32-year-old male, 79 kg, 180 cm
Result: 2,112 kcal/day
In this office workers example, the estimated maintenance target is 2,112 kcal/day, which gives you a practical daily baseline before making nutrition changes.
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Use this office worker calorie calculator to estimate maintenance calories for office workers when you need a fast TDEE baseline for desk-based maintenance calories.
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Formula explanation
Core formula
TDEE = BMR * activity multiplierBasal metabolic rate is estimated with the Mifflin-St Jeor equation, then scaled by your activity level to estimate total daily energy expenditure.
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Result: 2,112 kcal/day
In this office workers example, the estimated maintenance target is 2,112 kcal/day, which gives you a practical daily baseline before making nutrition changes.
Result: 2,225 kcal/day
For this second office workers scenario, the projected maintenance level comes out to 2,225 kcal/day, making it easier to benchmark daily calorie needs in the same context.
FAQ
This office worker calorie calculator is a solid maintenance-calorie estimate based on the Mifflin-St Jeor approach, but real calorie needs can still shift with routine, recovery, and body-composition changes.
It estimates daily maintenance calories, which is the intake most likely to keep body weight stable under the activity level you select.
Yes. Maintenance calories are the best baseline to set before you decide whether to run a deficit or a surplus.
Use it when you need a fast maintenance-calorie estimate for desk-based maintenance calories and want a baseline you can later fine-tune with real progress data.
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