What is your caloric maintenance?

[jhoffm21]

I feel that I have a very low caloric maintenance considering my size and lifestyle.

I am 5'10.5" 198lbs, 24 years old. I workout 5 days per week. I have a pretty sedentary lifestyle outside of the gym (office job 38-40 hours per week).

My caloric maintenance is 2,400 calories.

Please list your height/weight/age/lifestyle/caloric maintenance level.

[mtb4life95]

sounds about right. i'm 6'1, 168. i lift 5 days a week + 2 HIIT sessions, and i work a restaurant job 40+ hours a week. my maintenance is somewhere from 2800-3100cal.

[SuperHippo]

about 2700

[jhoffm21]

about 2700

At 5'7" 125lbs? You look sub 12% BF too. What is your lifestyle like?

[UKDudeinUSA]

I work in an office but do bodyweight training in the evenings. 6'3", 182lbs, approx 12% BF and I calculated mine to roughly 2500.

[unknowblood25]

6ft, 191.4lbs, 19.8% bf ~2600-2700

[James199117]

6', 184lbs 23 yrs old. lift 6x cardio 6x a week do a lot of walking around with my job (showing apartments and buildings) probably 12% right now maintinance is 2,000

[andrewlef]

5'8" 150lb 30yrs. Lift 7x per week. 2,600 maintenance.

[Karn235]

Losing 2lbs a week currently on 2400 cals a day, so maintenance is probably 3000+. I also dont have any cheat days at all which may explain the 2lb loss/wk

My only cardio is 15 mins on the bike medium intensity everyday

Edit: heigh is 5"9 weight 170lbs down from 196

[WonderPug]

5'10", 192 pounds, 47 years old, active lifestyle, maintenance ~3,800 calories.

[unstrong]

6'7", 230 pounds, 25 years old, 55 hr/week desk job, ~3150 kcal maintenance.

[shesprints]

5'6'', 26 years old, mid-120s weight [not sure exactly], very active (walk a lot + lift 3 x per week + cardio training 6 x per week), maintenance is also around 2300-2500 (+/- depending on training load; during high volume training it is higher)


ETA this thread is very interesting. It seems activity level is a greater determinant of intake than body size...

[TheLongRun]

6'1'' 165. Weights 3x/week. On my feet half of the day, seated half of the day. ~2300kcal.

[nicholina]

It depends on my weight. Right now, it's 1700. I'm 30 years old, 5'2 and 86 lb. 7-8% bf
I lift 6 days per week and no cardio

[CCFD2466]

6'2 269lbs. Firefighter. Lift & cardio 2 out of every 3 days. Not sure on maintaining but tdee calculator told me to cut at 2700 cals.

[RebeccafromLA]

39 years old, height 5'4", weight 123#, work part-time but spend most of my time on my feet chasing around my two little kids ages 6 & 7, exercise 6 days a week (3 days weight training, 3 days low intensity cardio), I maintain at 2400 calories

[Mr_Aryze]

22 years old; 6'0; 200lbs.

- Hybrid (PL + BB) routine; either 5 times or 6 times a week.
- LISS cardio 7 times a week, ranging from 60-120 minutes.
- Occassional hike or walk.
- A lot of mobility and stretching work.
- Sedentary lifestyle.

Estimated to be around 3k calories; could be 200 less or more.

Would also like feedback on this number.

[jhoffm21]

22 years old; 6'0; 200lbs.

- Hybrid (PL + BB) routine; either 5 times or 6 times a week.
- LISS cardio 7 times a week, ranging from 60-120 minutes.
- Occassional hike or walk.
- A lot of mobility and stretching work.
- Sedentary lifestyle.

Estimated to be around 3k calories; could be 200 less or more.

Would also like feedback on this number.

I think that's probably pretty accurate. You and I are around the same age/height/weight but you do 1-2 hours of low intensity cardio 7 times per week. I guess that would justify another 600 calories/day for me if I did the same.

I thought that I had a relatively low maintenance but I see now that is not so much the case.

[APipeDream]

5'9", 180 pounds, 36 years old, active, maintenance is about 3650 cals

[ShoshoAndreev]

5'8, 170 pounds, 25 years old, weight+lately cardio training, pretty much daily. Have no idea what exactly my body fat is , but it tends to be lowish. My maintenance is insane, anywhere between 4500-5000 kcals. Aside from the gym I have days when I sit in front of the pc 24/7 and other days when I am pretty much on my feet the whole time. It's not even hard for me to eat that much, I love food !

[PerezEddie]

5'7, 150lb
Maintenance = 2800-2900
This is actually quite low for me lol I had it at 3300-3400 before.

[Mr_Aryze]

5'8, 170 pounds, 25 years old, weight+lately cardio training, pretty much daily. Have no idea what exactly my body fat is , but it tends to be lowish. My maintenance is insane, anywhere between 4500-5000 kcals. Aside from the gym I have days when I sit in front of the pc 24/7 and other days when I am pretty much on my feet the whole time. It's not even hard for me to eat that much, I love food !

Yeah... ... yeah, I'm ending my life tonight.

[WaterSnatcher]

6'3, 182lb, 18 yr old
Estimate my maintenance to be around 2,600. Currently cutting at 1800

[Mallen12]

I'm 5'10 145lbs 19 yrs. old.
I'm working 40+ hours a week Office job.
Been maintaining 3,000+ calories haha
I live and work around a college campus so I walk several miles a day

[Connor1226]

I'm 23. 5'9'' and 140lbs. My maintenance is 2500 calories.
I try to get a workout in 7 days a week. Usually I lift 6 days per week and just do cardio on the 7th. Or I'll take a rest day.

Lifestyle is semi-active. I don't sit on my butt all day.

[xavengedx23]

6'3 205 19 yrs old

Maintenace is 2250. Which is pretty damn bad.

Working on a little reverse diet from going into a very major cut the wrong way. Hopefully maintenance goes up in a few months

[darkwolf11]

5'9 180lb. Around 2300

[loganhart]

5'll", 205lbs, sedentary job (cop), lift 6x/week, cardio (biking/jogging) 6x/week, hockey 2x/week, rugby 2x/week, maint. is 3000-3300.

[determined4000]

if you think your maintenance is low your acitivity level outside the gym is probably low
you can also gradually build up your metabolic capacity by gradually eating more and more

my maintenance is probably 25+ times my bw

Lift 7x per week.

not smart

[Wood973]

6', 184lbs 23 yrs old. lift 6x cardio 6x a week do a lot of walking around with my job (showing apartments and buildings) probably 12% right now maintinance is 2,000

Why is it so low for all that activity? Did you do an 800 calorie diet for a year or something?