Sufficient food was provided on this ad libitum high - protein diet to allow subjects to consume up to 15 % more than their weight -
maintaining daily caloric intake.
I mean, as long as
you maintain a daily caloric deficit, your body is going to mobilize fat stores, so why would your weight stay the same?
Not exact matches
During the first 12 days of their journey, the subjects ate enough calories just to
maintain their weight, in order to calculate their
daily caloric requirements.
Increase the total
daily caloric intake back to your current estimated
caloric bodyweight maintenance level, or the number of calories you need to
maintain your present body weight.
Note that i've always
maintain a slight
daily caloric surplus.
For cats, consuming at least 50 percent of their
daily caloric requirement in the form of wet or moist food has been shown to help them
maintain a healthier weight and a healthier urinary tract.
The above examples of the high fat diets of traditional populations and their corresponding excellent health were simply to prove the point that you don't need to be afraid of dietary fats as long as you make healthy natural choices and stay within your
daily caloric range to
maintain or lose body fat (depending on your goals).
The main thing when it comes to
maintaining your weight is to make sure you are getting your
daily caloric requirements (which will have increased given your increased activity).
Your
daily caloric needs should be roughly 3700 to
maintain your current weight.
Just as with humans, cats must have their
daily caloric intake restricted in order to lose or
maintain a good healthy weight.