I second what Mozzy said. Thanks everyone!

:lol: I thought this was gonna be a calling out John P. thread outta anger or something, glad to see it isn't!!

Very interesting info as I calculate my stats, definitely higher than I thought but like some of you said, it'll take some experimenting to see what works for you. Thanks for making this thread, Mozzy!!

Well my dear, you are younger and have been pregnant or nursing. You CAN eat more and yes, you WOULD be gnawing your arm off if you tried to eat so little.

I wonder how much of it has to do with my bum thyroid too? Supposedly it's "ok" now, but who knows. I take 112 mg of synthroid.

The above formula seems to be fairly accurate I think. I average a 3-4 pound a month loss on an average of 1500 cal per day. 3 pounds is about 10500 caleries per month putting me at an approximate maintaince level of about 1850. My weight is 150×12= 1800 I am moderately active.....so that estimate sounds about right.