Calculate your daily calorie needs for any goal
Calories burned at rest — breathing, circulation, brain function. About 60-75% of daily burn.
Accounts for exercise, daily movement, and NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis).
Subtract calories for weight loss, add for muscle gain, or match TDEE to maintain.
Type your age, sex, weight, and height. We use these to compute your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) with the Mifflin-St Jeor equation, considered the most accurate for most adults.
Select Sedentary, Light, Moderate, Active, or Very Active based on your actual weekly exercise, not what you aspire to. Most people overestimate.
We multiply your BMR by an activity factor to get TDEE (total daily energy expenditure). Use the result directly for weight maintenance, or subtract 500-750 calories for steady fat loss.
For related calculations, try our calorie calculator.