How many calories should an overweight thirteen-year-old boy have a day?

Answer 1

That depends on a few factors. Current weight and activity level are key. Also, are you asking how many calories he should have to maintain his current weight or to lose weight? If he wants to lose weight a ballpark calorie count can be found by looking at the desired weight's daily calorie needs in any calorie counter book. For instance if he wants to weigh 150, he should look at a calorie chart for someone who weighs 150 lbs. If you Google "calorie counts" you will get many helpful hits.

Answer 2

Bein 13 and a Male, your metabolism should currently be running pretty high, so even cutting down a little is likely to have results visible quite quickly. A 13 year old boy should be eating 2000 calories or so a day to maintain a weight. When you burn 3500 calories more than you take in, you're body loses a pound. This sounds like a lot but your body uses a lot of calories naturally in the day, so just light exercise and cutting down on junk food will create a deficit big enough to lose the weight without resorting to drastic measures. For instance, if you cut out just 250 calories a day and make sure not to go over 1750, and then do an extra half hour jogging a day (which will burn around 250 calories), then you'll have a daily caloric deficit of 500 calories, which will result in a lb a week. However, at your age with your metabolic rate most likely at its peak, your body may well shed it even quicker.