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Post Your Maintenance Calories!

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  • natalie412
    natalie412 Posts: 1,039 Member
    42 years old
    5' 5.5"
    129 lb
    Maintenance: 1620 cals PLUS all my exercise cals
    I run about 25-30 miles per week, plus some strength training, so I end up averaging at least 2000 cals per day. Been maintaining for ab 10 months.
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
    3500+ depending on activity. Usually I'm good on around 4k a day.
  • Meg_78
    Meg_78 Posts: 998 Member
    34
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    5'4"
    110lbs

    Around 2000 is my maintenance, I'm not that active but have a Mega metabolism, I lift 3-4x a week, no cardio, walk a lot though. ....MFP sets it way lower...if I ever went by those standards I'd lose 3lb a week.

    How do you figure how many calories to eat back from your workouts?

    When I used to do circuit training I would use my HRM, but with lifting I just add 150-200 on lifting day...Which is literally just a number I pulled out of my butt, but it seems to be working,...
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    5'10"
    215
    3200
  • aprilslusher
    aprilslusher Posts: 127 Member
    Bump: I have 3.8lbs to lose before I hit maintenance. I definetly want to keep up with this thread.

    Congrats to you all for reaching your Goal!! :flowerforyou:
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