what is my maintenance calorie intake?

im 16, 5'5 and weigh 110 pounds. right now im exercising almost everyday. before i gained weight so i recently lost 15 pounds changing my eating habits and realized ive only been eating around 1,300 - 1,400 calories daily. even now, im still eating around that amount but im scared that it's too low and i certainly dont want to lose more weight. i usually also have cheat days once a week and today i probably ate around 2,500 calories (i had cold stone). but what is my maintenance calories? ive been eating the same amt consistently for so long, i kind of have anxiety abt changing how much i eat daily.

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We can't tell you what your maintenance caloric intake level is because it will vary according to your lifestyle, activities, food intake, etc. Here's your BMR ---> http://www.calculator.net/bmr-calculator.html?ctype=standard&cage=16&csex=f&cheightfeet=5&cheightinch=5&cpound=110&cheightmeter=180&ckg=60&cactivity=1&x=0&y=0 . That's how many calories you need to just keep you alive. Add to that your energy output and that's what your should be eating. Of course, your energy output is going to vary which is why maintenance is not about a number. It's about monitoring yourself by weight or percent body fat or just looking in the mirror or paying attention to how your clothes fit and then adjusting your eating to counter any unwanted change in body composition.Good luck and good health!!♠Here's an excellent website for you. Be sure to bookmark it and use it. It's been recommended by the people your doctor listens to, US National Institute of Health, and has tons of information about your growing and changing body. --> http://teenshealth.org/teen/PS: Here are some good websites you may find useful.• BEST SEARCH ENGINE http://www.usa.gov• A MUST FOR DIETERS http://www.freedieting.com/• BEST DIET TOOL ON THE WEB http://www.myfitnesspal.com/• BEST FOODS FOR YOU http://www.choosemyplate.gov/index.html• NUTRITION DOT GOV http://www.nal.usda.gov/food-and-nutrition

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• Just eat some more and see what happens. Don't get your panties in a wad. Try eating about 1800 calories a day for a couple weeks and see what your weight does. NO ONE CAN TELL YOU YOUR maintenance intake. None of us know anything about. You however can eat and step on scales, and that makes YOU the only one who can make a decent estimate of your maintenance.And btw for a million years before humans got all brainwashed about counting calories, everyone maintained their weight naturally, just like animals do. Just eat when you're hungry and stop eating when you're full.