Carter Johnson

Carter Johnson

Building web tools for data & health
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Developer focused on building lean, data-driven web utilities at the intersection of health, software engineering, and scientific research. Optimizing single-page applications for mathematical accuracy, zero script bloat, and fast server execution.

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Adaptive TDEE Calculatorp/adaptive-tdee-calculatorCarter Johnson•

8h ago

The new best TDEE calculator in the game.

Most online TDEE calculators suffer from the exact same user-input bottleneck: they force you to pick between four vague, highly subjective activity checkboxes (e.g., "Lightly Active" vs. "Moderately Active"). This forces everyone to guess their baseline, which fundamentally corrupts the downstream calculations before they even begin.

To fix this, I built an adaptive TDEE calculator that replaces those generic checkboxes entirely with an integrated AI engine. Instead of picking a static multiplier, you describe your regular daily movement, training protocols, and lifestyle factors in natural language. The AI parses this qualitative description to map out a precise, granular activity profile.

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4h ago

Adaptive TDEE Calculator - Research-grounded energy expenditure tracking

An adaptive TDEE calculator that replaces vague 4-option activity checkboxes with an integrated AI parsing layer. The AI evaluates granular user data to determine precise activity inputs, which are then processed by exact mathematical formulas rather than static population averages. The calculation logic dynamically corrects for lean body mass, NEAT variance, metabolic adaptation, and the acute energetic cost of regular plasma donation, mapping all outputs directly to peer-reviewed research.
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