the same day. Eat frequently but less. Usually having a coffee or gum after a meal helps kick start the metabolism.

Answer 5

Well this all depends on several things,Your sex,Your build,Your normal day,Most people around your height would need around 1500 calories to be what is classed as normal eating habit,Your metabolism cant be altered as far as I know,It does slow at certain parts in your life like say late teens when you stop growing,Its a part of your gene pool and I feel for you on this because I am not exactly small shall we say!

Answer 6

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/loseweight/loseweight.html

This tells you how to work out the amount of calories you need to maintain your existing weight! :-)

(The article is written for weight loss - but there is a calculation you can use to figure out calories needed for weight maintenance. This is much more reliable than the online 'calculators' you see around)

Metabolism will be increased with exercise. I can't say exactly how long it will take, as it cannot be really pinpointed, but you should see results quickly if you exercise often.

Hope this helps! :-)

xx Emmie

Answer 7

Many say the rule of thumb, is to simply add a zero to your desired weight. EX: You should eat 1400 calories per day to remain at, or get too, 140 lbs. In your case, you should be eating 1440 calories per day. Of course, when doing NO type of exercise, you may even need to shave a little off of THAT number.

Answer 8

exercise will speed up yr metabolism. read tips on healthier eating and more on calorie burning to help you better on this site