What should my daily caloric intake be?!


Question: What should my daily caloric intake be!?
I'm 21, 5' 2" and 115 lbs!.

I'm pretty fit!.!.!. but I've got a little bit of a tummy

How many calories should I take in on a daily basis!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
If you get little exercise and have a desk job:

Maintenance:
1489 Calories/day
Fat Loss:
1200 Calories/day

If you exercise three times a week:

Maintenance:
1706 Calories/day
Fat Loss:
1365 Calories/day

Your Body Mass Index is approx!. 21

BMI Key
< 18!.5 underweight
18!.5 to 24!.9 healthy
25 to 29!.9 overweight
30 to 34!.9 grade 1 obesity
35 to 39!.9 grade 2 obesity
>40 grade 3 (morbid obessity

So you can see you are in a healthy range!.

The most you should lose is 14 pounds!. That would put you at a BMI of 18!.5!. at 101lbs!. Anything less is unhealthy!.

Don;t eat less than 1200 per day!. Less may slow down your metabolism and actually slow your fat loss and make you feel tired!.

There are 3500 calories in a pound of fat!. To lose a pound a week you'll need to burn 500 calories a day more than you consume!. That means you;ll need to exercise!. Walk 2 miles in 34 minutes (3!.5 mph) and you'll burn your weight in extra calories (115 at your present weight)!.

The maximum rate you should lose is 2 lbs!. per week!. That would take you 7 weeks to get to 18!.5 BMI!. If you are happy with your tummy before you get to 101 then go to your maintenance caloric intake

I discuss this and more at http://www!.looserdiary!.blogspot!.com

Hope this helps!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

about 1,500!?

depends on how acive you are throughout the day

i am 16, 5'5" 110 lbs

VERY ACTIVE

and i eat at most 1000 a day

but everyone is different


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