Need help figuring out my maintenance calories...

Eve1972
Eve1972 Posts: 297 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
It's that time..I've lost the weight, now need to figure out the rest!!

Stats - a smidgen over 5´, 115 lbs, BF% according to the online calcs 24%

Right now I am doing around 2 hrs a day, 5-6 days a week of working out (yes I know it is a lot, but I enjoy it!) I am doing P90X, plus Les Mills Combat.

I have been eating @ 1400 to 1700 calories a day.

Anyone want to give me some insight on what I SHOULD be eating to maintain this weight? Thanks in advance! :D

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  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    I use this site to find my maintenance TDEE or surplus for muscle gaining. It's been pretty accurate for me for almost a year.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    eating 14-1700 or netting it?

    eat back your exercise calories and then increase your cals by 1-200 per week until you stop losing. eat at that rate for 3-4 weeks and if you stay within a range of 114-118 you are good. (a range is better than one number for maintenance to allow for any fluctuations! if not, add another 100 and see what happens...
  • Eve1972
    Eve1972 Posts: 297 Member
    Eating, I've never been one to eat back my exercise calories. I tend to just eat when I feel hungry... although now I am burning 800+, so It's something I need to look into! Thanks for the link!

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