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TDEE Calculator

Estimate your maintenance calories from your BMR and activity level, with a lean-mass estimate if you know your body fat.

Your inputs

Gender

Activity & goal

Use a measured body-fat %

Adds the Katch-McArdle lean-mass estimate.

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Result

Maintenance calories

2489 kcal/day

Mifflin-St Jeor BMR multiplied by your activity factor.

BMR (at rest)1,699 kcalBMR (at rest): 1,699 kcalMaintenance (TDEE)2,489 kcalMaintenance (TDEE): 2,489 kcal

BMR (Mifflin-St Jeor)

1699 kcal/day

Resting energy before activity is included.

Your TDEE is the calorie estimate most useful for maintenance, fat loss, or gaining phases. Treat the equation as a starting point and correct it with a few weeks of your own intake and weight data.

This is only a starting estimate. Log daily calories and morning weight for 2–4 weeks; if your weight trend doesn't match your goal, adjust intake by 100–200 kcal/day.

Results are estimates from published formulas, intended for healthy adults. They aren't medical advice, so check with a doctor or registered dietitian if you have a health condition.