Calorie Calculator

Estimate your daily calorie needs based on your age, sex, and activity level.

Inputs

yrs
lb

Your body weight in pounds.

in

Your height in inches.

Enter your values to see results instantly.

How this works

Formula

BMR = 10×W(kg) + 6.25×H(cm) − 5×A + S · TDEE = BMR × activity

Your body burns calories just to stay alive — breathing, keeping warm, pumping blood. That baseline is your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). This calculator uses the Mifflin-St Jeor equation, the most accurate formula for most people.

Your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) multiplies BMR by an activity factor to account for movement and exercise. Eating at your TDEE maintains your weight; eating below it leads to weight loss, above it to weight gain.

A pound of body fat is roughly 3,500 calories. So a daily deficit of 500 calories should produce about 1 pound of loss per week. Adjust based on real-world results, and avoid eating below 1,200 (women) or 1,500 (men) calories without medical supervision.

Worked example

30-year-old male, 180 lb, 5'10", moderately active

SexMale
Age30
Weight180 lb
Height70 in
ActivityModerately active

Result

BMR ≈ 1,777 cal/day. TDEE ≈ 2,754 cal/day to maintain weight. Eat ~2,254 cal/day to lose 1 lb/week.

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