How to use the calculator

To find out how many calories a day you need to eat in order to stay the same weight. Fill in the information that best describes you.

Title:

 A title for these calculator results that will help you identify it if you have printed out several versions of the calculator.

US or Metric

 Choose US or Metric units.

Gender

 Select your gender.

Weight

 Your current scale weight.

Height

 Your height. Use feet (ft) and inches (in) if units is US or centimeters (cm) if units is Metric.

Age

 Your current age.

Activity Level

 Choose the level that best describes how active you are throughout an average day.


Resting Metabolism -Resting Metabolism (RMR) (also known as Basal Metabolism or BMR) is the minimum calories your body needs each day just to perform its most basic functions.

Figure out how many calories a day you need to add/subtract to get to your desired weight

First you must figure out how many calories you eat a day.

Then, depending on the amount of activity you plan on doing just input your desired weight into the weight field.

Now that you have both numbers, just subtract your calories per day number from your desired weight calories per day and you will see how many calories per day you need to add/subtract to get to your desired weight.



*This calculator is not accurate for professional athletes.