Calories
Calorie Calculator
Estimate daily calories for losing weight, maintaining weight or gaining weight.
Calculator guide
How to understand your calorie result
How to use this calculator
- 1Choose metric or imperial units.
- 2Select the formula option.
- 3Choose your activity level.
- 4Select your goal: lose, maintain or gain weight.
- 5Enter your age, height and weight.
- 6Click the calculate button to estimate your daily calorie target.
What the result means
The calorie result estimates your maintenance calories first, then adjusts the number based on your selected goal. This can be used as a starting point for macro planning, weight loss planning or muscle gain planning.
This calculator is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice.
How this calculator works
This calculator estimates BMR first, then multiplies it by an activity factor to estimate maintenance calories. It then adjusts calories based on your selected goal.
Maintenance calories are an estimate of how many calories you may need to maintain your current weight. Goal calories are adjusted from maintenance based on whether you want to lose, maintain or gain weight.
This calculator is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice.
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