Calorie Budget Calculator

Below is a weight loss calorie calculator that will show the number of calories to eat in order to reach your goal weight on your target date. It is far more accurate than other calorie calculators, because a) it considers more factors influencing your metabolism, and b) it has been tested by more than 1 million users since 1992.

You can also use this tool as a weight loss percentage calculator: just divide the calorie deficit that it recommends by the maintenance budget that it calculates, adn multiply by 100. For example, if the calculator says your maintenance budget is 2436 calories and your required deficit is 371 calories, then you must lower your intake by (371/2436) x 100 = 15 percent.

This calculator is accurate within 5 percentage points for most users. (It's not meant for users who are pregnant or have metabolic disorders, however. See a doctor before dieting.) To get a weight loss calorie calculator that also helps you balance 33 nutrients against diabetes, cancer, and heart disease, download a free trial of DietPower's Personal Eating Coach™.

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Close Goal Weight

Your Goal Weight is the weight you want to achieve. (If it's a lot different from your current weight, you might want to set a goal that represents only the first step. Even a 10-percent weight loss will significantly improve your health.)

Close Target Date

Plan on losing no more than a pound or two per week.  Otherwise, you may eat too little for good nutrition and your weight loss may be temporary.

Close Lactating?

If you are breastfeeding, check this box and the calculator will add calories for producing milk.

Close Tobacco User?

Nicotine speeds your metabolism, making you burn calories faster. (That's why people who quit smoking gain weight.) Check this box if you average more than one cigarette, one-half pipeful, one-quarter of a cigar, or one dip of snuff or chewing tobacco per day.

Close Email Address

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