Carb Cycling Calculator

Enter your weight, activity level, and goal to get personalized high, medium, and low carb day targets for carb cycling.

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Fill in your details and click Calculate Carb Cycle to see your daily targets.

Summary

Enter your weight, activity level, and goal to get personalized high, medium, and low carb day targets for carb cycling.

How it works

  1. Enter your body weight in pounds or kilograms.
  2. Select your typical activity level (sedentary to very active).
  3. Choose your primary goal: fat loss, muscle gain, or maintenance.
  4. The calculator estimates your TDEE, then applies carb cycling multipliers.
  5. Results show carb, protein, and fat grams for high, medium, and low carb days.
  6. Use the suggested weekly schedule as a starting template.

Use cases

  • Plan carb intake around training days to fuel workouts and cut fat on rest days.
  • Preserve muscle while in a calorie deficit by keeping protein high on all days.
  • Break a fat-loss plateau by varying daily calorie and carb intake.
  • Structure a simple carb cycling week without a personal trainer.
  • Understand macro splits before starting a structured diet program.
  • Compare targets across different activity levels or goals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Last updated: 2026-06-09 · Reviewed by Nham Vu