Daily Calories Needed Calculator

Step right up and calculate how many calories you need during the day. It doesn't matter if you want to gain or lose weight, we can do the math for you:

Your BMR, or basal metabolic rate, is simply a calculation of how many calories your body needs for one day while at complete rest. Not real useful, but it gives us a starting point for the other calculations.

The bottom number, the calories you need to achieve your weight loss or weight gain goal is the one you want to write down.

Remember, This is an Estimate!!

I've used the Harris-Benedict Equation for this calculator, if that means anything to you. If not, ignore what I just said. You should know, though that no calorie calculation equation is perfect, so the best you can do is get a ballpark number and adjust from there.

To adjust, try the following:

• If you're trying to gain weight and aren't after a week or two, try moving your daily calorie count up by 5%.
• If you're trying to gain weight but it's coming on too fast and a lot appears to be fat, reduce your daily calorie count by 5% to slow things down.
• If you're trying to lose weight and aren't after a week or two, and you feel you still have plenty of energy, then you're still probably eating too many calories. Move the daily calorie count down by 5% and see if things start moving.
• If you're trying to lose weight and aren't after a week or two, but you feel lethargic, then you may not be getting enough and your body is in starvation mode. Bump up the calories by 5% and see if you begin to feel more energetic again.