How many calories should you eat to maintain your weight?

Answer by  cmaopep (239)

The specific number would be different for every person depending upon their age, height, weight and activity level, but as a general rule you want to eat as many calories as you would burn in a day to maintain your weight. Going under or over will eventually result in a loss or gain.

Answer by  t1986 (54)

It's impossible to know how many calories a person should eat to maintain their weight without knowing what kind of lifestyle they lead. Someone with an active lifestyle may need to eat 2100 calories a day to maintain weight, and someone else may need only 1500.

Answer by  Brett (7986)

It depends on how many calories a day a person burns. Counting calories isn't always a sure fire method, but on average, you should be having approximately 1,000 calories a day more than you burn off. Obviously then, the amount of calories for each will differ from person to person.