Maintenance cals

laurenatholen
laurenatholen Posts: 32
edited October 4 in Health and Weight Loss
So I've reached my goal weight and I was just wondering what I should do about maintenance cals, some websites say I should be doing between 1400 and 1500, but I just don't know what to trust, by the way I'm 18,5'3 and 106 lbs, thanks! :) and feel free to add me!

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  • asyouseefit
    asyouseefit Posts: 1,265 Member
    What does MFP suggest?
  • thedeegan4
    thedeegan4 Posts: 422 Member
    You should go into your settings and change them.
  • Riverofbeauty
    Riverofbeauty Posts: 205 Member
    I'm 5"4, 19 and 106lb and apparently my maintenance cals are around 1560. I've just been slowly upping my cals each week. I'm at 1300 net a day at the moment (plus one slightly higher day). And am getting pretty close to maintenance.
  • laurenatholen
    laurenatholen Posts: 32
    It says my maintenance are 1540, so I made it go to 1450 and I'll raise it to 1500 next week or something depending on how it works out :)
  • RachelSRoach1
    RachelSRoach1 Posts: 435 Member
    Yea I would totally raise it a few hundred and if you're still losing weight then raise it more until you don't lose anymore.
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    It's all so individual. Follow mfp, but if it's not working and you're losing, try changing your activity level. If you're still losing, then add some calories manually.

    One thing I've realised is that gaining weight shouldn't be scary any more, because we all know perfectly well how to lose it again!
  • Silverkittycat
    Silverkittycat Posts: 1,997 Member
    I put your info in the NutritionData calculator using "somewhat active" which is the level above "sedentary". I only used the calculator there because it's the closest I could find to my own maintenance number, MFP calculates me way too low - 500 calories below most other sites.

    I agree with the others, slowly increasing the amount every week or two usually works well. Have fun playing with the numbers! :smile:
    You are a 18 year old girl, 5ft 3in / 160cm tall, with a current weight of 106.0lbs. You lead a somewhat active lifestyle.

    Your BMI
    18.8
    BMI is a standardized ratio of weight to height, and is often used as a general indicator of health. The "normal" BMI for an adult woman of your height is 18.5 to 24.9. This translates to a healthy weight range of 104 to 141 lbs.However, BMI does not take body composition into account. A weight above this range could still be considered healthy if your percentage body fat is less than average.

    Your Calories Burned
    Daily Energy Expenditure: 1872 kcal ( 7838 kJ)
    Allowance for Growth: + 25.0 kcal ( 105 kJ)
    Estimated Energy Requirement: 1897.0 kcal ( 7942 kJ)

    Note: Accurate determination of the Calories you burn can only be accomplished by individual physiological testing. This calculation is merely an estimate that was derived from regression formulas and data provided by these sources:
    2002, "Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids," Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine.
    Ainsworth B.E., 2002, January, "The Compendium of Physical Activities Tracking Guide," Prevention Research Center, Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health, Univ of SC.

    In the above table, the Daily Energy Expenditure includes Basal Energy Expenditure (BEE), the energy consumed by daily activities, and the Thermic Effect of Food (TEF).

    This estimate represents the total daily Calories needed to maintain your current body weight. To gain or lose weight, you may need to adjust your Calories upward or downward from this amount.


    **link to calculator - http://nutritiondata.self.com/tools/calories-burned
  • EthanJeremiahsMama
    EthanJeremiahsMama Posts: 534 Member
    Same here! MFP has told me maintenance cals would be around 1,540.. it's so hard for me to eat that much though without being worried about gaining weight back!! Right now i'm trying to maintain.. I am 5'5, 110 pounds.. yes, a little underweight but I'm working on eating more to maintain, trying to do more weight/strength/core training as well besides the cardio to get a lean look!! I say slowly up your cals week by week, that's what i'm trying to do! Good luck :)
  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
    My maintenance according to MFP is about 1290. I am only 4'11" and 100 pounds. I've been maintaining for about 3 months now. I just keep it at 1200 and then have 1-2 high calorie days during the week. It seems to work. The scales only moves about a pound either way.
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