# Maintenance calories

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/maintenance-calories/12641>\
**Category:** Nutrition Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [July 19, 2022, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/maintenance-calories/12641 "2022-07-19T09:31:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Valle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/valle/32/856_2.png) [@Valle](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Valle)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/maintenance-calories/12641/1 "2022-07-19T09:31:09Z")

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Hello I’m using [Body Weight Planner - NIDDK](https://www.niddk.nih.gov/bwp) for calories and I’m wondering if im on point or overeating. Currently eating 3400-3500 daily.  
Info male 28yo 94-95kg 185cm  
Training info lift weightsx4 incline walk 20% @4.6km/h 120 mins and averaging around 70-80k steps weekly.

Valle

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/maintenance-calories/12641/2 "2022-07-19T23:25:51Z")

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What has your weight been doing over the past 3 to 4 weeks? If it’s increasing, you’re above maintenance. If it’s staying the same, you’re probably pretty close to maintenance.

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**Author:** ![Valle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/valle/32/856_2.png) [@Valle](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Valle)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/maintenance-calories/12641/3 "2022-07-20T06:02:43Z")

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> [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](#):
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> What has your weight been doing over the past 3 to 4 weeks? If it’s increasing, you’re above maintenance. If it’s staying the same, you’re probably pretty close to maintenance.

I’ve gained about 2kg in the last 1.5 month but I also started supplementing with creatine.

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/maintenance-calories/12641/4 "2022-07-20T18:23:26Z")

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> [@Valle](#):
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> I’ve gained about 2kg in the last 1.5 month but I also started supplementing with creatine.

Right on. Let’s see what it does in another 3 to 4 weeks. Then you’ll have a pretty good idea about your current energy intake and how it relates to maintenance needs.