How many carbs should take in a day?

Your age, height and weight suggest that your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is 1780 cal. per day. This means that if you spent all day in bed doing nothing, you would still need to eat 1780 cal per day to maintain your basic life functions at your current weight. On top of that you probably expend around 900 cal per day via your various activities - in which case you would need to consume 2680 cal per day just to maintain your current weight. . The best recommendations for a healthy diet suggest that about 50% of your daily calorie intake should be obtained from (mainly “slow” / “complex) carbohydrates so I recommend that you obtain around 1300 to 1400 calories per day from carbohydrates mainly from things such as rice, pasta, potatoes, wholemeal bread, and bananas. . In order to gain weight at a rate of 1 pound per week of muscle you would have to eat at least a further 4000 calories per week extra (ie about 600 extra calories per day - totalling around 3300 cal per day - of which around 1650 cal. should be from carbohydrates) .

– Best wishes - Majikthise. .

No that is total calories recommended per day formed by carbohydrates plus fat plus protein.

Could you give me the web site to were you found this information? Id like to see how much calories I should be eating.

I did not find it on a website - it is information that I am familiar with and that I calculate using accepted nutritional formulae. I can calculate your BMR from your gender, age, height and weight. Further information is based on the calorific values of lean muscle tissue, and in some circumstances I would similarly use the calorific value of adipose tissue (fat).

Oh okay. Well I’m 15. 113 pounds. Female. 5’2. but I’m trying to loose a couple of pounds. (: