5' 3.5" and I'm a fatass (actually overweight bmi 25.5) at 146 lbs

1508 cals maintains, restricting to 600 because family makes me eat when they're around

 

i'm 158 cm, 38 kg. i don't really know, i think i maintain on 600-800? i don't usually go there because it's a bit too high for me. i lose on <400

 

I'm 5'7" and about 134 pounds. I'm pretty sure between 1500-1800 is my maintenance so I normally aim for a little under 1700 a day.

 

I'm not currently underweight because I'm in pseudo recovery. I'm not entirely comfortable sharing my exact weight, but it's on the low end of the healthy BMI range.
I seem to maintain anywhere between 1200 to 2200. I gained on that from underweight though.

 

5'1 and 105 maintaining with 1000. i gain with 1200 though isnt that nice.
i lose with <800

 

I'm not currently underweight because I'm in pseudo recovery. I'm not entirely comfortable sharing my exact weight, but it's on the low end of the healthy BMI range.
I seem to maintain anywhere between 1200 to 2200. I gained on that from underweight though.

Wow, I am very similar. My bmi is also in the lower end of normal, although I'm very short, so the range at which I maintain seems to be 800-1500 depending. It's like I can plateau at any of those intakes. I really only lose if I really vary my intakes or do intermittent fasting (or real fasting )

 

I'm 5'2'' and weigh 104 pounds but that definitely varies day to day with how many calories I eat.. I easily gain pounds even if I eat under 500 calories!

 

I'm 5'2'' and weigh 104 pounds but that definitely varies day to day with how many calories I eat.. I easily gain pounds even if I eat under 500 calories!

I'm the same way!! But I weigh a bit more than you. I can't figure out why my body gain from low cals. Do you exercise?

 

I wish I wasn't too scared to figure this out

 

Yeah, I do yoga weekly and do ab exercises from time to time but I don't exercise everyday.. maybe that's why my weight changes a lot

 

I'm 5'2.5" and 90 lbs. Around 1300 is supposed to maintain it with no exercise but I don't know since I never eat that much.

 

Im 5'5 151 pounds STILLLLL fasting an eating as lil as possuble until im 145. Anyways
myfitnespal seys my maintaining intake is 1800 cals but i dint beleive that

 

I'm the same way!! But I weigh a bit more than you. I can't figure out why my body gain from low cals. Do you exercise?

hey i just wanted to butt in this convo :b if u redtrict or fast alot then eat a large amount you gain alot of water weight plus food weight more thenn usual so its probably not fat weight. You can gain up to 10 pounds in water weight expeshaly if its carbs or high sodium i think that is why people have to slowly introduce food again like soups and shakes then solids because your body trys to adapt to whatever its used to so thats why itþfreaks out when you all of sudden change and eat a normal or more food

 

i try to not maintain but if i really need to binge then il try to do it on fruit and its usually like 1300-1500

 

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

This calculator takes your info and tells you how many calories should maintain your weight

 

Rn it seems like a lot but I was 94 lbs and maintaining at 1700 calories. It was probably because I was really active with school and job. Now though, I have gone back to 1000-1200.

 

I'm not maintaining, but I maintain on around 1300-1500 calories.

 

5'1 and 105 maintaining with 1000. i gain with 1200 though isnt that nice.
i lose with <800

How do you maintain a low weight like that with a high amount of calories? How did you lose weight? Did you restrict a lot or? I really want to be thin but still have a higher weight maintaining calorie intake so i dont easily gain!

 

im 5'3 (161cm)

and I eat about 500 calories a day to lose weight, but if I was to maintain it maybe 800 calories.

It depends on the exercise.

 

i'm not technically maintaining but my weight loss has been really REALLY slow lately.

600-800-1000. occasionally 1200. it's really all over the place, i can't tell you specifically how much per day.

 

am I right in thinking if we eat the amount calculated to maintain the weight we want to be at we'd slowly lose till we're at that weight and then it would be maintained?
for example at 5'7 and 125 my BMR would be 1440, so in theory if I eat 1440 I'd eventually hit 125lb... though I feel like I've been eating less than that for long enough and yet I haven't reached that goal??

 

5'5" 135 :/
Maintain on 1600-2000 depending on activity level of the day and sodium.

 

5'4 115, I'm active. It says 1,600-2,300 to maintain. I don't want to maintain however.

 

am I right in thinking if we eat the amount calculated to maintain the weight we want to be at we'd slowly lose till we're at that weight and then it would be maintained?
for example at 5'7 and 125 my BMR would be 1440, so in theory if I eat 1440 I'd eventually hit 125lb... though I feel like I've been eating less than that for long enough and yet I haven't reached that goal??

That is how it would work in theory. But there are other factors to consider, like metabolism and exercise. The weight loss would be medium-fast at first, and then it would drastically slow down when you get closer to your goal. I've thought about doing it that way, but I'm not patient enough, lol.

 

am I right in thinking if we eat the amount calculated to maintain the weight we want to be at we'd slowly lose till we're at that weight and then it would be maintained?
for example at 5'7 and 125 my BMR would be 1440, so in theory if I eat 1440 I'd eventually hit 125lb... though I feel like I've been eating less than that for long enough and yet I haven't reached that goal??

I think I am going to start to do this.