What do you usually eat in a day to maintain?

emjam99

My maintaining calories are 1600. What's an example of what you eat ina day to maintain?

cerise_noir

Eat what you like to hit those calories.

Karb_Kween

1200-1300

_emma_78

A lot. I have a pretty active lifestyle and job so I eat around 2000.
This is what I have on a typical work day:
10 am smoothie or oatmeal. Eggs on my days off.
1130 am a snack like cashews or banana or baby bell, sometimes all three
1 pm lunch! Usually chicken or tofu with broccoli and some kind of grain. Sometimes I'll have my dessert now which is cheesecake or pie.
3pm snack number 2, usually fruit or veggies and hummus.
8pm I am home from work and usually eat chips and have wine. Sometimes cheese and crackers.

I don't eat all that healthy so don't judge!

janejellyroll

About 2,000 calories for me.

sijomial

I eat regular food (no particular eating style, nothing excluded except foods I dislike), mostly home prepared, weekday lunches are mostly shop bought.
Two or three meals a day plus two or three snacks (mostly savoury snacks or fruit).

Anywhere between 1500 and 4500 cals a day, both ends of the spectrum are exceptional days though. Probably more normally range between 2500 to 3000 but I don't calorie count any more.

crzycatlady1

cerise_noir wrote: »

Eat what you like to hit those calories.

This.

My maintenance calories are around 1,800, and I usually eat less calories during the week and roll the extra into the weekend.

Today's plan-

am: 2 pkts flavored oats, prepared with water, and a bit of milk added after. 300cal

lunch: can of Progresso Light Chicken Enchilada soup, with crushed tortilla chips and hot sauce added; 2 cookies. 460 cal

supper: Boston Market Chicken Bacon Ranch frozen entree, with 2 servings of California Blend veggies added. 440cal

Grand Total: around 1,200 calories/600 that are left over to use up later in the week/weekend.


Now here's an example of what a weekend day looks like

Yesterday's plan-
am: 2 pkts of flavored oats with a bit of milk added

lunch: a steak dinner with sweet potato fries, 2 pieces of garlic bread, a large salad with regular ranch dressing and an eclair for dessert

supper: a 9 inch vegetarian sub from a local pizza place- had lots of veggies and mushrooms, mayo and mozzarella on it. I also had 2 bread sticks with it. Finished the night with hot cocoa mixed with Peppermint Schnapps

So I focus on weekly calorie totals, and for me it works to eat less during the week and then have epic weekends lol.

cwolfman13

It depends on the time of year as my exercise/training is variable throughout the year...maintenance can be anywhere from around 2800 - 3500 depending on what I'm doing.

I eat food...the larger % of my diet consists of a multitude of whole foods...lots of veg, some fruit, complex carbohydrates from things like whole grains, legumes, lentils, potatoes, etc...I eat eggs, some dairy, fish, chicken, occasionally beef...healthy fats from things like avocado, nuts and nut butters, good cooking oils, etc...

I also eat pizza and burgers and whatnot, and enjoy craft beer immensely.

Bry_Fitness70

I shoot for 2,500 - I'm 6ft, 170lbs (I have been within +-5 lbs for over 3 years)

nowine4me

1700 for me. Breakfast - EVOL egg white goat cheese muffin, greek yogurt with Kashi, banana. Lunch salad with grilled chicken. Snacks include apple, cottage cheese, popcorn, tangerine. Dinner steak, asparagus and small sweet potato with Yasso for dessert. Lots of food.

Michael190lbs

same weight for 6 months I average 2800-3200 depending on the day I'm sure my weekly average works out to about 21000 calories 6 foot tall 48 years old 178-182

CooCooPuff

I live a fairly active lifestyle thanks to work. I've been playing around with 2,460 for my maintenance days.

cerise_noir

To answer the maintenance part. I personally maintain on 1700 if sedentary and 2200 with exercise.

Sabine_Stroehm

I eat protein and veg pretty often. I eat legumes, lean proteins, healthy fats, nuts and seeds, lots of vegetables, some dairy.

I build meals around those things. so....
Br tmw will probably be scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and asparagus
sn: a persimmon or some avocado
lu: salad with salmon or chicken
sn: string cheese or some nuts
di: some sort of tofu stir fry.
de: either some dark chocolate, or white wine, or both.

VeganFaceHole

My mainenance is about 2200, so I basically eat whatever I want.

Breakfast:
-Protein Bar with coffee
-Banana
460 cal

Snack:
-Protein shake
-Coffee
150 cal

Lunch:
-Rice and Veggies
500 cal

Snack:
-Cookies with coffee
360 cal

Dinner:
-Beans and rice
-salad
500 cal

ninerbuff

To maintain? It'd be 2400-2600. I just fulfill my calorie intake and eat whatever I feel like, day to day.

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peleroja

I'm fairly short/light, so for me it's about 1500 if I don't work out. I run, though, so that brings most days up to around 2000 (and more on long run days.)

GottaBurnEmAll

To maintain, I'm anywhere from 1600-2000, depending on the day. I go back and forth about wanting to maintain and recomp and wanting to drop some more weight though.

I think right now the plan is to drop the bloat from Thanksgiving and maintain a while. That might change. I've been stuck going back and forth on this for months now.