How much calories do you eat to maintain weight?

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  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited June 2016
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    47 year old female
    weight 112
    height 5'3 3/4" (just under 5'4")
    maintain on 1650

    run/walk/lift
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited June 2016
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    OP can you share yours too? I am a bit curious as what this study is for??
  • ForecasterJason
    ForecasterJason Posts: 2,577 Member
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    5'8"
    120-123 lbs
    Moderate activity level (cardio) with 8,000-10,000 steps a day, some weight lifting as well
    2300-2400 calories a day to maintain
  • katepig54
    katepig54 Posts: 12 Member
    edited June 2016
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    I'm 41 female. 124 pounds. gym 2 -3 times per week. weights only - never cardio. 1200 calories per day to maintain. Its impossible. I mean really - where is the room for wine with that daily amount of calories. the answer is cardio.......... oh and im 5foot 5- there is no way i can eat so little for the rest of my life. i have never weighed a lot - but i do want to stay well under nine stone. frustrating.
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    edited June 2016
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    Hey there! I'm almost 47 years old, 5'2, and maintaining at 120 lbs after losing 78 lbs. If I don't workout, I eat about 1300-1400...on days I workout it's usually between 1600-1900. I do cardio 4-6 times a week, and lift 2-3 times if I have time :)
  • micropreemiemum
    micropreemiemum Posts: 161 Member
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    21 year old female, 5ft 1in, 105lbs

    I maintain at around 1580calories although i have lost 3lbs in a month as i struggle to eat that much. I workout about 5times a week for up to an hour, HIIT and light strength training. I have a toddler and run a farm so i am always busy. I never eat back my exercise calories :)
  • chocolate_owl
    chocolate_owl Posts: 1,695 Member
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    27, 5'5", 125 lbs

    Sedentary during the week, lightly active on weekends. 1 hr of exercise 6 days a week. Right now it's 4 lifting days and 2 running days, but I'm about to drop a lifting day for a running day. I maintain on 1800-2000.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
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    55, 5'7" -- about 1,800 calories per day (plus exercise calories if I work out)
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
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    5'6" - about 1750 calories per day. I don't intentionally eat my exercise calories back, but it's nice to know I have them in reserve for the stuff I enjoy from time to time over the course of a week.
  • UPSGregg
    UPSGregg Posts: 6 Member
    edited June 2016
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    I'm still experimenting with my maintenance calories. I'm not sure what the APP recommends is accurate. My problem is that I had gotten so use to eating 1400 calories spread out over 5 times per day. Plus, I'm still drinking water instead of snacking like I did when I was still borderline obese. Now I'm having to force myself to eat more. I'm set for 2200 calories but usually end up way under that. Especially on my cardio days. I obviously need to make some adjustments.

    I also lost two more pounds during my first week of maintenance! Not to worry though. I'm still within the healthy weight range for my age and height. I'm 168 lbs, 5' 10", and 39 years old.
  • jessicarobinson00
    jessicarobinson00 Posts: 414 Member
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    I'm 29, 126, and 5'4". Maintenance without exercise is about 1800 and with: 2200ish? So I bounce around somewhere between 1700 and 2400/day. I have been maintaining since October 2015...if I see a slight trend upward, I reign it back in.
  • neldabg
    neldabg Posts: 1,452 Member
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    It varies a lot for me. When I have an extremely sedentary day (lying in bed the whole day), my intake is in the 1300s.
    During the week, I consume anywhere from 1400-1800 calories depending on how much I walk and move performing daily tasks, and depending on the intensity of the day's workout.
    I recently got a part-time job on the weekend that involves tons of walking and movement, so I eat 2200-3000+ calories on those days.
    I am 20 years old, about 5'2", and maintain 108-114 lbs.
  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
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    64, maintaining @ around 130# for about 2-1/2 years. (160# total loss) 5'2 3/4".
    Around 1800/day. Moderately active. 65 minutes of cardio/day at gym plus any additional walking. Average 20,000 steps per day on my fit bit.
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
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    65 yo male 5'10" maintained at 200 pounds for last year at 2500 calories. Planned exercise is walking 1/4 mile daily. Work at a computer and knock about the place when at home. No calories from added sugar or from any form of grains with total carbs at <50 grams daily for pain management and recovering of health like 40 years of serious IBS for example that fully resolved after six months of eating this way.
  • HB67063
    HB67063 Posts: 1 Member
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    5'6" 60yo 153lbs To maintain I need 1900 calories a day when I'm not getting much exercise....if walking 2 miles a day I need 2200 to maintain. It's interesting to see how much of a range there is in maintenance calories....!!!
  • _piaffe
    _piaffe Posts: 163 Member
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    5'11, 41 yo woman, ~145. I thought I knew, but don't. I am still figuring out maintenance. Weekly TDEE would be 2300 calories / day.
  • ydyms
    ydyms Posts: 266 Member
    edited June 2016
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    I'm 5'3" and I maintain on 1500. I do eat back most exercise calories as I love to run 6-8 miles 4 times a week.
    1500 for me is what MFP gave me but I've been eating more and maintaining fine. So I guess I eat about 1750.
  • trjjoy
    trjjoy Posts: 666 Member
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    MFP gives me 1600 calories without exercise factored in for maintenance. I lift 4 times a week and I try to hike twice a week. I'm 1.63m and 63kg. I seem to maintain on a minimum of 2500 calories a day. On some days, I am close to 3500 calories. I have also lost at least 2cm off my waist since April when I got gatvol of dieting and basically stopped restricting. I now eat what I want. I <3 this life!
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited June 2016
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    34, 5'6, 218 I maintain at about 1900 if I do nothing but roll around in bed, 2000 if sedentary but can get out of bed, more if I exercise or have a generally active day. My maintenance is anywhere between 1900 and 3500.
  • TitaniaEcks
    TitaniaEcks Posts: 351 Member
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    5'7.5"-5'8", 128-131 lbs, 32 y/o, same activity level as any desk jockey. 1500 calories a day.

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