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TDEE Calculator

TDEE Calculator

Calculate your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE), representing the total calories you burn per day based on activity levels.

Secure Daily Expenditure Estimates

Calculations run locally in client-side Javascript. No physiological metrics are shared or uploaded to the servers.

Energy Inputs

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TDEE Assessment

Awaiting Parameters

Fill in your physical attributes to predict resting energy expenditure and TDEE baselines.

TDEE, Metabolism & Fitness Planning Guide

Understanding BMR, TEA, and TEF components of metabolism to structure calorie goals.

What is TDEE?

Total Daily Energy Expenditure represents the sum of calories burned in a 24-hour cycle. It is calculated by adding resting metabolism (BMR) with the energy burned during active movement and digestion.

Metabolic Components

  • BMR (~70%): Basal metabolic rate, energy required for resting biological processes.
  • TEA (~20%): Thermic effect of activity, calories burned during workouts, standing, and NEAT.
  • TEF (~10%): Thermic effect of food, calories burned processing and digesting meals.

Fitness Planning Adjustments

To construct a fitness regimen, adjust daily targets relative to TDEE:

  • • Deficit (Fat Loss): TDEE - 500 kcal
  • • Maintain (Stasis): TDEE baseline
  • • Lean Bulk (Muscle): TDEE + 300 kcal
  • • Surplus (Mass Gain): TDEE + 500 kcal
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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

TDEE stands for Total Daily Energy Expenditure. It represents the total calories you burn daily. It is calculated by finding your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and multiplying it by an activity coefficient representing your lifestyle (ranging from 1.2 for sedentary up to 1.9 for athletes).

TDEE is composed of three main factors: Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR, resting calories, ~70%), Thermic Effect of Activity (TEA, energy burned during movement and exercise, ~20%), and Thermic Effect of Food (TEF, energy required to digest and process nutrition, ~10%).

To lose body fat, you must consume less than your TDEE (creating a calorie deficit, usually -500 calories/day). To build significant muscle tissue, consuming slightly above your TDEE (creating a calorie surplus of +300 to +500 calories/day) provides the body with the energy and raw building blocks required to synthesis new muscle fibers.

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