How to Find Your Maintenance Calories (Without Obsessing Over Math)
If you’ve ever Googled “how many calories should I eat,” closed the tab overwhelmed, and just ate a protein bar instead- you’re not alone. Let’s simplify it.
What Are Maintenance Calories?
It’s the amount you can eat without gaining or losing weight. Think: energy, performance, hormone health- stabilized. Most women are either undereating or accidentally overeating- both keep you stuck.
How to Find Yours:
1. Track what you’re eating- no pressure, just info.
2. Monitor your weight + biofeedback for 1–2 weeks (Energy? Sleep? Workouts? Weight staying stable?)
3. Tweak up or down by 100–200 cals if needed
Shortcuts:
If you’ve been dieting for months (or years), your current intake probably isn’t your true maintenance.
If you’re exhausted and bloated on 1600 cals — you need to reverse out.
Need a guide?
I made you one: The Reverse Dieting Guide — short, no-BS, and free on my site.
It breaks down how to find and build your true maintenance step-by-step. If you need more guidance, I got you.
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