how many calories do i eat?

Question

how much calories do i eat a day
i am 5'3
140 pounds
i just waqnt to know for my diet plan

im also 16

im also 16

Answer 1

it depends how active you are (i assume you go to school and are pretty active)
for weight loss
moderately active (exercise 3-5 days a week) - 1640cal/day
very active (exercise 6-7 days a week) - 1860cal/day

for maintaining your weight:
moderately active - 2140cal/day
very active - 2360cal/day

Answer 2

You can look up all the foods you eat and just add it up. There are many websites that have search databases so you can find the amount of calories in a certain food.

A website such as fitday.com can help you manage your weight loss goals.

Also, something that might help you is to calculate your BMR: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ . This is how many calories you burn doing nothing. Once you know this you can find out how many calories you need to eat and how much you have to exercise in order to loose weight.

Answer 3

Don't worry about counting calories. If you want to trim down or lose weight or get toned ... cut out all sugar - pop, starches, sweet cereal, yogurt - you really have to check the label before you eat. So, eat healthy, increase your protein intake and drink more fluid. Start exercises - walk, jog, run, lift weights but get moving and get your metabolism speeded up. Forget the diet. It will just get you thinking about what you "can't" have and you'll crave it more.

Answer 4

1500 calories. if u r doing regular exercise u may go upto 1600 calories. take green leaves as part of u r diet and take plenty of water. all the best.

Answer 5

A. Your weight in pounds: _____
B. Multiply A by 12 to get your basic calorie needs: _____
C. Multiply B by 1.6 to estimate your resting metabolic rate (calorie burn without factoring in exercise): _____
D. Strength training: Multiply the number of minutes you lift weights per week by 5: _____
E. Aerobic training: Multiply the number of minutes per week that you run, cycle, and play sports by 8: _____
F. Add D and E, and divide by 7: _____
G. Add C and F to get your daily calorie needs: _____
H. Add 500 to G: _____. This is your estimated daily calorie needs to gain 1 pound a week.

Answer 6

people usually eat between 1800-2200 a day. if your on a diet, cut out 500 calories a day. 3500 calories=1 lb. if you cut out 500 a day, you could lose a pound a week.

Answer 7

http://www.caloriecontrol.org/calcalcs.html

That is a website for a calorie calculator. You enter your info and it tells you how many calories you need to maintain or reach a certain weight.

Answer 8

eat least 1500 calories at a minimum according to your height, weight, and figure

Answer 9

your probably eating like 2,200 calories a day so if you eat 1500 you will undoubtably lose weight at a reasonable rate good luck.

Answer 10

bout 1500