Your own data · August 25, 2026
The scale jumped overnight. Should your maintenance estimate move too?
A single higher weigh-in is not a new maintenance-calorie measurement. Separate scale noise from a trend before revising an estimate.
Maintenance calories, minus false precision
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Maintenance calories without false precision
Estimate maintenance calories, inspect the activity assumption and use your own data only when your weight trend is stable enough.
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The scale jumped overnight. Should your maintenance estimate move too?
A single higher weigh-in is not a new maintenance-calorie measurement. Separate scale noise from a trend before revising an estimate.
Formulas and assumptions · August 4, 2026
Why calorie calculators give different results
Two calorie calculators can differ by hundreds of calories. Check the equation, activity factor, result type and rounding before choosing a starting point.
Maintenance calories · August 4, 2026
Maintenance calorie calculator with a real-data check
Estimate maintenance calories with Mifflin-St Jeor, then check 14 to 28 days of weight and calorie data privately in your browser.