Young Calorie Counters

I am 5''9, sixteen year old teen that weights 127 lbs and runs four miles, 4 days out of the week how many calories should i be eating? and should i worry about calories at this age?

are you male or female?

To answer your second question first -- you only need to watch your calories to make sure you are getting enough.

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If you are female, you should be eating about 2500-2600 calories per day to maintain your current healthy weight.

If you are male, you should be eating about 3000-3100 calories per day to maintain your current healthy weight.

I'm guessing your a girl.

Your at a healthy weight, you have to be fairly thin at that weight/height ... so I say why worry when you dont need to?

I just saw your other post that says you are a male... sorry lol I just guessed, I suppose I dont remember what 16 looks like!