what is your maintenance kcal daily goal?

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  • HRLaurie614
    HRLaurie614 Posts: 260 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    My goal is 1640 calories.
    Started at 152.4, currently at 130.8. GW: 129.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
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    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
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    29yrs, 6'2".
    CW 291
    GW 245
    MAX WEIGHT 320
    IDEALLY 1950(1.95)
  • caseythirteen
    caseythirteen Posts: 956 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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.
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
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    5'3.75"
    CW 130s
    GW 130s

    Average calories since I reached my goal weight 9 months ago = 1950
  • arikag
    arikag Posts: 94 Member
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    28 y.o
    5'0"
    CW/GW = 108-110 lbs
    HW was 144 lbs

    My base calories on a non-workout day are at 1400 right now, but with exercise that's very frequently more like 1600-1800.
  • Noor13
    Noor13 Posts: 964 Member
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    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.
    Same here, only difference I am 36
  • brynnsmom
    brynnsmom Posts: 945 Member
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    According to MFP it's 1450 when set to sedentary. I'm 5'2, 108 lbs., 36 years old. I'm maintaining at an average of 1700 - 1800 calories a day without much exercise though.
  • fitandgeeky
    fitandgeeky Posts: 232 Member
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    Age: 38
    Height: 5'4"
    HW: 180+
    LW: 114
    CW: 115
    GW: ???

    My maintenance is around 1950 including exercise calories. I'm working toward gaining now so I'm not sure where maintenance or GW will end up when I'm done.
  • kelly_lake
    kelly_lake Posts: 25 Member
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    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 have just checked out your blog - totally blown away by your achievement. You are an incredible inspiration.
  • _namaste_
    _namaste_ Posts: 246
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    26 years old. 5 foot 6.

    Current weight/goal weight: 125lbs

    Highest weight: over 200lbs (during pregnancy)

    Currently maintaining around 2000 NET cals a day. This easily looks like 2200 - 2500 + depending on the workout of the day.
  • missionskinnynow
    missionskinnynow Posts: 88 Member
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    5'9"
    Started at 169 lbs
    Now at 161 lbs
    My daily goal is 1200, plus exercise cals
    Its a strict diet cause I'm getting married this December and want to lose as much weight as possible!
  • katorihanzo
    katorihanzo Posts: 234 Member
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    I was going to post my own topic but since you all have been maintaining for a while and seem to have your maintenance calorie goal figured out, Im wondering if you can help me out.

    I'm not maintaining yet, I still have 15-20 lbs left to lose. But for fun, I entered my end goal stats into MFP to see what my maintenance calories will be (can't wait to be able to eat a little more)

    It said something around 2040. I'm 5'11 and walk a moderate amount everyday so this seems about right. However, even after setting MFP to "maintain my current weight" it said that I will lose .3lbs per week and lose 1.5 lbs by October. It's supposed to give maintenance calories, not a deficit. I know it can't know the exact number but it's weird it gave me a number it was already sure would make me lose slowly.

    How did you guys figure out your goals? Simply trial and error?
  • walleymama
    walleymama Posts: 174 Member
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    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.

    Thanks for sharing this. I'm close to you in age and height.

    45 y.o.
    5'6"
    GW = 135
    start weight 155 lbs

    Right now I'm eating around 1500 total calories for a steady weight loss of just over a pound a week. I was curious what my maintenance would be when I reach my goal. 1720 is definitely doable! ;-)

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