How many calories should i eat daily 15 yrs old almost 16?

Question

Im bout 5ft7 or 5 ft 8
Im pretty active weight train for bout 30 mins to 1 hour at gym
burn bout 500 cals everytime i go to the gym on the treadmill bout 4 times a week

Answer 1

The quick way is to go to a doctor, You have to calculate your daily needs verses your daily activities. You can also buy a book of charting height, weight and desirable outcome.

Or you can be referred to a nutritionist, who will do all the foot work for you. The other way {my telling you} is longer and written out below: I hope it helps you. Read read it all, I am a nurse, so I speak like a nurse.. Sorry about the length:

Goals:

1. Understanding energy metabolism, the process by which the body stores or releases energy from nutrients consumed.

2. Determine your own energy input balances with your energy output. Weight gain or loss depends on the difference between these two factors. A difference of 3500 calories can mean a pound more or less of body weight.

3. Determine your own percent body fat and understanding the relationship between body fat and body weight.

Note: A "target" or"ideal" weight can be calculated using the percent fat figures. Target weight is defined as the lean body weight (LBW) plus a desirable percentage of fat. If a 20 year old male student is 210 pounds and has 23% fat, he may wish to know what he should weigh with 16% fat. To calculate this he would multiply 23% times 210 to determine that he is carrying 48.3 pounds of fat. Subtracting his fat weight from his total weight will give his LBW of 161.7 pounds. At 16% fat, this LBW equals 84% of the student's total weight. To determine what his weight should be with 16% fat, divide the LBW by 84% (161.7/.84 a 192.5). This is a target weight of 192.5 pounds.

Calculating percent body fat

The percent body fat can be determined from these measurements using charts that accompany the calipers or by the use of two equations. The equations were developed by Jackson and Pollock (1978) and are widely used in physical fitness evaluation programs. For males the four measurements are sunned and percent fat is calculated (Golding, 1982) as follows:

% fat = 0.27784 (X1) - 0.00053 (X1)2 + 0.12437 (X2) - 3.28791
where X1 = sum of four folds
X2 = age of subject.


The Best Way to Monitor Your Weight Loss Progress and Understanding Human Energy Requirements. Here are some tips to help lose weight: For example, take a 17 year old male who weighs 170 lbs. (77.3 kg) and is 6 feet tall.

Test you BMI. There are numerous ways to measure BMR some of which entail twelve hours of fasting and elaborate instrumentation. Or use a tool that measure it. Then those tools (calculations and math) will give you a estimate of the BMR.

If a 16 year old's activities for the three days included:
1440 minutes of sleeping (no activity)
1440 minutes of sitting (very light)
360 minutes of walking (light)
360 minutes of standing (very light)
90 minutes of weight lifting (heavy)
450 minutes of driving (very light)
180 minutes of jogging (moderate)

Are you aware of calories? Using this chart, you would expend an average of 1044 calories/day calculated as in
the following manner:

1440 min. no activity X 0.0 cal/kg X 77.3 kg = 0 cals
2250 min. very light X 0.01 cal/kg X 77.3 kg =1739 cals
360 min. light X 0.02 cal/kg X 77.3 kg = 557 cals
180 min. moderate X 0.025 cal/kg X 77.3 kg = 348 cals
90 min. heavy X 0.07 cal/kg X 77.3 kg =487 cals
Total expenditure for three days = 3131 cals
Average daily expenditure = 1044 cals/day

Total Energy Requirement for an average 24 Hour Period. Add all three figures, BMR, physical activities and SDA to obtain the number of calories needed in one day.

The average 70 kilogram adult male requires about 2700 cal/day, while the average 55 kilogram adult female needs only 2000 cal/day.

A 16 year old example is younger and somewhat more active than the average person, and therefore, has a higher energy requirement (3329 cal/day).

First measure basal metabolic rate, Then measure your energy intake. Next use your data compiled during the week on the food intake, calculate the number of calories consumed from commercial calorie guides. Use a Handy Daily Calorie Calculators, like the links or examples below.

What Are Calories?
A calorie is a unit of energy that measures how much energy food provides to the body. The body needs calories to function properly. Calories in food give you the amount of energy the protein, carbohydrate, nutrients and fat to fuel your body. When you eat food, your body turns the food into fuel, burning it to produce calories (energy).

It takes 3,500 calories to equal one pound of body weight. The calories in your food come from sources such as

carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. For example, a gram of carbohydrate contains 4 calories. A gram of protein also contains 4 calories, where as a gram of fat contains 9 calories, which is more than twice the amount of carbohydrates and protein.

This is why a food with the same size serving may have far more calories. Nutritionists do not recommend calorie counting for teens unless a doctor has recommended it.
The USDA figures show the average male 5 feet 10 inches in height and weighing 174 pounds, needs 2,900 calories per day - performing light to moderate activity. The average female, 5 feet 4 inches and weighing 138 pounds, needs 2,200 calories per day.

What is your desirable weight? Being overweight or underweight is defined in terms of weight for height, according to the Body Mass Index (BMI). To calculate a BMI see our Body Mass Index Calculator. To find your height to weight ratio see a Height to Weight Ratio Chart.

a) Start everyday with breakfast because your body will absorb as many nutrients as possible from the breakfast and this will boost your body metabolism.

b) Instead of one big meal, try to eat more times having smaller meals and calculate your calorie intake. You don't get fat because of a lack of exercise, you get fat because you don't eat the right foods at the right intervals each day.

c) Eat slowly, chew more and drink more water with the meal.

d) Choose foods that are low in fat and high in complex carbohydrates, such as whole-grain cereals and breads.

e) Drink lots of water, a glass every one - two hours will keep you feeling full.

f) Try a different type of food each day. The new flavors will save you from diet boredom

g) Change your diet from high calorie foods, eg. fatty meats, oily dressings, regular soft drinks to lower-calorie options like fish, zero-calorie dressings and water.

h) Switch to a high fibre, low fat diet and, most importantly, exercise regularly.

Reference and Source: Web research and My experience.

Answer 2

2000

Answer 3

I'm about the same age as you, and 5ft6, but I exercise only 3 times a week for an hour each time, and 1300 calories a day is what I'd take when trying to lose weight. I think with the amount of exercise you do, I'd take 1700 a day if you're happy with your weight, and 1,500 if you want to lose some..but don't rely too much on my advice...

Answer 4

Your still developing so relying on your weight and wellness presently i might say round 1800 to 2000 a day. I did not rely my energy back then and ate fairly somewhat and nonetheless weighed like 108 lbs at 5'7"

Answer 5

Decaf coffee is a good low-calorie fluid when you're having cravings (and an incredible source of antioxidants).

Answer 6

Decaf coffee is a superb low-calorie fluid when you're having cravings (and a great source of antioxidants).

Answer 7

um i would say around dont sount. your 15 almost 16 you dont need to be worrying about how much you need to eat or how ever many calories. life is way to short to be thinking about those kinds of things. im also 15 and i just eat i also run track im in good health and eat junk food all the time.

Answer 8

Eating liquid-based foods such seeing that natural smoothies and low-sodium soup may help you cut back on calories still feel full.

Answer 9

between 1500 and 2000 calories per day

Answer 10

Don't confuse thirst with hunger. Drink a glass of water whenever you feel hungry to see if that's what you're really craving.

Answer 11

I'd say bout 2000 or so maybe 2500