How many calories a day do I consume to maintain a weight of 150 pounds if I'm 5 foot 6 inches tall?

Answer 1

This is a tough one. Without some data on metabolism and the amount of physical activity the 5' 6" 150 pound person does in a day, it is impossible to answer this one. The best way to attack the situation is with a steno notepad or the like. Log everything you eat every day for a couple of weeks. There are a ton of places on the web that have the calorie count of foods. Look up all you eat and get a calorie count. Add up each day's intake. Weigh in every day. You're establishing a baseline. A point of reference. Notes should include information on the amount of daily activity, too. You're not changing anything. You're just setting down what is currently happening. As a quick aside, increase hydration by at least a glass of water a day. (No, sodas or coffee don't count.) Don't do more than that. You're setting yourself up for a tuneup. And if you're not going to be honest, stop here. Still reading? Good. With your daily weights and daily eating schedule and daily activity schedule, you can make some small changes without killing yourself or failing to get things dialed in. And if you don't have at least one friend, co-worker or family member to work with, this will be twice as hard. Not impossible, but not as easy as with a "monitoring" partner. After a couple of weeks, you'll have a good feel for what you're doing with your eating and your activities. From here you can figure out what it takes to fuel yourself up to maintain the weight you're at. If it isn't that 150, trim a bit regularly. Visualize, plan, execute (the devil is in the details), and make it happen. There are not, nor have there ever been, any magic pills or fool proof machines to dial in your weight. In the end, it comes down to you and what you are willing to do on a regular basis. Good luck.