What would you have to eat in a day to maintain your weight?

amyelizabs
amyelizabs Posts: 4 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm interested in knowing people's heights/weights and what it would take to maintain that weight (e.g X for breakfast, X for lunch, X for dinner with X snacks and then around how many calories that would be)

thanks :smile:

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  • BombshellPhoenix
    BombshellPhoenix Posts: 1,693 Member
    I'm 5'3.5"120 lbs and have been maintaining my weight on 2350ish ccalories. Spacing of said calories are sporadic. I tend to eat the most in the evenings though
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    It's really going to depend on activity levels.

    I'm 5'3", 118 lbs.

    Maintenance at sedentary, no exercise is around 1600 cals for me, a little higher than the Scooby calculator gives me.

    But, I do a 4-day weight lifting split, and have started half-marathon training. Last week I ran 24 mi (total). Plus, I walk my dog for a couple of miles at least most days. Maintenance with that level of activity should be at least 2100-2200 cals (I don't know for sure, am still cutting at 1500-1700 cals).

    I eat almost all of my calories from breakfast to lunch. I think it's the running. Makes me really hungry and just will not settle down until I've eaten around 800-900 cals. Then I need a 200 cal snack mid-afternoon and I'm usually fine for a light dinner and a 200-300 cal dessert or savory late night snack.
  • pastybuns
    pastybuns Posts: 81
    I'm 5'6" in height, ~115 lbs in weight and have been maintaining for quite awhile with the following.

    Calories: 1900 - 2000 calories total (not net).
    Macros: 80/10/10 carbs/proteins/lipids
    Diet: High carb, high raw vegan
    Exercise: 30 - 45 minutes of cardio 5 or so days a week. Also use my bike to commute to work and school.

    My "meals" are pretty evenly split. ~600 before noon, ~600 until dinner, ~600 for dinner. The only real meal I have is dinner though, the rest is kinda constant snacking on fruit or many mini meals.

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