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Ideally in maintenance you’re diet food plan would be the same as your maintenance plan, expect with more calories. But you need to keep weighing yourself to make sure you’re not gaining too much. I recommend keeping a +/- 5 pound buffer around your goal weight. In you’re in that range, you’re fine. If not, the get back there.
If you had a restrictive diet for weight loss, you might end up gaining weight just by adding in other foods. So be aware of that.
When you do go for more muscle mass, take measurements and progress pics. Measure your belly or waist or any problem areas you’ve had in the past, and use these to make sure you’re not gaining fat.
Progress pics will also help you see if there are areas you need to work on, or if you’re gaining fat in the wrong areas.
Don’t use the scale to determine progress if you’re strength training.