Women, what are "maintenance calories" for you?

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  • fushigi1988
    fushigi1988 Posts: 519 Member
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    26 years old
    5'11
    weight hovers between 154-165 depending on time of the month
    I maintain around 2500-2800 calories.
  • littlekitty3
    littlekitty3 Posts: 265 Member
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    5'3 and in the ballpark of 120-130...honestly no idea because my weight fluctuates 15 pounds. I run 40-60 min each time and cycle anywhere from 13 to 50 miles each time (50 milers are not often....if anything I'll stop at 30 and that's probably one a week at max). I workout 6 days a week max.
    I eat 2000-2500+ depending on my work schedule.
    I haven't lifted in a month and quit due to it causing chronic fatigue. But I will be picking it back up to once a week again.

    I come from a background of doing the same amount of exercise on 1200 calories for maintenance....sad right?
  • mondvay
    mondvay Posts: 21 Member
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    I'm 20, 168 cms (5'6?) and 55 kgs (121 lbs) and I've always used freedieting.com's calorie calculator (http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm) to see how much I need. According to them I need 1900 cals for maintenence when I exercise 4 days a week, and 1600 if I'm sendetary
  • sunflowerhippi
    sunflowerhippi Posts: 1,100 Member
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    5"6.5 28 years old 157lbs around 26.5% bf

    Non workout days around 2075, lifting days around 2275, cardio days 2475.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
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    5'9", 155lbs, maintain around 2500.
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
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    5'4", 110-114 lbs, 1690. On days I work out I eat more.
  • KaterinaTerese
    KaterinaTerese Posts: 345 Member
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    5' 5.5" about 150lbs, and I maintain between 1900-2100 calories at this activity level.
  • CharlieRoberts36
    CharlieRoberts36 Posts: 8
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    Sugar plays a very important role in gaining weight so i will suggest you to advice all such food items which constitute of sugar and plus soft drinks and fast food because these food items leads to obesity!

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