Weight Loss Calculator Calories

Many people will use a weight loss calculator, or sometimes referred to as a calorie intake calculator or BMR calculator, to find out what their daily calories should be.

To determine what your daily calorie intake should be in order to start losing weight, you will need to know and understand your basal metabolic rate. BMR is the amount of calories you would burn while at rest.

Note: To use this BMR calculator, you must be at least 20 years old. If you are a teen looking for a weight loss calculator, then be sure to read this article on teen calorie intake. There is a link to a teen BMR calculator that will also show you the recommended calorie intake for your age and gender.

What's Your Calorie Intake for Weight Loss?

Find out by using this free calculator.

This calculator starts with the BMR calculation and then will show you your suggested daily calorie intake in order to maintain your weight and your calorie intake for weight loss.

Additionally, you will need to determine what your calorie intake should be in order to maintain your current weight and to create a calorie deficit in order to lose weight.
For this, you need to factor in an activity level. For instance, if you are more active, you will need to consume more calories in order to sustain your weight.

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If you want to understand how BMR is calculated, then check out this article on Basal Metabolic Rate Calculation.

Lastly, in order to lose weight, you need to create a calorie deficit, in other words reduce your daily calorie intake or increase your daily activity to burn more calories - or do both.

The formula for losing weight is really very simple. Your calorie intake must be less than your calories burned in order to lose weight.

To understand how it's calculated, be sure to read the calorie intake article.

Download this free Calorie Intake Chart to track the foods you eat and the calorie content.

Just right mouse click on the file you want and select "save as" to save to your computer.

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Note: These are zip files for faster downloading.

If you are including an exercise routine in your weight loss program, then be sure to use this exercise calorie calculator and come back to this weight loss calculator to adjust for your new activity level.

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