A personalised starting point for your daily calories, based on your body, activity and dieting history.
These help us estimate how much energy your body uses each day.
Think about a typical day, excluding your workouts.
Strength training, cardio, classes or structured exercise. Exclude daily steps.
Two final questions to refine your estimate.
As a guide, around 7 kg if you currently weigh 70 kg.
Use these numbers as a starting point, then adjust based on your progress over the next few weeks.
Based on the fat loss calorie option you've selected. Tap a different option above to update these numbers.
A practical starting split: approximately 1.8 g protein per kg of body weight, 30% of calories from fat and the remainder from carbohydrates. These are flexible targets, not exact requirements. Protein may need individual adjustment.
*Illustrative rates only. Actual weight loss varies, and the minimum displayed calorie target can change the intended deficit.
We use the Mifflin–St Jeor equation to estimate resting energy needs, then adjust for everyday movement and exercise. The original calculator also applies fixed reductions of 7.5% for previous maintained significant weight loss and 3.5% or 6.5% for recent dieting. These are modelling assumptions, not individually measured changes to metabolism.
Fat loss targets subtract 250, 500 or 750 calories from estimated maintenance, with the original calculator's 1,200-calorie display floor. This is not a personalised safety assessment.
For general educational use by adults. This tool does not account for pregnancy, breastfeeding, medical conditions, eating-disorder risk or individual needs. Seek personalised advice if relevant. Compare your average weight trend over 2–4 weeks rather than individual weigh-ins.