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Caloric intake

sunshine_melody Posts: 16 Joined: 2002/07/12	2002/07/22, 02:08 PM I am kind of confused about my caloric intake...I am 16, female and pretty active. I get about an hour of exercise, 6 days a week, a combination between lifting, cardio and stretching (but mostly cardio) and I figure I burn about 300-400 calories through exercise per day. Is my caloric intake different than someone who is older than me? What should mine be? Thank you for the advice, in advance!!! :) sunshine
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/07/22, 02:13 PM Sunshine, have you tried looking at the nutrition section here at FT for a recommendation? To answer your question, that depends on the person older than you. If they are just as active, then their caloric requirement could match yours. -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
Mathiau Posts: 72 Joined: 2002/07/20	2002/07/22, 06:52 PM yepepr for example i should be taking in about 4300+ calories a day (thnx to FT charts and such) if you go over this (your limit), then u are not keeping with in limits. The amount of calories each person needs is based on your height, weight, metabolism as well. So someone older may need more, or less, alot of factors contribute to this. -------------- (¯`·.¸¸.·´¯The trouble with life is there’s no background music¯`·.¸¸.·´¯) (¯`·.¸¸.·´¯Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them¯`·.¸¸.·´¯) (¯`·.¸¸.·´¯God must love stupid people, he made so many of them¯`·.¸¸.·´¯) (¯`·.¸¸.·´¯Life ain't short, your just dead for too frick'n dam long!`·.¸¸.·´¯) (¯`·.¸¸They know what is what, but they don't know what is what, they just strut,WTF!¸.·´¯)
roelof Posts: 68 Joined: 2002/03/03	2002/07/22, 06:54 PM How much do you weigh sunshine? I'll throw you some numbers. -------------- If you can squat heavy and have solid sh*ts, what more can you ask for in life?
sunshine_melody Posts: 16 Joined: 2002/07/12	2002/07/24, 11:18 PM roelof, I weigh 135 lbs Thanks for the input everyone!