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Calorie / TDEE Calculator

Calculate your daily calorie needs to maintain, lose, or gain weight.

Maintenance Calories (TDEE)

2649kcal/day

Lose 1 lb/wk

2149

Mild Loss

2399

Gain 0.5 lb/wk

2899

Gain 1 lb/wk

3149

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About This Tool

Free TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) and calorie calculator — enter your age, sex, weight, height, and activity level to instantly see how many calories you burn per day, plus calorie targets to maintain, lose, or gain weight. No sign-up, no upload, entirely browser-based. TDEE is calculated using the Mifflin-St Jeor equation (the most accurate widely-used formula for estimating basal metabolic rate) multiplied by an activity factor. Anyone tracking nutrition, planning a cut or bulk, or simply trying to eat at maintenance uses this as their starting calorie target before adjusting based on real-world results.

How to Use

  1. 1

    Enter your stats

    Input your age, sex, height, and weight (metric or imperial).

  2. 2

    Select your activity level

    Choose from sedentary to very active based on your typical weekly exercise.

  3. 3

    Read your calorie targets

    See your TDEE (maintenance calories) plus targets for mild and aggressive weight loss or gain.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is TDEE?+
TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) is the total number of calories your body burns in a day, including your basal metabolic rate plus calories burned through activity and exercise.
How many calories should I eat to lose weight?+
A common approach is a 500-calorie daily deficit below your TDEE for roughly 1 lb (0.45 kg) of weight loss per week. Larger deficits speed up loss but are harder to sustain and can affect muscle retention.
How accurate is this calculator?+
It uses the Mifflin-St Jeor equation, widely considered one of the most accurate formulas for estimating calorie needs, but individual metabolism varies — treat the result as a starting point and adjust based on real-world weight trends over 2–3 weeks.

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