Maintenance - Help me number people :)

aphroditesmaiden
aphroditesmaiden Posts: 45 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Ok, I am at a point where I want to maintain - according to MFP calculations I should be eating 1800 per day (actually MFP said 1760, but um nooooo). I have eaten 1800 for a few weeks and half lost .5 pounds every two weeks approximately. My question is, where should I up my calories to? 1925? 1950? 2000? I want to be able.to eat as much as possible while not risking a gain in a couple weeks. I feel 1950 at the most in a day would be good. My aunt keeps saying 2000 but I am wary of taking advice from someone who doesn't know MY body and cannot grasp that everyone is different. I know 50 calories or 25 isn't much, but I like having an accurate guide I can adhere to (and websites have all argued with each other and have been little help). Any help and information is appreciated, particularly if you have some websites I can read. Thank you! :)

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  • eblakes93
    eblakes93 Posts: 372 Member
    Ok, I am at a point where I want to maintain - according to MFP calculations I should be eating 1800 per day (actually MFP said 1760, but um nooooo). I have eaten 1800 for a few weeks and half lost .5 pounds every two weeks approximately. My question is, where should I up my calories to? 1925? 1950? 2000? I want to be able.to eat as much as possible while not risking a gain in a couple weeks. I feel 1950 at the most in a day would be good. My aunt keeps saying 2000 but I am wary of taking advice from someone who doesn't know MY body and cannot grasp that everyone is different. I know 50 calories or 25 isn't much, but I like having an accurate guide I can adhere to (and websites have all argued with each other and have been little help). Any help and information is appreciated, particularly if you have some websites I can read. Thank you! :)

    I'm not sure if you've seen this before, but I would suggest this calculator: http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/

    On step one, choose the enter your activity level option. Under step two make sure you are at maintenance and not fat loss. It should give you an estimate of how many calories you should be eating at your present activity level. You can play around with different macro plans too.
  • chainone
    chainone Posts: 42
    That link is amazing. I think I love you.
  • eblakes93
    eblakes93 Posts: 372 Member
    Oh my! Haha I'm glad it was helpful.
  • aphroditesmaiden
    aphroditesmaiden Posts: 45 Member
    Thanks for the link, the calculator definitely has it's advantages! :)
  • janerfitnesspal145
    janerfitnesspal145 Posts: 55 Member
    bump for reference
  • JDHINAZ
    JDHINAZ Posts: 641 Member
    Alternatively, you could just keep increasing calories by 50 every 4-6 weeks to see what works for you.

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