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TDEE Calculator

Total daily energy expenditure by activity level

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Exercise: 15-30 min of raised heart rate. Intense: 45-120 min. Extra active: very intense daily training or a physical job.

Your TDEE

2,479 Calories / day

17,351 Calories a week

BMR
1,692 Calories
Activity burn (incl. digestion)
787 Calories
Cutting (-20%)
1,983 Calories
Bulking (+10%)
2,727 Calories
BMI
23 (Normal)

TDEE = BMR × an activity multiplier. People tend to overestimate activity; if unsure, pick one level lower. Track your weight for 2 to 3 weeks and adjust.

TDEE by activity level
Calories: from 1,692 to 3,2150803.81.6K2.4K3.2KBMRSedentaryLightModerateActiveVeryExtra
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How it was calculated

  1. Mifflin-St Jeor: 10 × kg + 6.25 × cm - 5 × age + 5 (men) or - 161 (women)
  2. BMR = 1,692
  3. TDEE = 1,692 × 1.465 = 2,479 Calories
ActivityMultiplierCalories / day
BMR only (no activity)× 11,692 Calories
Sedentary: little or no exercise× 1.22,030 Calories
Light: exercise 1-3x/week× 1.3752,326 Calories
Moderate: exercise 4-5x/week× 1.4652,479 Calories
Active: daily, or hard 3-4x/week× 1.552,623 Calories
Very active: intense 6-7x/week× 1.7252,919 Calories
Extra active: physical job× 1.93,215 Calories

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How the tdee calculator works

Total daily energy expenditure is everything you burn in a day: your basal metabolism, the energy to digest food, planned exercise and everyday movement. It's estimated by multiplying BMR by an activity factor from 1.2 to 1.9.

Eat at your TDEE to maintain weight. A 15 to 20% deficit is a common starting point for fat loss, and a 5 to 10% surplus for building muscle.

Using and checking your result

Published by JustYourCalculator. Check the units and assumptions above, and compare a known example before relying on the output. Calculations use browser arithmetic and may round displayed values.

This tool provides an estimate, not a diagnosis, treatment plan or individualized medical advice. Population formulas may not fit children, pregnancy, athletes or people with health conditions. Discuss health decisions with a qualified clinician.

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