Weight Loss Calculator: Calories, % Lost & Goal Date | StatsUnlock

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A weight loss calculator finds your maintenance calories (TDEE), subtracts a safe daily deficit, and divides the weight you want to lose by your weekly pace.

Rule of thumb: a 550 kcal daily gap loses about 0.5 kg a week. For a 35-year-old, 85 kg woman, that means about 1,575 kcal a day and 26 weeks to lose 13 kg.

A weight loss calculator is a tool that turns your body size and daily habits into a plan: how many calories to eat, how fast you will lose, and when you will reach your goal weight. It works on energy balance. When you take in fewer calories than you burn, your body uses stored fat to cover the gap.

This calculator does five jobs in one page. The Goal Plan tab works as a TDEE weight loss calculator and a macros calculator for weight loss. The Percent Lost tab is a weight loss percentage calculator. The Fasting tab covers intermittent fasting, OMAD and water fasting. The Steps and Habits tab shows what extra walking or quitting soda is worth. The GLP-1 and Medication tab compares your weight with average trial results for semaglutide, tirzepatide, liraglutide and phentermine.

A worked one-liner: a 35-year-old woman who is 165 cm, 85 kg and lightly active burns about 2,125 kcal a day. Eating 1,575 kcal leaves a 550 kcal gap, which is 0.5 kg a week, so losing 13 kg takes about 26 weeks.

Who uses it: people starting a diet who want a realistic date, people tracking progress who want their weight loss percentage, dietitians and coaches who need a quick estimate, and people on prescribed weight loss medicine who want to know what is typical. Researchers report weight change as a percentage because 5 kg means more to a 70 kg person than to a 140 kg person.

For a second opinion on long timelines, the NIH Body Weight Planner uses a more detailed model of how metabolism adapts. The CDC guide to losing weight recommends a gradual pace of about 0.5 to 1 kg (1 to 2 lb) a week.

4.1 What your calorie target really is

Your calorie target is an average to aim for, not a number you must hit every day. If you eat 200 kcal over on Saturday and 200 under on Sunday, the week still balances. Track the weekly average and your weight trend, not single days.

4.2 Why the scale moves faster in week 1

Most people lose 1 to 2 kg in the first week of a diet, which is faster than the plan says. This is stored glycogen and the water bound to it, not fat. From week 2 the pace settles near the number the calculator shows. Do not judge the plan on the first week alone.

4.3 Why weight loss slows down

A lighter body burns fewer calories, so the same intake gives a smaller gap each week. The calculator shows this as two timelines: one where you lower your calories a little as you lose, and one where you never change them. Hall et al. (2011) showed the old "3,500 kcal per pound" rule overpredicts loss for this reason. Re-run the calculator every 4 to 5 kg.

4.4 What a good weight loss percentage looks like

Use Table 2.1. Losing 5% is the first big milestone. In the Look AHEAD trial, people who lost 5 to 10% had clear improvements in blood sugar, blood pressure and blood fats, and those who lost 10 to 15% did better still (Wing et al., 2011). A weekly pace of 0.5 to 1% of body weight is steady and safe for most adults.

4.5 Why the safety floor changes your plan

If your target falls below 1,200 kcal (women), 1,500 kcal (men) or 1,800 kcal (breastfeeding), the calculator raises it to that floor and makes the plan slower. Very low calorie diets make it hard to get enough protein, vitamins and minerals, and they need medical supervision. Adding steps is a safer way to speed things up.

4.6 What fasting results mean

Time-restricted eating such as 16:8 or OMAD only causes weight loss if it leads you to eat fewer calories. Trials find it works about as well as plain calorie cutting (Lowe et al., 2020; Trepanowski et al., 2017). A water fast drops the scale fast, but most of that drop is water that returns when you eat again.

4.7 What GLP-1 and medication projections mean

The projection is the average from a large trial. Half of people did better and half did worse. People also had diet and activity advice in those trials. Weight usually returns when the medicine stops, so ask your doctor about the long-term plan.

4.8 What to do next

• Write down your calorie target and protein goal, and plan two or three meals that fit them.
• Weigh yourself at the same time 2 to 7 times a week and look at the weekly average.
• Add steps before you cut calories further.
• Re-run the calculator after every 4 to 5 kg lost, or every 6 to 8 weeks.
• See a doctor or dietitian if you have a health condition or take medicine.

4.9 Common mistakes this calculator prevents

• Picking an unsafe pace. Requests above 1 kg or 1% a week are capped.
• Eating too little. Targets below the safety floor are raised.
• Setting an underweight goal. Goals with a BMI under 18.5 get no plan.
• Counting water as fat. The fasting tab separates water from fat loss.
• Mixing units. The percentage formula uses one unit for both weights, and unit changes convert your numbers exactly.

▶ Run the calculator above to auto-fill all five cards with your numbers.

These are the exact formulas this weight loss calculator uses. Every number on the page comes from one of them.

1. Pick a tab. Goal Plan for a calorie target and date, Percent Lost for progress, Fasting, Steps and Habits, or GLP-1 and Medication.
2. Choose your units. Kilograms or pounds, and centimetres, feet and inches, or inches. Switching converts what you typed.
3. Enter sex, age and height. For example: female, 35 years, 165 cm.
4. Enter your current weight. Weigh in the morning before eating. Example: 85 kg.
5. Enter your goal weight. Example: 72 kg. Goals under a BMI of 18.5 are not planned.
6. Pick your activity level honestly. Example: lightly active (1.375). Most people overestimate this.
7. Choose a weekly pace or a number of weeks. Example: 0.5 kg a week. Faster requests are capped.
8. Press Calculate. The result panel shows about 1,575 kcal a day, a steady pace on the gauge, and 26 weeks to goal.
9. Read Section 2. See your macros (118 g protein on the balanced split), the week-by-week table, and where you sit in Table 2.1.
10. Save it. Use Download TXT, Download Doc or Download PDF, or copy a card from Section 5.

Excel handles every part of this weight loss calculator with plain formulas. No add-ins or the Analysis ToolPak are needed. The worked example below is the same woman used across the page: 35 years, 165 cm, 85 kg, goal 72 kg, lightly active, 0.5 kg a week.

8.1 The formulas you need

8.2 Step by step

8.3 The awkward cases

• Pounds and stones: convert to kg first. 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg, 1 stone = 6.35029318 kg.
• Feet and inches: =(feet*12+inches)*2.54 gives cm.
• A weight gain: the formula returns a negative percentage. Wrap it as =MAX(0,(A2-B2)/A2) if you only want losses.
• Men: change -161 to +5 in BMR and 1200 to 1500 in the floor.

8.4 Why answers can differ between Excel, R, Python and this page

They should agree to the calorie. Small differences come from rounding: Excel's ROUND rounds 0.5 away from zero, while R's round() and Python's round() round 0.5 to the nearest even number. This page rounds only for display. Goal dates can differ by a day if one tool counts the start day and another does not.

8.5 Charting your progress

Select the week and weight columns, then choose Insert, Line chart. Add a horizontal line at your goal by adding a column filled with the goal weight. A trendline (right-click the series, Add Trendline, Linear) shows your average weekly loss as its slope.

8.6 Error messages

• #DIV/0!: the starting weight or pace cell is empty or zero.
• #VALUE!: a cell holds text such as "85kg". Type the number only.
• #####: the column is too narrow for a date. Widen it.
• #NAME?: a typo in a function name, such as MAXX.

These formulas work the same in Google Sheets. TODAY() and ROUNDUP behave identically.

This script is a complete weight loss calculator in R. It prints the BMR, TDEE, calorie target, weeks to goal and weight loss percentage, then saves one 300 dpi chart. It uses base R only, so there is nothing to install.

9.1 The complete script

R, base only, saves weight_loss_plan.png

# ============================================================
# Weight loss calculator in R (matches statsunlock.com)
# Mifflin-St Jeor BMR, activity factor, 7,700 kcal per kg
# ============================================================

# ---- 1. Your numbers (change only these lines) -------------
sex      <- "female"   # "female" or "male"
age      <- 35         # years
height   <- 165        # cm
weight   <- 85         # kg, today
goal     <- 72         # kg
activity <- 1.375      # 1.2, 1.375, 1.55, 1.725 or 1.9
rate     <- 0.5        # kg per week you want to lose
# Or read your weigh-ins from a file:
# df <- na.omit(read.csv("weights.csv"))

# ---- 2. BMR and TDEE ----------------------------------------
bmr <- function(w) 10 * w + 6.25 * height - 5 * age + ifelse(sex == "male", 5, -161)
tdee <- bmr(weight) * activity

# ---- 3. Safe pace and calorie target ------------------------
max_rate <- min(1.0, 0.01 * weight)
rate     <- min(rate, max_rate)
deficit  <- rate * 7700 / 7
floor_k  <- ifelse(sex == "male", 1500, 1200)
target   <- tdee - deficit
if (target < floor_k) {
  target  <- floor_k
  deficit <- tdee - floor_k
  rate    <- deficit * 7 / 7700
}
weeks <- (weight - goal) / rate

# ---- 4. What if you never change calories? ------------------
w <- weight; history <- weight
while (w > goal && length(history) < 520) {
  gap <- bmr(w) * activity - target
  if (gap <= 0) break
  w <- w - gap * 7 / 7700
  history <- c(history, w)
}

# ---- 5. Weight loss percentage ------------------------------
pct_to_lose <- (weight - goal) / weight * 100

cat(sprintf("BMR:                %.2f kcal\n", bmr(weight)))
cat(sprintf("TDEE:               %.2f kcal\n", tdee))
cat(sprintf("Daily target:       %.0f kcal (deficit %.0f)\n", target, deficit))
cat(sprintf("Pace:               %.2f kg per week\n", rate))
cat(sprintf("Weeks to goal:      %.1f\n", weeks))
cat(sprintf("Never adjusting:    %d weeks\n", length(history) - 1))
cat(sprintf("Weight to lose:     %.2f%% of body weight\n", pct_to_lose))
cat("Verdict: eat about", round(target), "kcal a day and re-check every 4 to 5 kg.\n")

# ---- 6. One figure, 300 dpi ---------------------------------
x <- 0:(length(history) - 1)
plan <- pmax(goal, weight - rate * x)
png("weight_loss_plan.png", width = 7, height = 4, units = "in", res = 300)
plot(x, plan, type = "l", lwd = 2.5, col = "#16a34a", ylim = range(c(plan, history)),
     xlab = "Week", ylab = "Weight (kg)", main = "Weight loss plan")
lines(x, history, lwd = 2, lty = 2, col = "#f59e0b")
abline(h = goal, lty = 3, col = "#64748b")
legend("topright", c("Calories re-set as you lose", "Calories never changed"),
       col = c("#16a34a", "#f59e0b"), lwd = 2, lty = c(1, 2), bty = "n")
dev.off()

9.2 What each part does

9.3 What the output shows

For the example it prints BMR 1545.25, TDEE 2124.72, a target of 1575 kcal, 26.0 weeks with calories re-set, 32 weeks if never changed, and 15.29% of body weight to lose. The chart draws both timelines with the goal as a dotted line.

9.4 Problems and fixes

• Error in png(): on a server without graphics, add type = "cairo".
• Loop never ends: it stops at 520 weeks; if it does, your target is close to maintenance at the goal weight.
• Wrong sex: the text must be exactly "male" or "female".

9.5 One-liners

Quick R checks

(85 - 80) / 85 * 100              # weight loss percentage: 5.88
(10*85 + 6.25*165 - 5*35 - 161) * 1.375 - 550   # target: 1574.72
(85 - 72) / 0.5                   # weeks to goal: 26
85 * c(0.95, 0.90, 0.85)          # 5, 10, 15% targets

This Python script matches the calculator to the calorie. It prints the full plan and the weight loss percentage, and saves a 300 dpi chart with Matplotlib.

Install once with pip install numpy matplotlib.

10.1 The complete script

Python 3, saves weight_loss_plan.png

# ============================================================
# Weight loss calculator in Python (matches statsunlock.com)
# Mifflin-St Jeor BMR, activity factor, 7,700 kcal per kg
# ============================================================
import numpy as np
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use("Agg")                 # save the figure without a screen
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# ---- 1. Your numbers (change only these lines) -------------
sex      = "female"   # "female" or "male"
age      = 35         # years
height   = 165        # cm
weight   = 85         # kg, today
goal     = 72         # kg
activity = 1.375      # 1.2, 1.375, 1.55, 1.725 or 1.9
rate     = 0.5        # kg per week you want to lose
# Or read your weigh-ins from a file:
# import pandas as pd; df = pd.read_csv("weights.csv").dropna()

# ---- 2. BMR and TDEE ----------------------------------------
def bmr(w, h=height, a=age, s=sex):
    return 10 * w + 6.25 * h - 5 * a + (5 if s == "male" else -161)

tdee = bmr(weight) * activity

# ---- 3. Safe pace and calorie target ------------------------
max_rate = min(1.0, 0.01 * weight)          # never faster than this
rate = min(rate, max_rate)
deficit = rate * 7700 / 7
floor = 1500 if sex == "male" else 1200      # safety floor
target = tdee - deficit
if target < floor:
    target = floor
    deficit = tdee - floor
    rate = deficit * 7 / 7700

weeks = (weight - goal) / rate

# ---- 4. What if you never change calories? ------------------
w, history = weight, [weight]
while w > goal and len(history) < 520:
    gap = bmr(w) * activity - target
    if gap <= 0:
        break
    w -= gap * 7 / 7700
    history.append(w)

# ---- 5. Weight loss percentage ------------------------------
pct_to_lose = (weight - goal) / weight * 100

print(f"BMR:                {bmr(weight):.2f} kcal")
print(f"TDEE:               {tdee:.2f} kcal")
print(f"Daily target:       {target:.0f} kcal (deficit {deficit:.0f})")
print(f"Pace:               {rate:.2f} kg per week")
print(f"Weeks to goal:      {weeks:.1f}")
print(f"Never adjusting:    {len(history) - 1} weeks")
print(f"Weight to lose:     {pct_to_lose:.2f}% of body weight")
print("Verdict: eat about", round(target), "kcal a day and re-check every 4 to 5 kg.")

# ---- 6. One figure, 300 dpi ---------------------------------
x = np.arange(0, len(history))
plan = np.maximum(goal, weight - rate * x)
plt.figure(figsize=(7, 4))
plt.plot(x, plan, color="#16a34a", lw=2.5, label="Calories re-set as you lose")
plt.plot(x, history, color="#f59e0b", lw=2, ls="--", label="Calories never changed")
plt.axhline(goal, color="#64748b", lw=1, ls=":")
plt.xlabel("Week"); plt.ylabel("Weight (kg)")
plt.title("Weight loss plan")
plt.legend(); plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("weight_loss_plan.png", dpi=300)

10.2 What each part does

10.3 What the output shows

We ran this script for the example. It printed BMR 1545.25 kcal, TDEE 2124.72 kcal, a target of 1575 kcal with a 550 kcal deficit, 26.0 weeks to goal, 32 weeks if calories are never changed, and 15.29% of body weight to lose. These match the calculator exactly.

10.4 Problems and fixes

• ModuleNotFoundError: run pip install numpy matplotlib.
• No window opens: that is intended. The chart is saved as weight_loss_plan.png next to the script.
• Percent looks 100 times too small: you left out * 100.

10.5 One-liners

Quick Python checks

(85 - 80) / 85 * 100                                # 5.88
(10*85 + 6.25*165 - 5*35 - 161) * 1.375 - 550       # 1574.72
(85 - 72) / 0.5                                     # 26.0
[round(85 * f, 2) for f in (0.95, 0.90, 0.85)]      # [80.75, 76.5, 72.25]

11.1 Activity factors for TDEE

What to conclude: if unsure, pick the lower level. Step ranges follow Tudor-Locke et al. (2011) and are a guide only.

11.2 Safety limits used by this calculator

Based on Jensen et al. (2014) and common clinical practice, as of 2026. What to conclude: targets below these levels need a doctor.

11.3 Macros calculator for weight loss: grams per day (protein / carbs / fat)

Protein and carbs give 4 kcal per gram, fat 9. What to conclude: on keto, carbs stay near 20 to 25 g a day; on the balanced split they are 140 to 200 g.

11.4 Calorie and protein calculator for weight loss: daily protein

Higher protein helps keep muscle and fullness while losing weight (Leidy et al., 2015). If you have kidney disease, ask your doctor first. What to conclude: most people losing weight should aim between the last two columns.

11.5 Fiber calculator for weight loss

Source: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020 to 2025 adequate intake rule, as of 2026. What to conclude: even on a low calorie diet, aim for at least 17 to 22 g of fiber a day.

11.6 Healthy goal weight by height (BMI 18.5 to 24.9)

World Health Organization adult BMI bands, as of 2026. What to conclude: any goal under the first column is refused by this calculator.

11.7 Breastfeeding weight loss calculator: calorie additions

Values follow the Institute of Medicine dietary reference intakes, as of 2026. Gradual loss while breastfeeding does not harm milk supply in studies (Dewey et al., 1993). What to conclude: breastfeeding raises your calorie needs, so plans are slower.

Eight worked examples, each checked against an independent re-calculation of the formulas.

Bad inputs cause most wrong answers. Follow these steps for an accurate result.

1. Weigh yourself in the morning, after using the toilet and before eating or drinking.
2. Use the same scale on a hard, flat floor, not a carpet.
3. Wear the same light clothes, or none, every time.
4. Measure height without shoes, heels against a wall, looking straight ahead. Mark the top of your head with a flat object.
5. Use your age in whole years on your last birthday.
6. Pick the lower activity level if you are between two. Most people overestimate.
7. Count real eating-day calories for the fasting tab, using a food tracking app for a few days.
8. Count only extra steps in the steps tab. Check your usual daily steps first.
9. Use a weekly average for progress, because daily weight swings by 1 to 2 kg with water and salt.
10. Measure your waist at the navel, breathing out, to track size changes the scale misses.

Four examples

• New year plan: a man of 105 kg wants 90 kg. Goal Plan gives 2,229 kcal and 20 weeks.
• Progress check: a woman who went from 92 to 86.5 kg uses Percent Lost and sees 5.98%.
• New mother: breastfeeding at 4 months, she uses the breastfeeding option and gets the 1,800 kcal floor.
• Starting GLP-1: a patient wants to know what is typical before seeing the doctor.

Decision guide

1. Mifflin-St Jeor fits you. It is within 10% for most adults. If you are very muscular, it underestimates your burn, so the plan runs faster than shown. Better: Katch-McArdle with a measured body fat percentage.
2. Your activity factor is right. Most people pick too high, so real loss is slower. Better: a few weeks of tracking, then adjust.
3. 7,700 kcal per kg holds. Early loss includes water and some lean tissue, so week 1 is faster and later weeks slower. Better: the NIH Body Weight Planner for long horizons.
4. Calories eaten are accurate. People under-report intake by 20 to 40% on average, so real loss is usually slower. Better: weigh food for a week.
5. Adaptive slowdown is only partly modeled. The body can burn less than the equations predict after large losses (Rosenbaum and Leibel, 2010), so plans can stall. Better: re-run every 4 to 5 kg and add strength training.
6. The water fast model is simple. Water and glycogen are set at 2.5% of body weight, and real values vary from 1 to 3 kg. Fat loss is an upper estimate. Better: a supervised program with medical monitoring.
7. Steps use a fixed stride. Real stride varies by leg length and speed, so the error can be 10 to 15% either way. Better: measure distance with a phone or watch.
8. Medicine projections are averages. Your result can be far above or below. Better: your doctor's monitoring.

A weight loss calculator gives you three things a guess cannot: a daily calorie target, a realistic date, and a way to measure progress as a percentage. For most adults, a gap of about 550 kcal a day loses 0.5 kg a week, and losing 5% of your starting weight is the first milestone that clearly helps your health.

Every method on this page, from 16:8 fasting to extra steps to GLP-1 medicine, works through the same calorie gap. Pick the one you can keep up. The safety limits are there because faster is not better: very low calories and very fast loss raise the risk of muscle loss, gallstones and regain.

Re-run the numbers every 4 to 5 kg, weigh in weekly, and talk to a doctor if you have a health condition. Used that way, this weight loss calculator turns a vague goal into a plan you can follow week by week.

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These peer-reviewed sources support the formulas, safety limits and trial figures used in this weight loss calculator.

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