Calorie Calculator

 

 

The Daily Calorie Need Calculator estimates the number of calories you burn each day from your weight, height, age and exercise level.

Also check out the new All in One Health Calculator. In addition to providing you with your daily calorie needs, this new tool will give you information such as your BMI and ideal weight. If it detects you're over or underweight, it'll prescribe a daily calorie intake and tell you how long it'll take for you to reach your target.

Notes about the Daily Calorie Needs Calculator

  • This tool is designed to give an estimate of how many calories you burn per day.
  • Men have more muscle mass and therefore burn more calories.
  • Even with no exercise, your body still burns a considerable amount of calories digesting food, utilizing nutrients and keeping you alive.
  • Keep in mind that these numbers are not set in stone. Everyone's body works differently and requires varying amounts of calories. If you find you are gaining or losing unwanted weight, you'll need to adjust your daily intake.
  • For ways on how to lose, gain or maintain weight, check out the diet forums and exercise forums. You can also grab a free personalized workout routine that includes elements of cardio, flexibility and strength training.
Enter your weight in Kg
Enter your height in meters
Enter your age
Choose your exercise level
Click here to use pounds and inches.
Calories Burned per Day
For men:
For women:

What do these numbers mean?

  • Your daily calorie needs is the amount of calories you need to eat each day in order to maintain your current weight. Its based off of an equation (Harris-Benedict) that takes into account your weight, height, age and activity level.

What if I want to lose weight?

  • To lose weight, you need to eat 500-1,000 calories less than what you burn each day. For example if you burn 2,500 calories per day, you'll need to eat between 1,500 and 2,000 calories to lose any weight. If you don't want to lower your calorie intake, you can increase the amount of calories you burn by exercising more. Beginner's Guide to Dieting, Beginner's Guide to Exercising

What if I want to gain weight?

  • Gaining weight is the exact opposite of losing weight. To gain weight, you need to eat 500-1,000 calories more than you burn each day. Gaining muscle requires that you also stimulate your muscles with exercise so they'll grow. Simply eating more calories won't help you gain any muscle since all the extra calories will be stored as fat. Guide to Gaining Weight

What if I want to maintain my weight?

  • Maintaining your weight is done by eating as many calories as you burn. If you burn all the calories you eat, your body won't store them as fat and you won't gain weight.

What if these numbers don't work for me?

  • The equation this calculator is based off of doesn't take into account that we're all different. If you try what the calculator says for 1 or 2 weeks and see you aren't getting the results you want, you'll need to adjust your calories. If you're trying to lose weight, cut more calories and if you're trying to gain weight, eat more

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