Maintainance calories

tollesh

Trying to wrap my head around carb cycling and getting the right amount of protein, carbs and fat on low & high carb days. But stumbling on what MFP gives me for maintenance calories alone: 2240??? Seems high for female, 139 lbs, 20% body fat and working out 5-6/week. Did I miss something?

richardgavel

What are you putting in for activity level? I only get 2050 as a 6' 160 lb guy. But I use a sedentary activity and add exercise as it happens.

cwolfman13

It's not a lot for an active female. ..my wife is 5'2" and maintains on about 2300...I eat around 3000...closer to 3500 when I'm training for an endurance cycling event...you think it's a lot because you've been programed to think that you need to eat like a bird.

sijomial

Have you confused activity setting with how much you exercise?
They are separate items on here.

Activity setting is your job/lifestyle ONLY.

Exercise is logged and the calories estimated and credited in addition to your daily allowance.

courtneyfabulous

Depends how tall you are

arditarose

Higher than mine at the same weight, but I don't do cardio. You know if you use the MFP number you should add the exercise calories as you do it. MFP gives me my maintenance because I don't do added cardio.

I find that it is similar to whatever the average is between what the IIFYM and Scooby's calculator gives me. If you want to try those.

lucysup

depend on your eating habit

unnichaacko

I am a little over 5'0'' , 17 % body fat, 101 lbs, and my TDEE is 2340, that too without logging any workout done that day. I eat about 2300-2800 depending on what I am doing that day. And according to my activity tracker I am always eating a 200/300 calorie deficit. I think 2240 is fine given your weight is 139