01  Free Tool

MACRO
CALCULATOR

Get your daily calorie and macro targets in under a minute. Punch in your details, pick your goal, and you'll walk away with the exact protein, carb and fat numbers to build your food around — the same starting point I use with my 1:1 clients. No gimmicks, no guesswork.

Used to estimate your resting metabolic rate.

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Please fill in your age, height and weight with realistic numbers.

Fill in your details and hit calculate.
Your daily targets will appear right here.

Daily Calories
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Maintain
Protein
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BMR
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Maintenance (TDEE)
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These figures are general estimates based on the Mifflin-St Jeor equation and standard activity multipliers — a starting point, not a prescription. Your real needs shift with training, sleep, stress and how your body responds. Adjust based on 2–3 weeks of data, and check with a doctor before major dietary changes. Not medical advice.

02  Using Your Numbers

WHAT TO DO WITH THESE NUMBERS

A calculator gives you a starting point — not a life sentence. Here's how to actually put these numbers to work.

01

Set Your Target

These are your daily numbers to aim for. Hit your protein first, fit carbs and fats around your day, and let the calories look after themselves. Close enough, most days, is the whole game.

02

Give It A Few Weeks

One day proves nothing. Eat to your numbers consistently for two to three weeks, weigh in under the same conditions, and watch the trend — not the daily noise your body throws at you.

03

Adjust From Real Data

Progress stalled? Nudge the numbers and reassess. This is exactly what I do with clients — small, deliberate tweaks based on what your body's actually doing. No gimmicks, no guesswork.

03  The Plain-English Version

WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT

No jargon, no biochemistry lecture. Here's what each number on your results card really means.

BMR

Your Baseline

The calories your body burns just being alive — breathing, thinking, keeping the lights on. You'd burn roughly this much lying in bed all day doing absolutely nothing.

TDEE

Your Maintenance

Your BMR plus everything else — walking, training, fidgeting, living your busy life. Eat around this number and your weight holds steady. It's the anchor everything else is built from.

The Split

Your Macros

Your calories divided into the three that matter: protein, carbs and fat. Same calories can build very different bodies — the split is where the magic actually happens.

04  The Big Three

PROTEIN, CARBS & FAT —
WHAT EACH ONE'S FOR

You don't need to fear any of them. You just need to know what each one does, and roughly how much of it to eat.

4 cal per gram

Protein

The one that matters most. It builds and protects your muscle, keeps you full for hours, and it's the number I'd never let slip — especially when you're eating in a deficit. Spread it across your meals, roughly 20–40g a hit, and you're most of the way there.

4 cal per gram

Carbs

Your body and brain's favourite fuel — not the enemy they've been made out to be. They power your training and your 3pm focus. Lean on the slower-burning ones (oats, rice, potato) and stack more of them around your workouts.

9 cal per gram

Fat

Non-negotiable for your hormones and for actually absorbing key nutrients. There's a floor you don't want to drop below, no matter how lean you're trying to get. Favour the good stuff — olive oil, nuts, avocado, oily fish.

05  Cheat Sheet

COMMON FOODS & THEIR MACROS

A quick reference for building meals that actually hit your targets. Search for a food or filter by type.

FoodServingCalProteinCarbsFat

Values are approximate, per the serving shown — a rough guide to get you close, not gospel. Always check the label on your own packet, because brands vary.

06  The Practical Bit

HOW TO ACTUALLY HIT THESE
(WITHOUT LOSING THE PLOT)

The numbers are the easy part. Here's how to make them stick in a real, busy week.

Measure it

Track First

You can't adjust what you're not measuring. A food scale and a tracking app for two or three weeks will teach you more about your eating than any calculator ever will.

Be consistent

Weigh Like A Scientist

Same day, same time, same clothes — first thing in the morning is ideal. Then judge the weekly average, not one grumpy Tuesday after a salty dinner. Bodies fluctuate; trends don't lie.

Keep it simple

Protein, Water, Repeat

Land your protein every day, drink two to three litres of water, and keep the whole thing consistent enough to actually sustain. Aim for 80% every day — that beats a perfect week followed by a blowout. Consistency beats perfection, every time.

07  Straight Answers

THE QUESTIONS I GET ASKED MOST

Is low-carb or low-fat better? +
Neither, really — there's no magic split that works for everyone. Get enough protein, keep your total calories in the right range for your goal, and pick the carb-to-fat balance you can genuinely stick to. The "best" diet is the one you'll actually follow.
Can I just track protein? +
You can, and for a lot of people "protein first" is enough to make real progress without the fuss. But tracking all three makes sure you're eating enough fat for your hormones and not quietly overshooting your calories without realising. Start with protein; add the rest when you're ready.
How accurate is this calculator? +
It's a smart estimate, not a lab test. The Mifflin-St Jeor formula behind it is well-established and reliable, but your real numbers depend on your body, your training and your week. Treat this as your starting line, then adjust from what the scales and the mirror actually tell you.
Do I have to count macros forever? +
Absolutely not. It's a skill, not a sentence. Track long enough to learn what your meals and portions look like, and eventually you can eyeball most of it. The goal is food freedom and knowing your body — not a spreadsheet for the rest of your life.
What if I'm not losing weight on these numbers? +
Give it two to three weeks of consistency first — one flat week is normal. If the trend genuinely isn't moving, trim your calories slightly, tighten up your tracking, and reassess. This back-and-forth is exactly what coaching handles for you, so you're never guessing on your own.
08  A Quick Honesty Check

IS THIS FOR YOU?

This is for you if

You're a healthy adult who wants to improve your body composition, get stronger, fuel your training properly, or simply move past blind calorie counting and understand what you're actually eating. If that's you — dig in.

Please skip it & see a professional if

You're pregnant, you have any history of disordered eating, or you're managing a condition like kidney disease or Type 1 diabetes. Macros are a tool, not medical advice — and some situations need proper, personalised guidance from your doctor or an accredited dietitian, not a website calculator.

02  The Next Step

WANT A PLAN BUILT
AROUND THESE NUMBERS?

Numbers on a screen are the easy part. 1:1 coaching with LAP turns them into training, nutrition and weekly check-ins built around your real, busy life — so you stop starting over and finally start progressing. You bring the effort; I'll handle the plan.

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