WHAT IS BMI?
BMI, or Body Mass Index, is a quick estimate of body fat based on your height and weight. It's used to gauge whether you're at a healthy weight, underweight, overweight, or obese. Although it doesn't measure body fat directly, it correlates with more direct measures and is a simple screening tool.
Maintenance Calories: The number of calories you need to consume to maintain your current weight. This depends on factors like age, sex, weight, height, and activity level.
Calorie Surplus: Consuming more calories than your body needs for maintenance leads to weight gain. This can be useful for muscle building if combined with the right type of exercise.
Calorie Deficit: Eating fewer calories than your body requires for maintenance results in weight loss. It’s important to create a deficit in a healthy manner by combining diet and exercise.
To manage your weight effectively, understanding your BMI, maintenance calories, and how to create a calorie surplus or deficit can be beneficial. Always consider speaking with a healthcare provider for personalized advice.
Our unique caloric calculator is designed not just to inform you about your weight category but to guide you towards achieving your weight management goals, be it maintaining, gaining, or losing weight.
By inputting your weight, our calculator estimates your maintenance calories—the daily caloric intake needed to maintain your current weight—based on a simple formula that multiplies your weight in kilograms by 24 hours. To cater to different goals, it further calculates a calorie surplus (by adding 500 calories) for weight gain, typically aimed at muscle building, and a calorie deficit (by subtracting 500 calories) for weight loss. This approach allows for a moderated and balanced way to adjust your calorie intake, making our calculator a versatile tool for managing your weight effectively. While this method offers a straightforward way to estimate caloric needs, it's important to remember that individual needs may vary based on several factors including age, sex, height, and level of physical activity. For personalized advice, consulting with a healthcare provider is recommended.