Calorie calculator

Estimate how many calories you burn each day and how many to eat to reach your goal.

Fill in the fields to see the result.

How it works

Your basal metabolic rate comes from the Mifflin-St Jeor equation, then it is multiplied by an activity factor from 1.2 to 1.9.

Eating about 500 calories less than maintenance each day leads to roughly half a kilogram (one pound) of weight loss a week.