My maintenance is probably somewhere around 3,000 but I don't track it. It's been as high as 3,400 before. I've got a pretty decent stoichiometric regulation where I eat less when I'm less active and lower muscle mass, and eat more when I'm more active and higher muscle mass.
Anyhow, a normal functioning body should handle a variety of energy inputs. Then it becomes portion control for determining weight. Doesn't matter if the energy inputs have been branded McDonalds or Whole Foods.
The #1 "food" that gets people into trouble with weight is pop or any other drink that has calories in it (beer). You don't feel full drinking calories, and they add up quickly.
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