Maintenance Calculation

[bigdaddykrull]

i did a program before and it used a number multyplied by your body weight to ascertain your maintenance calories. Does anyone know this number?? it worked for me last time but i cant seem to find the old program. or remember. Any help on this would be awsome

[RedSpikeyThing]

Don't use those equations because they are very inaccurate. Find it by trial and error. If you haven't be chnaging you're bodyweight recently, then eat for a few days without changing your habits. Track everything you eat and average it out for those days. This will give you a MUCH better idea then some equation designed to meet the population average.

[Mr. D]

I think he needs a starting point on how much to eat. I say multiply your bodyweight by 15 and experiment wtih that. If you gain weight, drop it down. If you lose weight, then add weight.

It might take you 2-4 weeks to figure out your maintence cals.

[Holto]

Bodyweight x 15 is a bulk for me.

For someone with a fast metabolism is could be maintenance.

[bigdaddykrull]

ya like i said before the equation worked well for me last time, and it averages to around 3500 cals a day, thanks for the quick response