Is 1600 too much for maintenance?
2sweet4sugar34
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On days when I'm not active, I tend to gain weight eating 1600 calories. Is that too much for someone who's 115 pounds? Should I decrease my intake to 1500?
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I wouldn't judge my weight loss day by day... Track it over the weeks instead - as long as the general trend is doing what you expect then keep doing what you're doing.0
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Try 1600 for 4 weeks minimum and see what happens.
If you react to every daily fluctuation you will have a stressful time maintaining.0 -
should'nt be? iam 115 lbs and mines is 1760 with no exercise>_ but then again everyone is different .. maybe it's just water you've gained which might be normal0
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Just your weight 115 pounds isn't going to tell you your calorie needs... But your height, weight, and waist size will be the biggest indicator and even then it's just a close estimate. The true answer is in your body and watching it over time, weeks and months, not days.
Once I started maintaining I stopped using the scale. There is way more going on in the body then the body weight scale, after all there is much more to the human body than fat cells and muscle fibers, water is the biggest fluctuation. The liver alone can fluctuate several pounds just doing it's thing.
Your body ebbs and flows daily and so do your calorie needs, a calculator or magic formula isn't going to give you an answer.
Maybe just use your waist size or how your pants fit as a guide now? You won't stay exactly in the same spot, you are going to have some higher eating days and lower eating days. You are going to have some days where you'll still need a deficit as you maintain. Don't be afraid of these cycles as nothing in either direction happens overnight. You will still use the same skills you used during the fat loss phase during some smaller cycles for life.
We never really get to just cruise after we reach our goal, it's kinda like walking up a down escalator, sometimes you stay in same spot, sometimes you get a little behind and have to walk slightly faster to catch up. Don't be afraid of the fact that you are human and not a statue once you reach your goal. You learned what to do, now you just do it sometimes on a smaller cycle.
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should'nt be? iam 115 lbs and mines is 1760 with no exercise>_ but then again everyone is different .. maybe it's just water you've gained or a mere weight fluctuate which is normal0
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It is different... I am 115 exactly and mine is much lower. And I exercise..
By the way, you cannot gain fat in a day of over eating... You may gain some water weight, it fluctuates daily... I weigh every day but log it and measure weekly..0 -
you don't gain or lose weight (fat) in a day. what you are seeing are natural weight fluctuations...body weight isn't static...nobody weighs exactly XXX Lbs.
considering most women maintain on 1800 - 2000 calories per day without much in the way of deliberate exercise, I would say that 1600 calories would likely be inappropriate for maintenance.
You need to wrap your head around the fact that your weight is going to fluctuate naturally and that those fluctuations have nothing to do with fat.0 -
Log your exercise and eat your net. My activity level varies a lot day to day and I find that helpful. I try to hit my daily calorie goals, but I really worry about the week. I NEVER worry about weight by the day - I just stay in my 'zone'.0
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RunRutheeRun wrote: »
Definitely give it time and see what happens, as he said!
I currently maintain on 1,600 calories with no problem (my lazy days are balanced out by my more active ones).
But there's other factors that affect it, too, such as your current height. I'm 5'6, so I require more calories than someone shorter than that.0 -
My friend is 5'2 and lost 30lbs (100-70) on 1500-1600 with no exercise, I definitely think it's low0
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »My friend is 5'2 and lost 30lbs (100-70) on 1500-1600 with no exercise, I definitely think it's low
You don't mean she weighed 100 lbs and lost down to 70 lbs , do you? That is so unhealthy if that is the case.0 -
I think you can't tell unless you know the details. I'm 5'10" and net 1700 calories for maintenance - and have for 3 years. Age does a lot.0
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Depends on many factors. Age, height, weight, TDEE, etc.0
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Try 1600 for 4 weeks minimum and see what happens.
If you react to every daily fluctuation you will have a stressful time maintaining.
Another agreeing with this.
Your weight will fluctuate daily, it's just what it does. You can't gain fat from one day of slight over eating.FatAsianNerd wrote: »Depends on many factors. Age, height, weight, TDEE, etc.
This too.
I'm 36 yo, 4'9 and 89lb and maintain on 1700/1800-ish a day. 1500 would be a lower day for me.
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Try 1600 for 4 weeks minimum and see what happens.
If you react to every daily fluctuation you will have a stressful time maintaining.
Agree with this. You need to give it some time or you'll drive yourself crazy. Personally, if I were you I wouldn't weigh everyday.
If it helps at all, I'm 5'2" and 107 pounds, active, and 1600 would be a low day for me. I've been maintaining my weight for four years, give or take a pound or two in either direction.0 -
I'm 5-10 and was put on 1900 for maintenance. I've run my TDEE through several different types of calculators and each comes out with relatively the same number. I agree with the others, there are many variables; it's all individual.0
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If you're going to weigh yourself daily, record it with a rolling average tracker - there are apps out there for that.
Especially for a woman, your body is going to fluctuate water weight all the time and interact with natural cycles.0 -
vicky1947mfp wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »My friend is 5'2 and lost 30lbs (100-70) on 1500-1600 with no exercise, I definitely think it's low
You don't mean she weighed 100 lbs and lost down to 70 lbs , do you? That is so unhealthy if that is the case.
I had this question as well. At first I was thinking this had to be kg, not pounds.
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vicky1947mfp wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »My friend is 5'2 and lost 30lbs (100-70) on 1500-1600 with no exercise, I definitely think it's low
You don't mean she weighed 100 lbs and lost down to 70 lbs , do you? That is so unhealthy if that is the case.
I had this question as well. At first I was thinking this had to be kg, not pounds.
No she had an eating disorder but it just goes to show that maintenance is higher even for someone at a way lower weight.0 -
Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »vicky1947mfp wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »My friend is 5'2 and lost 30lbs (100-70) on 1500-1600 with no exercise, I definitely think it's low
You don't mean she weighed 100 lbs and lost down to 70 lbs , do you? That is so unhealthy if that is the case.
I had this question as well. At first I was thinking this had to be kg, not pounds.
No she had an eating disorder but it just goes to show that maintenance is higher even for someone at a way lower weight.
Hope she is better now.0 -
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