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Which maintenance calories to eat?

Wingg
Wingg Posts: 22
edited February 6 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
I am currently moving to finding my maintenance calories intake but I have gained 1kg since then, so I am not sure if I should add on my calories intake to the weight before I gain the 1kg or after gaining the 1kg. I am also kind of worried that I may continue gaining weight. Should I stop increasing my calories intake??

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    You're going to gain some weight because you are replenishing your glycogen stores. They are chronically depleted when you diet. Also, maintenance isn't static...your weight will go up and down...mine varies 2-3 Lbs either way day to day but if I average it out over time I'm about 183.

    Just increase your calories slowly and let yourself stabilize.
  • Amadbro
    Amadbro Posts: 750 Member
    You're going to gain some weight because you are replenishing your glycogen stores. They are chronically depleted when you diet. Also, maintenance isn't static...your weight will go up and down...mine varies 2-3 Lbs either way day to day but if I average it out over time I'm about 183.

    Just increase your calories slowly and let yourself stabilize.


    Lots of truth in this post. When I switched from my cut to bulking I put on about 12 lbs in 2 weeks but my lbm stayed the same.
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