Topics

Find me on



But Tumblr is my favorite place ;)

Tu parles francais?
My French-speaking tumblr is fitnessfriandises.tumblr.com

Latest tweet

My e-Cookbook

Posts I like

More liked posts

Search

Hi, I'm 167cm and about 57.3kg, 15, and I was wondering what you would think my ideal weight would be. I know it differs between person to person, but if you need more info I'm a sort of square/pear shape and have a pretty robust build. (Alpine genes.) I exercise 4 hours a week on average, although I'm pumping it up to about 5.5 hours after Easter. On average, I eat about 1400 calories a day, but I try to go for 1200.

timehasrundry


Hi, you’re at a normal weight for your height. 1,400 calories are not enough for an active 15 year-old girl who’s at a normal weight. And 1,200 is definitely not a healthy range. Teen girls need 1,900 to 2,300 calories (see this article from Jillian Michaels’s “Master your metabolism”). Even if you’ve finished puberty, you don’t have the same needs as an adult when it comes to calories and sleep.

If you want to shape up at your age, you need to look at the quality of the foods you’re eating. Eat more vegetables and protein instead of focusing on calorie amounts. At your age and where you’re at right now, it doesn’t make sense restricting yourself.

What Does 200 Calories Look Like?
Each of the photographs represents 200 calories of the particular type of food.
More pictures on: www.wisegeek.com/what-does-200-calories-look-like.htm 

Source wisegeek.com

What 100-calorie portions look like
Source: Book “Diet Drama” by Nancy Redd 

Link
 View high resolution
A table from Jillian Michaels’ book “Master your metabolism”.  I hope my young followers will notice the line “A teen girl: 1,900-2,300 calories”. I think she’s talking about an active teenage girl (if you don’t do any physical activity, you only need 1,700 calories as a teen girl) but still, teenagers need more calories than adults. More information about teenagers’ calorie needs in this article: www.motleyhealth.com/lose-weight/weight-loss-advice-for-teenagers

A table from Jillian Michaels’ book “Master your metabolism”. 

I hope my young followers will notice the line “A teen girl: 1,900-2,300 calories”. I think she’s talking about an active teenage girl (if you don’t do any physical activity, you only need 1,700 calories as a teen girl) but still, teenagers need more calories than adults. 

More information about teenagers’ calorie needs in this article: www.motleyhealth.com/lose-weight/weight-loss-advice-for-teenagers

How many calories are in a kcal?

mermaidbra-deactivated20120813


There are 1000 calories in a kilocalorie (kcal). In physics and chemistry, a calorie is a very small unit: it is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius. 

When it comes to diet/nutrition, people use the kilocalorie (that’s why the abbreviation ”kcal” is used on food labels) but call it just “calorie” because it’s shorter and easier to say than “kilocalorie”.

If we had to use the ‘real’ calorie unit that is used by scientists, we would have to say for example “1,500,000 daily calories” to talk about a daily caloric intake of 1,500 calories (kcal).  

Kilocaloric measurements (kcal) are shorter and easier to work with. The calories we’re talking about when it comes to nutrition are thus usually kilocalories.

2 interesting articles about undereating, a common problem among active women. 

Because every woman’s caloric requirements are different, you should always listen to your body and to how you feel above any number of calories you come up with. You may be eating the precise number of calories that a scientific formula advises, but you feel terrible - if this happens it’s important to listen to your body first and foremost and make the necessary adjustments to your diet.

Fitness & treats: Estimating your caloric needs

Quite interesting to see how your caloric needs depend on your body fat percentage and your activity levels.

Loading posts...