Calorie Calculator
Calculate your daily calorie needs in seconds with our free online calculator. Get personalized results for your weight loss or maintenance goals.
Daily Calorie Estimates
The results show a number of daily calorie estimates that can be used as a guideline for how many calories to consume each day to maintain, lose, or gain weight at a chosen rate.
- Maintain weight
- Mild weight loss (0.25 kg/week)
- Weight loss (0.5 kg/week)
- Extreme weight loss (1 kg/week)
📋How to Use the Calorie Calculator?
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Input age, weight, height, and activity level.
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Choose your goal (weight loss, maintenance, or gain).
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Click "Calculate" for your daily calorie needs.
Enter your age, weight, height, activity level, and goals into the Calorie intake Calculator and it will provide you with the daily calorie target you need to lose, maintain, or gain weight. You can always edit the inputs to receive different results.
Useful Tips💡
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Track daily activity level for precise calorie needs.
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Input accurate portion sizes for reliable results.
Daily Calorie Needs for Health
Daily calorie requirements consider age, weight, height, sex, health condition, and physical activity. For example, while a tall, very active 25-year-old male may need 2,000–3,000 calories a day, women will generally need 1,600–2,400 calories (USDA guidelines). Consuming too little calories (less than 1,200 a day for women and 1,500 for men on doctor supervision) may affect metabolism and your body's function. You can use a calorie calculator to figure out your caloric intake for weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain, but it should align with your diet and fitness goals.
Practical Applications📊
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Plan daily meals to meet weight loss or maintenance targets.
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Use with our BMI Calculator to monitor progress.
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Experiment with different activity levels to optimize calorie needs.
Questions and Answers
How many calories should I eat to lose weight?
If you want to lose weight, all you have to do is enter your details into the Calorie Calculator and select the weight loss goals. This will guarantee that you will get a daily target below the maintenance level which generally is around 500 to 1000 calories a day for safe weight loss.
What is a calorie deficit calculator?
This is a tool that estimates the calories you will need to eat each day to shed extra weight. In a more precise definition a calculator will determine a number lesser than what the body burns, and by consuming this between meals will help gradually shed fat.
How to calculate maintenance calories?
With the weight loss calculator, all you have to do is plug in your age, weight, height, and activity level, and it will automatically tell you the exact amount of calories needed for maintaining your current weight without gaining or losing it.
Why use a calorie intake calculator?
Using a calorie intake calculator is helpful in meal planning by estimating you daily requirement based on individual circumstances based on your dietary goals. Calories to lose weight calculator provides custom results to help you stay on track with your nutrition plan to lose, gain, or maintain weight.
What formulas are used in the Calorie Calculator?
The most significant formula used in CalcMate's Calorie Calculator is the Mifflin-St Jeor Equation, which will allow us to calculate your Calorie Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) according to your age, weight, height and gender. The BMR will subsequently be adjusted through an activity multiplier between 1.2-1.9 according to the level of physical activity, thus then producing custom Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) for you to achieve your calorie goals. This formula has been accepted by the American Dietetic Association for accuracy in nutritional counseling.
Can the daily calorie calculator assist with meal planning?
Yes, the Calorie Calculator estimates your daily calorie needs, which can be divided across meals and snacks to align with your dietary goals. For balanced nutrition, distribute calories based on protein, carbs, and fats, and consult a registered dietitian for tailored meal plans.
Does the Calorie Calculator consider medical conditions?
The calorie deficit calculator is based on standard equations such as Mifflin-St Jeor and do not consider medical conditions (for example, diabetes or thyroid dysfunction). If you have calorie needs related to your health status, please talk to your health care provider or dietitian, so that you are safely and accurately planning your needs.