For male weight maintenance, easiest rule is your bodyweight (in pounds) x 10. Therefore 150 lbs = 1,500 calories. The caloric intake of any individual is dependent on many factors. Your age, natural resting metabolism, body composition and activity level will all affect your ideal caloric intake. Therefore there is no general rule in determining your caloric intake. The link below provides an estimate based on some of the factors mentioned above.
Being 5'1 and ninety five pounds is not TOO skinny however you are definitely below the weight level of your height. Try to increase your caloric intake a little bit or monitor your caloric intake to make sure your weight does not reach an unhealthy level.
Take your current weight, add a zero to the end of your weight, then deduct 500. The result is the maximum number of calories you should consume per day in order to lose 1 pound per week. (There are 3,500 calories per pound. 3,500/7=500) for example: you weigh 180 pounds. You add a zero to make 1800. Deduct 500, this means your maximum daily caloric intake is 1300. Your minimum daily caloric intake should never go below 1200 per day.
No, 800 calories is dangerously low and is still far below your normal caloric needs; calorie intake must be in excess of your daily requirements to gain any weight.
Remember, your body requires a certain amount of enery and nutrients just to keep you alive and healthy. For this reason, your caloric intake should not fall below 1,700-2,000 calories per day.
Go to the website below and enter weight, height, and age, and it tell you how much of what food groups you should eat. and you daily calorie intake. http://mypyramid.gov/mypyramid/index.aspx Go to the website below and enter weight, height, and age, and it tell you how much of what food groups you should eat. and you daily calorie intake. http://mypyramid.gov/mypyramid/index.aspx
Simply, less than you use! However this makes it difficult to calculate, since it is on an individual basis. I recommend using a basal metabolic rate calculator to figure out how many calories you use by simply being alive. Then add the calories used in any exercises you do for the day. This will roughly equal your caloric needs. Recommendations for how many calories below your caloric needs you should consume to lose weight vary, ranging from 250 to 500 calories.
Though dangerous, starvation (no food or caloric intake at all) can result in weight lossin a few days. Severe calorie reduction (below 1,000 calories a day) will technically "starve" the body, and result in weight loss after about 10 or so days.
No, you have to reduce your caloric intake on a daily basis to a number appx. 200 calories below your BMR. Your "BMR" is a caloric measurement that determines how many calories you need in a given day to "maintain" your current weight. You can increase calories to gain weight or reduce calories to lose. Here's an article that explains it in a little more detail and teaches you how to calculate it:http://www.ehow.com/how_5401507_lose-off-using-simple-math.html
You should keep your carb intake below 23 grams of carbs a day to lose weight. This is a very low amount of carbohydrates.
Typically, the average adult must consume 2000-2300 calories a day to maintain current or static weight. To reduce weight, decrease caloric intake and increase physical activity. Something as simple as walking a mile a day can make a huge difference, and it takes only about twenty to thirty minutes to walk a mile at a moderate pace. The time will lessen the more often you do it and as your physical condition improves. With time, increase the distance and try to reduce the time for greater results. However never try to reduce caloric intake below 1500 calories per day without medical supervision.
Reduce calorie intake below calorie expenditure or increase calorie expenditure above calorie intake. A combination of both.