How many calories should I eat everyday?

[Anonymous]

So I'm 5'3 and 120lbs. My basal metobolic rate was about 1200 or 1300 (don't quite remember) but if I'm not supposed to eat my BMR then how many calories should I eat on a day when I exercise and when I don't exercise. On a day without exercise I'm going to class and walking around a bit but when I get home I'm not doing anything. On a day when I'm active I have my classes but I'll go to the gym and do weights with some cardio. So how many calories should I eat for both of those days?

[eyedallas]

I can't tell you exactly but there is a great app i had to use last year in health class. Its called fitnesspal and you put in all your information and it will tell you how much you can eat. But you have to put what you have eaten and at the end of the day it totals up your calories. you can also put how much exercise you have done. and itll tell you how many calories youve burned and everything. it was really helpful.

[sharon19]

Around 2000 as minimum especially if you are active.

[CourtJester]

BMR is what you'd burn in a coma - it isn't what you burn if sedentary. If your BMR is 1300, you burn 1560 if sedentary, more if active (I recommend being active). You should eat at least 1300, which (again, if sedentary) would let you lose half a pound a week. Are you cutting or want to gain?

[Asker]

I'm cutting

[Anonymous]

Well at least 1800 calories on an average day and more if you exercise.

[Anonymous]

I eat about 3500 and it's not enough. I am an ectomorph body type. Metabolism like a ferrari.

[Error_204]

Eat when you're fucking hungry.

[Ihav2fart]

It's not always about calories.

[Asker]

I make sure to eat a clean and balanced diet consisting of mostly fresh fruit and veg, but now I need to know how much I should eat