okay so first of all, I DON'T WANT ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OF COOL DIETS FOR LOSING WEIGHT, ETC.
No offence, that just seems to be what people always post as answers to my questions.
Okay so I am a 17 year old guy (still in school) and I train about 4 times a week. I train 3 times on the track, each of those trainings is 1 and a half hours of fairly intense training. I also train once a week in the gym, working on muscle endurance and power mainly, and that usually lasts about 1 and a half hours too. I also compete in Little Athletics every Saturday. Aside from that I lead a pretty physical lifestyle too.
I only started taking athletics seriously about 2 months ago, and since then I've tried to stop eating as much, because initially I thought that it would be healthier for me, however now I'm not sure. I recently monitored my energy intake for one day and found it to be about 10200kj, and that is while I am trying to eat less. So, because I know that I used to eat a lot more, I could make a pretty accurate guess that I used to consume about 12500kj a day, on average, yet I was still extremely skinny. So basically I'm saying that my metabolism is very fast.
So with taking all that into account (the amount and intensity of training I do, my metabolism, my age, etc. ), I was wondering if anyone could give me a general idea of the amount of kilojoules/calories that I should be eating every day to maintain my weight (i.e. what is the minimum amount of kilojoules/calories that you would recommend that I take in everyday, to maintain my weight, and what is the maximum you would recommend?)
I just said in caps at the start, I do not want any recommendations of diets or anything. I know the basics of dieting. All I want to know is a general guideline as to the amount of kilojoules/calories that I should be consuming per day, taking into account my metabolism, my age, the amount and intensity of training I do, and all those other factors.
I just want someone to be able to give an idea of the MINIMUM amount of calories they would recommend I consume per day, and the MAXIMUM amount of calories they would recommend I consume per day, based on the information that I have given.
Any answer that actually answer that question, will be greatly appreciated
No offence, that just seems to be what people always post as answers to my questions.
Okay so I am a 17 year old guy (still in school) and I train about 4 times a week. I train 3 times on the track, each of those trainings is 1 and a half hours of fairly intense training. I also train once a week in the gym, working on muscle endurance and power mainly, and that usually lasts about 1 and a half hours too. I also compete in Little Athletics every Saturday. Aside from that I lead a pretty physical lifestyle too.
I only started taking athletics seriously about 2 months ago, and since then I've tried to stop eating as much, because initially I thought that it would be healthier for me, however now I'm not sure. I recently monitored my energy intake for one day and found it to be about 10200kj, and that is while I am trying to eat less. So, because I know that I used to eat a lot more, I could make a pretty accurate guess that I used to consume about 12500kj a day, on average, yet I was still extremely skinny. So basically I'm saying that my metabolism is very fast.
So with taking all that into account (the amount and intensity of training I do, my metabolism, my age, etc. ), I was wondering if anyone could give me a general idea of the amount of kilojoules/calories that I should be eating every day to maintain my weight (i.e. what is the minimum amount of kilojoules/calories that you would recommend that I take in everyday, to maintain my weight, and what is the maximum you would recommend?)
I just said in caps at the start, I do not want any recommendations of diets or anything. I know the basics of dieting. All I want to know is a general guideline as to the amount of kilojoules/calories that I should be consuming per day, taking into account my metabolism, my age, the amount and intensity of training I do, and all those other factors.
I just want someone to be able to give an idea of the MINIMUM amount of calories they would recommend I consume per day, and the MAXIMUM amount of calories they would recommend I consume per day, based on the information that I have given.
Any answer that actually answer that question, will be greatly appreciated