5ft 2" Girls - what's your daily calorie intake?

Otterluv

I net around 1450 on my active days. I eat my exercise calories back, so generally my intake is around 1900-2300 depending on my activity level that day, 2300 being a nice long hiking day. However, even on my rest days I usually eat closer to 1800-2000. If I were to ever actually eat 1450 calories I would be a whiny grouchy mess.

When I was heavier, I had a bigger deficit (loss of 2 lbs. a week). In an effort to preserve as much lbm as possible, as I lose I have been making my deficit smaller; it's at 1.5 lb. a week goal now and when I lose another 25 lbs. or so I'll lower it to 1 lb. a week, and finally when I'm within 25 lbs. of my goal I'll shoot for a .5 lb. loss a week. Each time I lower the deficit I aim for, MFP will kick my calorie goals up.

I weigh and measure my food to make sure it's accurate, and am careful to not overestimate my burns.