[lin43]

I know that the calories one needs vary widely, but I'm wondering if there are any online "calorie-needed" sites that folks here have found reliable.

Thanks!

[JohnP]

Your post is kinda funny if you think about it.

The formulas are most reliable for average sized people. The bigger or smaller you are the more likely they're not going to be accurate. I say this based on the studies I've looked at from whence these formulas came from.

I like the one you get when you google BMR calculator.

[readyfreddy]

I like fitday's base metabolism calculator because it takes into account your activity level.

[zoodoo613]

They vary, and people do too. I don't know that any one can tell if it's really accurate or not. I use fitday, and it seems to work pretty well for me, in that over the last 12 weeks, my weightloss is fairly close to what the calculator would predict based on what I tell it my food and exercise has been. But it might not work for you. I was looking at another calculator, and it told me my base calories were lower, but then gave me higher values for any exercise I did.