Calorie Calculator

Find how many calories you should eat each day to maintain, lose or gain weight.

What is the Calorie Calculator?

Weight change depends on the balance between calories eaten and burned. A deficit of about 500 kcal a day leads to roughly 0.5 kg of loss per week.

How does it work?

Maintenance calories (TDEE) are adjusted by your goal. Targets are never set below 1,200 kcal for women or 1,500 kcal for men.

Formula

Target = TDEE ± goal adjustment

Example

With a TDEE of 2,556 kcal, a 0.5 kg/week loss target is about 2,056 kcal a day.

Frequently asked questions

Do all calories count the same?

For weight change, calories matter most, but protein, fibre and whole foods help with fullness and health.

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