I used to count calories now I just estimate. From experience, I can't function under 1100 calories, so I keep it between 1100-1500. On strength training days, it's higher- maybe 1700-1800.
Here is my playlist. It is long and varied and has a lot of Disney kids because they're just so darn positive!
The slower songs I use for stretching. I actually have more but these are the main ones. The * are the ones I feel are “motivational.”
Black Eyed Peas- I Gotta A Feeling, Boom Boom Pow
Bon Jovi- *Its My Life
Boys Like Girls- Contagious, Love Drunk, *Go
Bryan Adams- Get Off My Back
Bryan Duncan- *Yes I Will
Christy Carlson Romano- Let's Bounce,*I'm Ready
The Click Five- Good Day, Catch Your Wave
Corbin Bleu- *Push It to the Limit, *Run It Back Again
Daughtry- *There and Back Again
David Crowder Band- *Turkish Delight
Eiffel 65- Move Your Body
Finger Eleven- Paralyzer
Gwen Stefani- Wind It Up
Hawk Nelson- too many to list
Jonas Brothers- Play My Music, Year 3000
Kat DeLuna- Calling You
Kris Allen- *Live Like we’re Dying
Kevin Rudolf- Let It Rock
Lady Gaga- Poker Face
Matthew West- *The Motions
Miley Cyrus- *The Climb
Natasha Bedingfield- *Unwritten
Pillar- Frontline
Paula Abdul- Here For the Music
Raven-Symoné- *This Is My Time
Rihanna- Disturbia
Selena Gomez- Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
Simple Plan-I’d Do Anything
Taylor Swift- *A Place In This World
Tiffany Giardina- Hurry Up and Save Me
Zac Efron- * Bet On It