1600 calories to maintain body weight?

Question

I am 5'3.5'' 98 pounds, 14 years old and i do the Hip Hop abs DVD for about 45 minutes between 3-4 days a week sometimes more so is 1600 calories to much or to little to maintain weight? plz don't critize if u think im skinny im just looking for advice to stay healthy

Answer 1

Thats probably fairly accurate. It depends on your growth and all that. If your body is craving more calories, you'll know it. You might naturally burn more calories in a day doing all the things you do besides just Hip Hop DVD. Up to 2,000 calories. Traditionally its 1,800 to maintain body weight but each person is different.

Basically just test it out. The goal is just to not be burning more calories than you are taking in. If you feel hungry, eat more. If you are a lil more active one day than the next, you may need more food. At your age, you shouldn't be so concerned about weight and calories but a healthy lifestyle. As long as you are healthy and active, staying physically fit, it doesn't matter the exact number of calories you are taking in.

Answer 2

Aim for at least 2000 calories per day. In order to do that try eating starchy foods such as pasta for dinner, potatoes and/or rice. Opt to drink fruit juices rather than water. Eat fruit and veg which have natural fats and will help you gain a bit of weight, if you need it. If you don't want your weight to fluctuate it is very important to keep the amount you eat a constant, this way your metabolism will not get confused.

Answer 3

According to http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm# 1677 should be your calorie intake for weight maintenance. However, you ARE too thin, so you can't "stay healthy" because you aren't at a healthy weight.

The site I linked to above, says your weight, with a small frame should be 107 - 111. Medium and large frame is of course more.

Remember, skinny isn't pretty and it isn't healthy. Get to your healthy weight range and take care of yourself...you only get one body in this lifetime...make sure it lasts as long as possible and stays as fit as you can keep it.

Answer 4

Weight balance is a simple equation: if you eat the same amount of calories that you burn, your weight shouldn't change. Start off by estimating how many calories you burn per day using the calorie calculator http://www.straighthealth.com/pages/tools/caloriecalclb.html . This is the amount of calories you should also be eating everyday.

Guide to Dieting - http://straighthealth.com/pages/guides/dieting.html
Health, Exercise and Diets - http://straighthealth.com

Answer 5

Sounds like you're doing everything right. If anything, you might be little low on the calorie intake, but not enough to worry about... unless your weight gets much lower. I would think that everything would be fine just as you described.

Answer 6

i prolly eat twice that but i dont gain an ounce i have a fast metabolism. Just excercise for at least 30 mins daily and eat around 2000-2250 calories per day

Answer 7

according to calculations based on your height, weight, age and activity level, you should be getting about 1900 calories a day to maintain your current weight.

Answer 8

1600 sounds good,, but they have to be from real food
you can't drink soda, and eat chips and candy, that will kill you

you need balanced protein, carbs and whatever other things from real fruit, vegetable, nuts and seeds can provide
drink protein shake helps build muscle, otherwise you're just working out for nothing

Answer 9

1600 is about right for you to keep your weight...................! You burn 15 Cal's per pound........ If you are trying to lose the lbs,,, Don't go below 800 Hope your trying to keep the weight you sound about right.............................. Good Luck.................!

Answer 10

yeppers that is good =keep it up