It's all about balance. Fad diets don't work. If you look at every diet out there what you see is advise on changing your current eating habits, they are not working for you...every one of them also tells you to exercise. It is the change of eating habits and the increase in exercise that works, not the particular foods they tout.
The U.S. government has a chart that is useful for caloric needs and it is below this answer.
If you are a sedentary (none active) person, go for walks or swim regularly, try to double your normal daily exercise and cut out the junk food. Reduce portion sizes but not to the point you starve yourself. Balance. that's the key to loosing wieght.
It depends on exercise level.
This depends on your height and exercise routine, but you should probably have around 1800 calories to maintain your weight or 1500 to begin losing weight.
a normal amount, but just do a lot of exercise
200 Calories if you do 1 hr exercise
3,500 calories are equal to one pound. if that helps at all. so if you eat 500 calories less a day, and burn 500 calories through exercise then you will lose about 2 pounds a week :)
Less calories in, more exercise out.
1500 calories
Kids should consume 2,000 calories everyday, but if they are athletic and like to exercise a lot, then they should consume 2,500 calories everyday.
About 2,000 calories, with moderate exercise and healthy choices.
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.
Sixty pounds of weight loss in 4 months works out to about 5 pounds a week. To lose one pound takes cutting about 3500 calories from a diet. 5 pounds means 17500 calories over a week. With a recommended 1500 to 2000 calories per day, this means a net deficit of anywhere from 1500 to 7000 calories over the week.
The average 12 year old girl needs about 1950 calories in one day. However, if your exercise level is not the best, you should take in about 1690 calories.