How Many Calories Do You Burn Doing Nothing?
Even on a day spent entirely on the couch, your body burns calories just keeping you alive. Find your number in 30 seconds — it's the starting point of every weight loss plan.
Doing nothing all day, your body still burns about
calories per day
That includes your resting metabolism of 0 calories plus the light movement of everyday living. Eat less than this number and you're in a calorie deficit — every 3,500-calorie deficit adds up to about one pound lost.
Now make that number work for you
Weight Loss Navigator tracks your calories against this exact number every day, so you always know if you're on pace.
What is TDEE?
TDEE stands for Total Daily Energy Expenditure — the total number of calories your body burns in a day. Even if you did nothing at all, your body would still burn calories keeping your heart beating, your lungs breathing, and your brain working.
How is this calculated?
We use the Mifflin-St Jeor equation, one of the most accurate formulas for estimating your resting calorie burn, based on your age, gender, height, and weight. This calculator assumes no exercise at all — it's your baseline. Any activity you add burns calories on top of this number.
How do I use this to lose weight?
Eat fewer calories than your TDEE and you create a calorie deficit. A total deficit of about 3,500 calories equals roughly one pound of weight loss. Stay a few hundred calories under your number each day, and the pounds come off steadily — no fad diets required.
The Weight Loss Navigator app does the daily math for you: log what you eat, log what you burn, and see your deficit build in real time.
Know Your Number. Track Your Deficit. Lose The Weight.
Download Weight Loss Navigator and turn today's number into real progress.