Calorie needs at age 67, female
Enter your age, size and activity to see how many calories you use each day. The example below is a woman aged 67 who is 5 ft 4 in tall and weighs 150 lb.
How it works
Your body burns calories at rest. The page estimates that with the Mifflin-St Jeor equation: 10 times weight in kilograms plus 6.25 times height in centimeters minus 5 times age, then plus 5 for males or minus 161 for females. It multiplies the result by an activity factor from 1.2 to 1.9 to get your daily total. For a woman aged 67 at the lightly active level the age term takes 335 calories off.
Worked example
A woman aged 67 is 162.56 cm tall and weighs 68.04 kg. Multiply weight by 10: 10 × 68.04 = 680.4. Multiply height by 6.25: 6.25 × 162.56 = 1016. Subtract 5 × 67 = 335. Subtract 161. The total is 1200.4, or 1200 calories at rest. Multiply 1200.4 by 1.375 for the lightly active level. That gives 1650.6, or 1651 calories a day.
Maintenance calories at every activity level for the same woman aged 67 at 5 ft 4 in and 150 lb, with the lightly active level set in the form above.
- Sedentary (little or no exercise)
- 1440 calories a day
- Lightly active (light exercise 1 to 3 days a week)
- 1651 calories a day
- Moderately active (moderate exercise 3 to 5 days a week)
- 1861 calories a day
- Very active (hard exercise 6 to 7 days a week)
- 2071 calories a day
- Extra active (very hard exercise and a physical job)
- 2281 calories a day
Common questions
What is the difference between BMR and TDEE?
BMR is what your body burns at rest. TDEE adds the calories you use moving and exercising. It is always higher. For this woman aged 67 at 150 lb, BMR is 1200 calories and TDEE at the lightly active level is 1651.
Which activity level should I pick?
Pick the one that matches a typical week, not your best week. If you sit most of the day and train a few times, lightly or moderately active is usually closer than very active. Across the five levels this 67-year-old woman ranges from 1440 to 2281 calories a day, and the lightly active level gives 1651.
How big a calorie deficit is reasonable for weight loss?
A deficit of 500 calories a day is a common starting point and works out to roughly half a kilogram a week. Smaller deficits are slower and easier to keep up. A 500 calorie deficit here means 1151 calories a day for this 67-year-old woman at the lightly active level.
How big a surplus helps build muscle?
A modest surplus of about 250 calories a day is a common starting point. Larger surpluses tend to add more fat without adding muscle faster. A 250 calorie surplus here means 1901 calories a day for this 67-year-old woman at the lightly active level.
Why does age 67 change the result?
The formula takes 5 calories off for every year of age, which reflects that resting burn tends to fall over time. At 67 that is 335 calories. Without the age term this 67-year-old woman would burn 1535 calories at rest, or 2111 a day at the lightly active level.