Do you maintain at 2600 or gain?
Fuck I must have a slow metabolism!!
2600 I Lose weight/Maintain. I can maintain around 3000 or a bit more easily, especially now that its warmer. I train with weights 5 days a week, each body part twice a week- 3 days I only take one minute rests between each set for a total of 20-30 sets each day-Hypertrophy days and on the other two- Lift maximum weight-rest as long as you want so that you actually get the weight. (google PHAT training if interested)
(this training is not entirely necessary either, but I just LOVE to train and it does produce optimal results strength wise and looks wise for me)
Also, I am extremely busy when it gets warmer and I do a ton of manual labor in the spring and summer digging and planting and just maintaining our property. But without any of that, if I train five days a week with no cardio- 2600 does the trick easily for me and I can ride that all the way down. Of course going a bit lower does speed things up, but its not necessary.