How Many Calories to Maintain Weight
How many calories to maintain weight depends on body size and activity, and the answer is the number that keeps intake and calories burned in balance over a week. Calories Wallet estimates a maintenance goal from body details and then keeps a running balance so intake can be held near that number.
What maintenance calories mean
Maintenance calories are the amount a person can eat each day while keeping weight steady. At this level, calories taken in match the calories used for basic body function and daily activity, so weight neither rises nor falls over time. The number is not fixed for everyone. It rises with body size and activity and falls when either drops, which is why a maintenance figure is an estimate to be checked against actual weight rather than an exact rule.
Estimating your maintenance level
The app estimates maintenance from height, weight, and activity, giving a daily calorie goal that should hold weight steady. Each meal is subtracted from that goal and exercise adds room back, so a day at maintenance ends near a balance of zero. The most reliable check is the scale over time. If weight drifts up or down across a couple of weeks, the maintenance estimate can be adjusted to match what the body is actually doing.
Using maintenance as a target
Maintenance is a useful goal for people who are happy with their current weight and want to avoid slow gain, and for people who have finished losing weight and want to hold the result. Logging at maintenance is lighter than logging for a deficit, since the aim is only to keep the weekly balance near zero rather than under a strict limit. A short spell of logging every few weeks is often enough to catch drift before it becomes a larger change.
Open Calories Wallet on Yesodi →How many calories should I eat to maintain my weight?
It varies with body size and activity. The app estimates a maintenance calorie goal from your height, weight, and activity, then keeps a running balance so intake can be held near that number and checked against the scale over time.
Will maintenance calories change over time?
Yes. Maintenance rises with body size and activity and falls when either drops, so the estimate should be checked against actual weight every few weeks and adjusted if weight drifts up or down.
Do I still need to log meals at maintenance?
Logging is lighter at maintenance because the aim is only to keep the weekly balance near zero. A short spell of logging every few weeks is often enough to catch drift early.
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