How much calories do you eat to maintain weight?

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yayhappygirly
yayhappygirly Posts: 13 Member
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
It would be much appreciated if everyone could write an estimate of the calories they eat to maintain?
Please include your height and exercise activity!
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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
    edited June 2016
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    2200-2300

    41 year old female
    5'9"
    Currently 177 pounds

    I lift heavy 3X a week, and cardio (5k runs, usually) once or twice a week.

    I am on a "diet break" and maintaining for the summer. Plan to go back to deficit calories of 1930 in a few weeks, and lose another 12-15 pounds.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
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    I eat around 1400 and I net 1270. I do at least 30 minutes active exercise/12 hours standing/330 calories activity every day - that means an hour walk and my regular activities. I'm 57, 5'10", 157 pounds. I've maintained 4 years.
  • kirstenb13
    kirstenb13 Posts: 181 Member
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    I think this varies widely and won't really tell you anything. I maintain on around 2700-3000/day but I'm 5'11, 150 lbs and apparently pretty active compared to most people. So your numbers might be very different and the easiest way to get them is to calculate them from your current intake and loss, the difference will be your increase to maintenance.
  • Amanda_1973
    Amanda_1973 Posts: 28 Member
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    So once this goal is met MFP will give an option for maintenance mode? What if I want to take off say an additional 5-6 lbs beyond that goal I have set, is there an option to change that too? I'm like 2 lbs away from this and it's driving me nuts, I want to reach it so bad.
  • mommarnurse
    mommarnurse Posts: 515 Member
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    Amanda_1973 wrote: »
    So once this goal is met MFP will give an option for maintenance mode? What if I want to take off say an additional 5-6 lbs beyond that goal I have set, is there an option to change that too? I'm like 2 lbs away from this and it's driving me nuts, I want to reach it so bad.

    There's ways to change your goal at any moment. it's under "Goals" on the app.
  • kirstenb13
    kirstenb13 Posts: 181 Member
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    Goal weight and losing per week/maintenance calories are completely separate. The goal you set affects exactly nothing. Your daily calories depend on whether you set it to lose x/maintain/gain x and your body stats so if you are not happy with your weight yet just keep it set to losing.
  • ShrinkinMel
    ShrinkinMel Posts: 982 Member
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    Well 1800-2200 is working as my deficit. I do cardio 5-6 days a week minimum. And heavyish machine lifting(low reps high sets) about 4 times a week(alternating upper and lower body). But my weight loss still has a long way to go so I suspect my maintenance can be even lower than that in the future. I'll just follow MFPs guidelines when time is near.
  • MonkeyMel21
    MonkeyMel21 Posts: 2,395 Member
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    My maintenance calories that MFP set me are 1890. When I work out I usually eat all the exercise calories back too. I calculated my TDEE once and it was around 2200, that seems about right.
    I'm 5'5". 136-139. 31 yo.
  • Josh_lol
    Josh_lol Posts: 317 Member
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    23, Male, Pretty active job (on my feet lifting heavy stuff for 37.5 hrs a week) Run 3-4 5km runs a week. I currently eat like 2800-3800 calories a day but I've been losing 1lb a week doing that. So just add 500 calories a day onto that for an estimate.
  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
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    I'm 44yo. 5'4 and 116lbs.
    I lift heavy 4xs/wk and do light cardio 2-3days/wk. I average about 7k steps/day.

    My maintenance calories are 1700-1750.
  • itsthehumidity
    itsthehumidity Posts: 351 Member
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    I'm not sure how helpful this will be, but I'll tell you anyway.

    TDEE (maintenance calories) is probably around 2200 for me.

    Male, 28, 5'7", 155 pounds. I lift weights 3-4 times a week, and I average 10,000 steps per day.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,493 Member
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    I run 4-5x a week, not very active otherwise, 5'4 105 2200-2600
  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    edited June 2016
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    I'm 5'7 and 131. I am very active and have to eat at least 2000 plus calories a day, otherwise my weight goes down again. I've been maintaining for a little over 5 years so far. :)
  • BernieMBurke
    BernieMBurke Posts: 206 Member
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    5'10", male, 58 years old, 165 lbs. I average around 15,000 steps a day and eat around 2,500 calories. I'm still fairly new to maintenance (been maintaining since January 2016) so I don't have this down yet.
  • victoria_1024
    victoria_1024 Posts: 915 Member
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    I'm 5'2.5" and 125 lbs. MFP gives me a goal of 1700 calories to maintain. However if I actually stick to that number I lose weight so I usually eat closer to 1900-2000 a day. I think because I'm more active now that summer is here.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
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    2100-2300 cals / 5ft 2 1/4" / 130lbs / 47yrs.
    90 mins a day x 6 days (run/walk/lift)
  • wdyh2l
    wdyh2l Posts: 2 Member
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    F/5'2/120lb/27yrs
    My TDEE is ~2450 calories per day

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