Caloric Intake - what should it be??

So I wanted to see if maybe I am eating to few of calories at this moment. I did a search and here is what I found - I thought it might be helpful for you out there too so I copied and pasted it, you can find the whole article at http://weightloss.about.com/od/eatsmart/a/blcalintake.htm

Calculate Your BMR Your BMR is the amount of energy your body needs to function. We use about 60% of the calories we consume each day for basic bodily functions such as breathing.

Other factors that influence your BMR are height, weight, age and sex.

Step one is to calculate your BMR with the following formula:

Women:
655 + (4.3 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years)

Men:
66 + (6.3 x weight in pounds) + (12.9 x height in inches) - (6.8 x age in years)

Please note that this formula applies only to adults.

Calculate Activity

Step two: In order to incorporate activity into your daily caloric needs, do the following calculation:

• If you are sedentary : BMR x 20 percent
• If you are lightly active: BMR x 30 percent
• If you are moderately active (You exercise most days a week.): BMR x 40 percent

• If you are very active (You exercise intensely on a daily basis or for prolonged periods.): BMR x 50 percent
• If you are extra active (You do hard labor or are in athletic training.): BMR x 60 percent

Add this number to your BMR.

The result of this formula will be the number of calories you can eat every day and maintain your current weightt. In order to lose weight, you'll need to take in fewer calories than this result.

As you lose weight, you can re-calculate the formula to assess your new BMR.

ME again - not the article. So I did all this and this is what I came up with based on the numbers. In order to stay right where I am, I would need to consume about 3,300 calories in a day, that's almost double what I am trying to eat now.

Now, obviously I want to LOOSE weight, so I should cut that down, but I don't think I should literally cut in half off the bat - especially with all the working out I am doing - I am getting in 10, 45 minute+ sessions a week!!! That's 450 minutes in a week of exercise. That's a lot!!!

So, I think for week 2 I am going to stay at the 1700 mark to see what happens, but if I don't lose at least 5 pounds and I stayed on track all week with eating and working out, then I am going to increase my calories, probably to like 2,000.

I do know that you have to EAT to LOSE!!! Too few calories will not help you, it will only hurt.

Let me know if this is helpful :)