Question
What is TDEE?
TDEE means total daily energy expenditure. It is the estimated number of calories you burn in a normal day after rest, movement, exercise, and routine activity are all considered.
Fitness
Use OmniCalc's TDEE calculator to estimate maintenance calories and practical cut or bulk targets from your size, age, and activity level.
TDEE calculator
Use your age, size, and activity to estimate total daily energy expenditure without opening a spreadsheet.
Why this result matters
A clean calorie-planning tool for maintenance, fat loss, and lean bulk targets. Use the tool above to enter a few clear inputs and get a practical answer you can use right away.
This TDEE calculator helps people estimate how many calories they burn in a normal day after activity is included, not just at rest. It is useful for maintenance planning, weight loss, lean bulking, and setting calorie targets without guessing.
Formula and method
TDEE stands for total daily energy expenditure. It is estimated by calculating basal metabolic rate first, then applying an activity multiplier to reflect how active a person is across a typical day.
Example
If you want to maintain weight, cut body fat, or run a lean bulk, this calculator helps you start from a maintenance estimate and move into a more practical calorie target.
FAQ
Short answers to the questions people often ask before or after using the tool.
Question
TDEE means total daily energy expenditure. It is the estimated number of calories you burn in a normal day after rest, movement, exercise, and routine activity are all considered.
Question
BMR is a resting baseline, while TDEE adds daily activity on top of that baseline. TDEE is usually the more useful number when setting maintenance, cut, or bulk calories.
Question
Use it as a starting point, then adjust based on your results over time. Real calorie needs vary, so the best use of a TDEE calculator is to make planning faster and then refine from actual progress.
Related calculators
If the next question is close to this one, these are the best pages to open next.
Fitness
Use OmniCalc's calorie calculator to estimate daily calorie needs for maintenance, weight loss, or weight gain goals.
Fitness
Use OmniCalc's BMR calculator to estimate the calories your body needs at rest based on age, sex, height, and weight.
Fitness
Use OmniCalc's macro calculator to split a calorie target into practical daily protein, carb, and fat numbers.
Fitness
Use OmniCalc's protein calculator to estimate daily protein intake for general health, muscle gain, fat loss, or endurance training.