1. What difference does it make? If you're going to do it no matter what does the answer really matter? Try to enjoy yourself and don't stress what you can't change anyway.
2. The details between 1 maintenance meal and 3 hyper caloric meals isn't easy to say. It's individual to a degree and there's going to be some overlap. If you're eating 2k at maintenance over 3 meals and then go to 1 you'll likely gain weight so 2k calories is no longer maintenance it's over maintenance, just like gaining weight at 3 meals at 3k calories.
1 x per day maintenance may be 1,600-1,800
3 x per day maintenance may be 2,000
5 x per day maintenance my be 2,100-2,200
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