what is your maintenance kcal daily goal?

grdaze
grdaze Posts: 195 Member
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
And for funsies, if you feel comfortable sharing, what's your height and cw/gw/ugw?
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  • hzliiz
    hzliiz Posts: 166 Member
    42 y.o
    5'6"
    CW/GW = 132 lbs
    HW was 157 lbs

    My maintenance calorie goal is 1720. I try to reach my weekly goal rather than daily b/c once a week I go way over so I usually go under a little the other days.
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,038 Member
    54 y.o.
    5'8"
    cw/gw = 128 lbs
    HW was 174

    My maintenance calorie goal is 1540.
  • AllyCatXandi
    AllyCatXandi Posts: 329 Member
    19 years old, 5'4.5
    HW: 154lbs
    CW/GW: ~120lbs

    Maintainance: 2,100cal/day. I think. Still feels like a LOT of food but I don't seem to have gained any weight. Haven't faced the scales for a while though, so who knows...
  • SurfyFriend
    SurfyFriend Posts: 362 Member
    5'7,
    HW 145lb
    CW 118lb happily maintaining at 2500 calories and might burn about 600 of those calories with exercise.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    5'7"
    130 pounds
    1700 PLUS exercise calories

    I've been maintaining easily at this level for 2.5 years.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    I'm 38 yrs old, 5'7" 160 lbs and I maintain at about 2600 calories daily. I've been eating 2300-2400 for body recomposition on and off since October.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    5'3"
    hw 152
    cw 115
    gw 135, then 125, then 120, tried to maintain @120, but kept losing
    maintenance calories for 116: 1600+exercise, I'll see how that goes for the next few weeks and then decide if it needs to go higher.
  • just4nessa
    just4nessa Posts: 459 Member
    5'5"
    133 lbs
    Start my day at 1520, usually end with about 1900-2200 cal/day, depending on my fitbit recommendations.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I'm 5'2", 35, 100 pounds. I'm maintaining right now at 1900. If I lose weight, I will increase it.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    43 y.o
    6'1"
    CW = 248 lbs / GW = 230 lbs.
    HW was 560 lbs

    Been in Maintenance for 9 months since I had my circumferential body lift and have been maintaining at 4000 calories a day..... at my year anniversary from my skin surgery I am going to go back into weight loss mode and make a push to my goal weight..... Best of Luck All....
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    1450 (just upped it yesterday)

    54 yo female
    5'10
    cw 150 pounds
    hw 188 pounds
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    43 y.o
    6'1"
    CW = 248 lbs / GW = 230 lbs.
    HW was 560 lbs

    Been in Maintenance for 9 months since I had my circumferential body lift and have been maintaining at 4000 calories a day..... at my year anniversary from my skin surgery I am going to go back into weight loss mode and make a push to my goal weight..... Best of Luck All....

    I am so impressed. Congratulations.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    5'10, 140Ibs, 120Ibs lean mass,
    Maintain on about 1800 without exercise, if sedentary, and 2600+ with exercise.
  • shellfly
    shellfly Posts: 186
    I'm 42, 5'5", and 115lbs.
    My starting weight was 176, and my goal weight was 120, but I kept losing a bit more after hitting it.

    I currently maintain on ~1950 calories based on a moderately active TDEE. I was stable since February but have recently been experiencing some variability, I think due to a reduction in my thyroid medicine. Not sure yet if it will mean reducing my calories.
  • PrincessAmyEmms
    PrincessAmyEmms Posts: 5
    19 years old
    5ft. 6in.
    Current Weight - 191lbs
    Biggest Weight - 204lbs

    I'm maintaining my weight with 2120 calories, my goal weight is actually 127lbs but I am now 27 weeks pregnant so I've switched to maintaining my weight and just being healthy and then once bubs is born and I have finished breastfeeding I will be switching back to a goal weightloss of 2lbs a week and starting a bodybuilding sort of workout plan:D
  • xilka
    xilka Posts: 308 Member
    38yo
    5'0
    CW - 115
    GW - undecided

    I'm maintaining with 1880 NET. Usually around 2,200 with exercise.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    33, 5'11"
    2200 NET (My net was 2150 per MFP, but I found I lost slowly at that goal). Currently gross 2500-2600 a day.
  • notworthstalking
    notworthstalking Posts: 531 Member
    Female, 32, 5"7 (172 cm)
    This morning I weighed about 64.7 kilos or 140 pounds. I seemed to maintaing at around 65 kilos which is good.
    Mfp had me too low and I was still losing. I am still figuring it out, but I have being eating 3000 cals sometimes a little more on work days, and tend to be a little under on weekends. I believe I was under eating when I was losing , because I lost so fast and kept losing. It turns out I am more active than I thought and even the highest activity rating was too low. I am slowly figuring out what works for me. It's not a perfect science.
  • Faye_Anderson
    Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
    F, 33, 5ft 6 hw 272, cw 189 (4 1/2 months pregnant) maintenance is 2100 before exercise
  • BeccaBollons
    BeccaBollons Posts: 652 Member
    Age 31
    Height 5'8.5
    Current weight 148
    Ultimate goal- pie in the sky probably 140
    Currently eating between 1800 and 2500 and not losing or gaining, so guess that's maintenance :)
  • HRLaurie614
    HRLaurie614 Posts: 260 Member
    Age: 45 (UGH...lol)
    Height: almost 5'1"
    CW: 98 (started at 114, goal was 102-103)
    Maintenance Cals: 1500 or so (net)
  • Wildflower0106
    Wildflower0106 Posts: 247 Member
    Age: 28. Height 5'6"
    HW: 275Lbs
    GW: 150lbs
    UGW/CW: 145lbs


    Maintaining at 3000cals a day which is my TDEE.
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    25 years old, male
    5'0"
    HW: 210 lbs
    GW: 120 lbs
    CW: 139 lbs
    maintenance calories: 2000-2200 net
  • BrookeBQ
    BrookeBQ Posts: 163 Member
    My goal is 1640 calories.
    Started at 152.4, currently at 130.8. GW: 129.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    33, 5'11"
    2200 NET (My net was 2150 per MFP, but I found I lost slowly at that goal). Currently gross 2500-2600 a day.
    Forgot my weight: 170 lbs.
    GW: 165-170 lbs but with lower BF and a higher lean body mass. My initial goal was 165, but I'm more concentrated on BF.
  • PubCrawler
    PubCrawler Posts: 26
    29yrs, 6'2".
    CW 291
    GW 245
    MAX WEIGHT 320
    IDEALLY 1950(1.95)
  • caseythirteen
    caseythirteen Posts: 956 Member
    I'm 38 and 5'5".
    Highest weight was about 130 but since that was within a year of postpartum, I don't count it.
    I started on MFP and getting more serious about my fitness at 122.
    Currently at 112.
    Maintenance is about 2100-2200 calories, including exercise calories.
  • Seesawboomerang
    Seesawboomerang Posts: 296 Member
    Age: 42
    Height: 5'8"
    HW: 165
    LW: 127
    CW: 140
    GW: 127-132

    GW is a range as I'm more interested in getting BF% down from 25% to ~22%

    I aim for 1700 kcal for maintenance with a lightly active lifestyle. Usually I overeat and I set my maintenance cals intentionally slightly on the low side to allow for those days with a little less exercise and a little more eating.

    If I drop to my lowest weight again, I'll adjust accordingly.

    So even maintenance cals can fluctuate a bit!
  • nainai0585
    nainai0585 Posts: 199 Member
    27 yrs
    5'7"
    Highest Weight: 220 lbs
    Lowest Weight: 120 lbs (this was 11 years ago though, Otherwise I floated between 171 - 185 lbs)
    Start Weight: 195 lbs
    Current Weight: 153 lbs
    Goal Weight: Originally is was 155 lbs and since meeting this goal in the time frame allotted, my new goal weight is between 145-140 lbs.

    TDEE - 20% is 1400 calories for maintenance and mfp has me set at 1500 for maintenance. Though I am not trying to loose any more weight I know I will at that number of calories, especially since I am no longer permitted to even climb my small flight of stairs at home, per doctors orders. I am not premitted to do any excercise that will even remotely raise my heart rate. :)
  • sklebar
    sklebar Posts: 117 Member
    Weight before (as I was more athletic too): 74 kg. (162 lbs)
    Weight after: 64 kg. (140.8 lbs)
    Height: 5 ft. 10 in.
    Calories at the moment: 1,700

    I do roughly 2-3 sessions of exercise, but nothing too serious due to the severity of my past sports injuries and walk every day.

    Had a little trouble maintaining and lost a bit, so I'm looking to go up in weight again to 66 kg. I'm just taking my time, so up my calories every two weeks or so by 50 calories if I feel I am losing too much. I just looked at the scale today at 63.5 kg., so hence, upping the calories now. And then will look at it again next week and see if I'm gaining or losing. If gaining, I'll keep at that calorie count and if losing, up it again.

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