the app is wrong?

Vladikdx
Vladikdx Posts: 1 Member
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
Im 20 year old
175 cm
90 kg
want to maintain my weight
but the app told me to eat 3000 cals
there is no sence I need to eat something like 2200 cals to save mg weight am I right?

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  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    With those stats, you most likely chose your Activity Level as Active (BMR x 1.55), which will result in that many Calories per day to maintain. If you feel that is too many Calories, you can choose either Sedentary (BMR x 1.25) or Lightly Active (BMR x 1.375) to get a lower Calorie goal. Choose one Activity Level, monitor your intake and exercise for at least four weeks. If you are not maintaining, then adjust your Calorie intake based on whether you are losing or gaining weight.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I'm 38... female... 165cm, 62 kg, and I eat 2200 calories to maintain.

    So no, not wrong.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Vladikdx wrote: »
    Im 20 year old
    175 cm
    90 kg
    want to maintain my weight
    but the app told me to eat 3000 cals
    there is no sence I need to eat something like 2200 cals to save mg weight am I right?

    the average woman maintains on 2000 cals and the average man on 2500....

    where did you get 2200 from?
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    38 year old male and I maintain 3600-3800.
  • not_a_runner
    not_a_runner Posts: 1,343 Member
    edited April 2016
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Vladikdx wrote: »
    Im 20 year old
    175 cm
    90 kg
    want to maintain my weight
    but the app told me to eat 3000 cals
    there is no sence I need to eat something like 2200 cals to save mg weight am I right?

    the average woman maintains on 2000 cals and the average man on 2500....

    where did you get 2200 from?

    Just because that is "average" does not mean that is what every person will require.
    If I switched to maintenance right now I would need about 2500 calories. (Granted I am 5' 183 lbs and could stand to lose more, so I'm probably not considered "average".)
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    TresaAswegan wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Vladikdx wrote: »
    Im 20 year old
    175 cm
    90 kg
    want to maintain my weight
    but the app told me to eat 3000 cals
    there is no sence I need to eat something like 2200 cals to save mg weight am I right?

    the average woman maintains on 2000 cals and the average man on 2500....

    where did you get 2200 from?

    Just because that is "average" does not mean that is what every person will require. I'm assuming she got that number from eating that much and maintaining her weight.
    If I switched to maintenance right now I would need about 2500 calories. (Granted I am 5' 183 lbs and could stand to lose more, so I'm probably not considered "average".)

    Thanks for explaining what 'average' means....
  • not_a_runner
    not_a_runner Posts: 1,343 Member
    Sorry, I miss read and thought you were talking about a different comment. Just ignore that. :#
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    It depends on activity level and whether you're talking net or total calories too. I am 57 and 5'10". I maintain at 1700 net, but eat at least 2200. I've done that 5 years. And trust me, I ate much more at 20.

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