I am 5'4, weigh 109 lbs, and am 16 years old (female). How many calories should I eat a day? What is healthy?!
Question: I am 5'4, weigh 109 lbs, and am 16 years old (female). How many calories should I eat a day.? What is healthy.?
Answers:
It depends on how active you are.
Use this bmr calculator and then click on the calories link to see which number to multiply it by depending on your activity level.
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calcul...
when i entered your numbers and multiplied it by the number for moderate activity level, I got 1867 calories per day. It might be higher or lower depending on how much exercise you do.Health Question & Answer
Use this bmr calculator and then click on the calories link to see which number to multiply it by depending on your activity level.
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calcul...
when i entered your numbers and multiplied it by the number for moderate activity level, I got 1867 calories per day. It might be higher or lower depending on how much exercise you do.Health Question & Answer
go to www.mypyramid.gov, This is a excellent resource to plan a diet and when you enter height/weight/age/sex/physical activity it will tell you how many calories you need. You will probably be around the range of 1600 - 2000 calories depending on physical activity, etc.
And I am assuming you don't have any medical problems (like hyper/hypothyrodisim, cystic fibrosis, celiac disease, etc.)
About 3500 calories = 1 lb of fat. So if you over eat by 3500 calories in a week you can expect gain about 1 lb of fat (+/- how hydrated/dehydrated you are)Health Question & Answer
And I am assuming you don't have any medical problems (like hyper/hypothyrodisim, cystic fibrosis, celiac disease, etc.)
About 3500 calories = 1 lb of fat. So if you over eat by 3500 calories in a week you can expect gain about 1 lb of fat (+/- how hydrated/dehydrated you are)Health Question & Answer
Roughly 1800. You can eat more if you are pretty active. More important than counting calories, is just getting into the habit of eating healthy fresh foods: fresh fruits & vegetables and lean meat. If you crave something unhealthy, go ahead and treat yourself to a small portion once a week.
That pyramid site looks pretty cool, but it seems they really should get rid of the whole pyramid analogy altogether now that the medical community has decided eating loads of complex carbs/grains isn't such a great idea (carbs being the old base of the pyramid).Health Question & Answer
That pyramid site looks pretty cool, but it seems they really should get rid of the whole pyramid analogy altogether now that the medical community has decided eating loads of complex carbs/grains isn't such a great idea (carbs being the old base of the pyramid).Health Question & Answer
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109 pounds at 5'4.? Thats it.? Girl, feel free to eat all the calories you wantHealth Question & Answer
1500-2000Health Question & Answer