Different calorie calculators giving different recommendations. How to know maintenance calories?

I’m 5’4, 30f, and down to 213 lbs (SW:234).

i’ve been able to lose the fist 20 lbs through upping activity and cutting out stupid foods.

However, I am trying to track more accurately. I understand that a good sustainable goal is 300-500 cals below maintenance, but different online calculators are giving me different maintenance calories

Mayo clinic says 1900 while calculator.net says around 2300. i’m inputting the same stats, so I don’t understand why the difference is so much.

I lightly active (average 8k steps per day and attend ballet 4-5x per week).

which should be trusted? or is there a way to do the calculation myself? thanks!

Posted Jul 25, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC

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