How many calories should I consume each day?

Question

I am 17 yr old female, 5'7 height, and about 143lbs, and not very active.

Answer 1

Should be about 1,800 to 2,400. It is different for everyone depending on physical activity. Go to http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/default.... (mypyramid tracker) and create an account. Enter in your specifications concerning food intake and energy expenditure it will give you a better idea of what you need.

Answer 2

Your body burns a certain amount of calories each day whether you exercise or not. We each have what is called a Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). This rate gradually decreases with age.  To the BMR you add the total calories used during the day due to all exercise and activity, which gives you your Active Metabolic Rate.



I am 6', 170 lbs and 52 years old. My basal metabolic rate is about 1700 calories burned per day. To that number I can add whatever calories I burn during the day due to activity and exercise. That will tell me approximately how many total calories I will burn up in a day.



Once you know this number you can eat however many calories you choose in order to lose, gain or maintain your weight.   You burn about 3500 more calories than you consume to lose a pound.



I have a page posted at my website that explains this further.  You can also input your own info to see your own numbers as far as calories used in a day.



www.diet-and-exercise-for-health.com/b...



Good health and good luck!

Answer 3

probably somewhere around 2000?

Answer 4

I'm not shore but i herd that an average person takes in about 4,000 a day. and when they are on a diet they take in 2,000 to 2,500. but idk if that's including being regularly active or not.......

Answer 5

i am 5'6 and 139 and also 17.

i had a personal trainer a few months ago and she told me i should be eating 1800 calories a day.