Need help from the ladies

[halfaclue]

I'm trying to help my friend set up a diet..she is 5' 0" and 105lbs and calculated that she eats an average of 1000-1200 calories a day. Is that normal? to high? to low? She wants to lose a little chubbyness and her protein intake is too low which we will fix but i don't want to put her on to high or to low of a calorie count. Thanks

 

[slat1]

Have her write down what she eats for a day and when she eats it. Then post it. Let us know if she works out too... if so.. what does she do?

 

[halfaclue]

I'm just looking for the number of "suggested" calories for someone her size. Any place I can find that?

 

[sweed]

http://www.room42.com/nutrition/basal.shtml
try this site bor

 

[halfaclue]

http://www.room42.com/nutrition/basal.shtml
try this site bor

Exactly what I needed thanks.

 

[jenscats5]

A base of 10x & 12x her bodyweight would work

So:
105x10= 1,050
105x12= 1,260

Use those #'s as a range for her daily intake....

 

[pintoca]

too low. Should not go down below 1200, specially if she starts some sort of training plan

 

[halfaclue]

A base of 10x & 12x her bodyweight would work

So:
105x10= 1,050
105x12= 1,260

Use those #'s as a range for her daily intake....

She does cardio 5 days a week and lifts 2-3 times a week. I set up her diet so no workout days are just over 1200 calories and cardio days are around 1400 and cardio/lifting days are around 1700. The latter is the same as the 1400 cal diet with added protein.