Ya'll that are already in the weight range of the low end 100's (say 110+) I am wondering what your daily calorie average is at maintence?

I would like to hover in that area once I get there, but I've never dealt with maintence there before.

Did you find you upped your calories much froom just the deficit to lose weight? or is that where your deficit took you and you pretty much maintain that calorie intake to maintain it?

I'm not sure how well I can help, but I find that I have to eat approximately 2000 calories a day (or more) to maintain my weight. I'm very active and I lift heavy weights which likely is the culprit.

I generally stuck to the low end when I was losing, because I found it difficult to eat more. However, now that I'm maintaining, I've gotten used to the higher calorie count and found that it helps me exercise and lift heavier weights (thus, making it so I have to eat even more).

I thought my maintenance calories would be 1600-1800 when I got down to 125 but I wound up losing quite quickly when I ate at that level.

[quote=Katydid77;4220495]Ya'll that are already in the weight range of the low end 100's (say 110+) I am wondering what your daily calorie average is at maintence?

Did you find you upped your calories much froom just the deficit to lose weight? or is that where your deficit took you and you pretty much maintain that calorie intake to maintain it?[/quote

No, I didn't up my calories a lot when I reached goal. I am the same height as you and maintain on about 1350-1400 calories a day. We short folks just can't eat the same amount as our taller sisters or we will gain weight.

Just for interest's sake I input the variables for a 40-year-old moderately active woman seeking to maintain her weight at 115 lbs into the Livestrong calorie calculator. If I put her height at 5'1", her daily maintenance requirements come out at 1,950 calories. If I make her 5'11", the figure goes up to 2,150 calories. So according to this calculator, 10 inches of height do make a difference, but not a huge one.

Bargoo, I realize that calculators don't always match up with reality. Still, your maintenance figure seems awfully low. Are you aware of any factors that might explain it?

Freelance

No explanation, as a rule we require 10-12 calories per pound to maintain our weight. Depending on the amount of exerse we get.

<<No explanation, as a rule we require 10-12 calories per pound to maintain our weight. >>

Hmmm, I heard 12-14 for women. (My own multiplier seems to be 14 if I'm moderately active.) There's so much conflicting information out there, it's hard to know what to trust.

F.

And yet if I eat at any of those levels, I will lose. Quite strange

Ditto to Sontaikle. I could still lose at 1600, so I'm trying to maintain around 1800, and sometimes up to 2200 on heavy workout days. I eat ALL DAY long, and workout regularly, so my metabolism and very revved up right now. I hope to keep it that way!

I can only tell you what my experience is, I go by 12 calories per pound and it works for me, I don't continue to lose and I don't gain.

really just depends on your activity level! i'd say you're going to have to experiment when you get there.

I don't really think anyone's going to be able to give a definitive answer to your question; the thing is, it will depend on how active you are. I'm short like you (5' on the nose!) and I find that I can eat up to 1500-1600 calories a day and still lose (of course, that depends on my activity level for that particular day.) I power walk 90 minutes a day, five or six days a week, plus I work out at the gym for 90 minutes two or three days a week.

Like someone else said: What keeps you in the 110-120 lb range will be specific to you and your activity level, and you're really going to have to experiment with it once you get there to see what works for you. I haven't reached maintenance yet, but I know from weeks where my weight has stayed the same that I can eat quite a bit more than the 1200-1300 calorie range that I keep seeing everywhere and still maintain my weight. And who knows -- that might change totally once I get to maintenance! It's a trial and error thing, I think.

I'm in the low 100, and 1800-2000 is usually what I eat on a normal eating day, without counting (estimated at the end of the day). I maintain easily.