If you are 13 and weigh 85 pounds and you are 5'1'' how many calories should you eat a day?

Answer 1

You should never take in less then 1200 calories because your metabolism needs atleast that much to keep working. if you take in less then 1200 your metabolism will go down alot because it will think that your going to die. a 13 year old should have 2000 calories. if you see that your getting on the chunky side, then make it 1800 but no lower. remember that your growing!!!! and dont worry so much about your weight. your 13. and you dont have to eliminate chocolate as long as you eat fruit, veggies, low fat & low calories meats, breads, and dairy =). i hope this helps =). if you have further questions go ahead and ask!! It also depends on what food you eat. If you eat healthy food then you'll consume a lot less calories with more nutrition!!

Answer 2

A 5'1" female should weigh about 105-140 lbs, depending on her frame. 85 lbs is quite underweight on any frame About what he/she is eating now. Don't worry about the number of calories, just eat a well balanced diet with lots of protein (for growth), carbohydrates (for energy) fruit and vegetables, (for vitamins and minerals)

Answer 3

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Whoa, whoa, whoa! You should be eating at the very least 1200 calories a day, depending on your weight and activity level. Otherwise, you're just not eating enough, and you'll be malnourished and more likely to binge. See the link below for calorie information.

When you severely limit your calorie intake, your body starts to conserve fat stores. In other words, the exercise needed to burn 100 calories on a normal diet (1200 calories per day), takes very much more exercise to burn those same 100 calories when you reduce your calorie intake. If you do succeed in dropping some pounds by starving yourself, you will quickly replace the pounds plus 10-20% more when you stop. If you don't stop, you will move into anorexia, which is a health and life threatening condition. If you stop and start, stop and start, that's a yo yo syndrome and leads to heart problems.

All you need to do is pay attention to what you eat, bump up your physical activity just a bit, and avoid the high calorie, high fat treats whenever you can. Another secret to getting the most from increased physical activity is getting the proper amount of sleep. Sleep deprivation causes your body to crave calories to keep energy levels up. Once you start altering your body's normal function, it's so difficult to ever get it to feel or function right again.

Answer 4

First of all, it's "weighs." Secondly, if you're doing sports or some other form of exercise, some things change. But on average, you should eat about 1500 calories to stay healthy but less than 2200. Eat healthy foods and alot of protein too.

Answer 5

It depends on how active the girl is. If she's mostly sedentary, then about 1,700-1,800. If she's lightly active, 1,900. If moderately active, 2,000. If very active, then around 2,200-2,400. Of course these numbers are just averages. If you want a more accurate number, talk to your doctor or try an online calorie calculator.

Answer 6

It depends on your height, and if you are trying to maintain, lose or gain weight.

Answer 7

no many because she is still growing and at this time of her age it all goes to her thighs!