It would depend on what your goals are - maintain your current weight OR weight loss. If it's weight loss, the rule of thumb is, you need to burn more calories than you eat. You will want to consult a doctor or nutritionist in order to determine your daily recommended food intake. Every person is different, and you need to factor in your daily activity level, metabolism, etc...
The answer is unique for each person. I went from 210lb to 173lb with really just 1 number.
You need to know your 0 weight loss or gain and make a small deficit from there.
People try and eat at too large of a deficit(resticitive diet and to quickly so it if they lose any weight they gain it back). They essentially are trying to shed big while their body is trying to hold on. You need to sneak up on your body. My experience has been (went from 210lb to 173lb) that eating barely under my 0 weight loss or gain number works best. I have seen it work better for others as well.
The ONLY and best site to get this number at is healthsidekick
FYI all other sites are off when they tell you how much food you can eat and lose weight. This has been my experience.
The amount of calories that you consume per day is very relative,
Cos each individual will have a different metabolism, activity level and body stats.
So the general thumb rule is to eat 10-15% lesser calories than your usual needs.
How many calories should you eat per day if you are 5'1 and weight 150 pounds and are trying to lose weight?
350000 a week
1,500 calories a day
around 1230
About 1500 calories
you would die if you ate that many calories. to lose weigh find out how many calories you should be eating for your current weight and then find out how many calories you should be eating for your target weight. slowly inch your calories down to that target weight range. and really you should ask your doctor about weight loss. to see if you even need it.
Well it depends on your weight. If your 100 pounds then you should eat 1000 calories. If your 110 pounds then you should eat 1100 calories.
Take the weight you want to be and times it by 10 to find out how many calories to eat to reach and maintain that weight. Example=If you want to weigh 180 pounds you should be eating 1800 calories a day. Don't forget to take into account you can eat more calories if you excercise.
600-800 Calories
It depends on your weight. It should be about 600 Calories per 130 pounds you weigh.
Multiply your ideal weight by ten and that's how much calories you should consume daily to lose the weight.
You should eat 10 times your goal weight. So if you want to be 120 lbs, you should eat 1200 calories a day to get to your goal weight and stay there.