Calories in weight loss/ management

kparks2

Hello MFP community! I am currently a small size 8 going into a size 6 and I have surpassed my original goal weight but I would like to be an official 6/8, lose a couple more lbs to be exactly 150 and most important tone up my stomach and legs because I am a pear shape. My boyfriend has decided to eat clean and I plan to join him and he constantly tells me that I should not live and die by calorie counting and that it is not all about that. I definitely do not feel a rush to lose the last two pounds and I feel I can relax more and focus more on eating clean but the structure of calories counting helps keeps me in check so I do not over eat. For those that are trying to maintain are strict on calorie counting? Do you consume your exercise calories? How many calories do you consume on average? I would appreciate any feedback.