Wow much should i eat a day?

Question

I am in 7th grade and i practice gymnastics about 12 hours a week and i am going to start working out 30 minutes in the morning. I am also a vegetarian. How many calories should eat a day? What should i eat? thanks for the help!

Answer 1

you should eat about 300-600 claories or u will gain weight never eat above 800 claores you will be obese and will have health problems

Answer 2

2200- 2500 calories a day. be sure to eat lots of complex carbs for fuel and protein to recover muscle tissues.

Answer 3

Athletes require more calories than unactive or less active people.

Consuming less than 1200 calories for an adult is considered risky and should only be done with a doctor's supervision. Below 1000 and your body can go into starvation mode, which can begin shutting down various systems in your body to conserve energy for more necessary ones. This can also s***w up your metabolism. Of course this is for an adult, so the figure might be a little different at your age. Since you are still growing you may need more.

This is a type of question you would want to ask a professional nutritionist.

Theres a calculator here that might be able to give you a rough idea:

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie...

Dont take it for absolute though, just a rough idea.

Being a vegetarian, youll need some sort of protein replacement or supplement to help rebuild muscle tissue. If your not opposed to eggs, they can be a great source of protein, just watch your yolk consumption. Soy is a common one, but its health risks are often downplayed. Id suggest not utilizing soy as your primary protein. Whey protein and casein protein have less health concerns.