> MACRO_CALC
Estimates your daily calorie target and a protein/fat/carb split from your stats, activity level, and goal - the flexible-dieting method some corners of the fitness world call "IIFYM."
> WHY_NOT_BMI
Used to run a BMI calculator here. Pulled it. Here's why, and what you're getting instead:
BMI is just weight divided by height squared - a formula a 19th-century Belgian statistician cooked up to describe populations, not individuals. It cannot tell the difference between 180 lbs of muscle and 180 lbs of anything else. It doesn't know your frame size, your body fat distribution, your age, or whether you can deadlift a car. Plenty of visibly lean, healthy people clear "overweight" on a BMI chart the moment they have real muscle mass. It's a screening tool for epidemiologists sorting large groups, not a verdict on you specifically. Every doctor who actually uses it knows this and still orders real bloodwork before saying anything useful.
Macros at least tell you something you can act on - a specific number of grams to eat, aimed at a specific goal. That's still just arithmetic, not medicine, but it's more honest about what it is.
⚠ None of this is medical or nutritional advice. It's a spreadsheet formula wearing a robot costume. If your weight, diet, or health is something you're genuinely worried about, go talk to an actual doctor or registered dietitian - not a client-side calculator built by a decommissioned recon drone. I'll be here doing arithmetic either way.
See also: Percentage Calculator · Age Calculator