Petites - what is your calorie goal each day?

I first started on here at netting 1000 calories and walking 30-45 minutes per day, and I feel like that's how I lost the majority of my weight but it was very frustrating staying under goal and I was always hangry (hungry + angry = the worst). Eating that way took me from 148 lbs in Spring 2011 to 113 lbs in Spring 2012. Then during Summer 2012 I upped it to 1200 and ate back exercise calories but I gained and hit 123 lbs then plateaud for a while even though I incorporated running, pilates, strength training, and zumba into my exercise routine. I think I was overestimating my calorie burn and thus overeating.

Now I'm eating about 1300 calories a day and I eat back half of my exercise calories. I bought a Polar FT4 HRM and I hope that it is more accurate with the calories. I quit the gym (no money, no time, many excuses!) and get most of my workouts running around the park or doing a Jillian Michaels video. Since upping my calories and reducing the variety in my workouts, I started losing slowly again. I'm around 119 lbs now and I still have a bit more to lose but I'm okay with it happening slowly because I can't afford to keep buying new clothes.

I would NOT recommend eating 1000 calories. Even though I lost weight that way it sort of sucked and as soon as I started eating normally again, I gained. I find that 1300 calories gives me enough wiggle room with meals and snacks, and I don't feel so hangry all of the time.

I'm 5'3" an I'm around 1400 calories on maintain. I didn't really want to lose any weight, but I don't want to gain either! ( I'm not getting any younger!) I eat back my calories, because I am always hungry. Most days my calories just don't cut it!

4'11'' I eat 2000 total to maintain and I lose at 1700 calories. I do strenght training 4 times a week and do a bit of cardio once or twice a week

I'm 5'1" and eat between 1250 and 1350 calories a day, on average, even when exercising. If I'm really active I'll eat back more calories; have had weeks where I've been up around 1450 or 1500. Staying between 1250 and 1350 I'm losing, slowly. Started here around 135, went up to 137, then bounced around a bit - finally settled down. At 129 plus change right now; goal weight is around 110.

Should add - .80 of my TDEE is 1191. MFP set me to 1200, and I bumped it to 1250, and "settle" anywhere from 1200 to 1350. Works for me. It's really about activity level, age, etc.

I am 5'3. I lost most of my weight when I netted 1300-1400, I like to eat so I always ate back my calories. I am training for a half marathon so right now I am maintaining at 1800 PLUS my exercise... I am always full!!!! The days that I do long runs (which could be up to 1200 on my HRM) I spread out the calories to my rest days.

I eat 1500-1900 cals approximately net and loose just fine. I eat 10% below my TDEE as I'm close to goal.

I'm 5"2' and weigh 122lbs and goal is 117lbs. I work in an office so sit most of the day and do about 30 minutes walking a day.

I'm 5'1" and eat between 1250 and 1350 calories a day, on average, even when exercising. If I'm really active I'll eat back more calories; have had weeks where I've been up around 1450 or 1500. Staying between 1250 and 1350 I'm losing, slowly. Started here around 135, went up to 137, then bounced around a bit - finally settled down. At 129 plus change right now; goal weight is around 110.

I am 5'1" and this ^^^^ is about what I eat to maintain at 120lbs and 11% body fat (I have a high lean body mass which includes heavy bones (not big, high density) and some muscle due to over 30 years of lifting heavy. I'm not big, but my muscles look big in my pictures because I am pretty lean. My RMR is only 1380, so 1200 -1500, with some higher days right now on vacation, then I will have to eat on the lower end (1200 or so) for a bit when I get back home.

I had to eat lower than 1000 calories or at 1000 in order to lose weight (under my doctors care). My doctor said it was fine and we did blood work throughout the entire weight loss journey and while I have been maintaining for over a year now and my electrolytes and hormones are fine (for a 51 year old woman). It was hard. I went to bed hungry. It still took two years to lose 60 lbs. I've never had emotional eating and I seem to have a tremendous ability for discipline so it worked for me. I think it's just too hard for most people to eat this low, but I know for a fact it did not hurt me and most who see me are amazed at the shape I am in for my age. I am a Sheriff Deputy and the guys in my department have tremendous respect for me now and are inspired by me to "not let themselves go as they get older". It feels good to be an example to others in my real life. It's nice because they know me and know I'm genuine, unlike people online who have no way of knowing that about me and are suspicious and mean. But I am new to online forums and this particular forum seems especially rude at times. I'm learning to realize my success will be hated by many and that's okay, I am living my dream and helping and inspiring others and it feels good.

5'2", 110 to 115 lbs, 1400 and eating burned exercise calories

I'm 5'1", SW 160(ish). I started out eating around 1350, not eating back my exercise calories. As I gradually lost weight, i started eating back some of my exercise calories. I'm currently 124lbs, eating back most of my exercise calories, and I have a weigh-in next week to see how that's working out for me.

MFP has my calorie goal at 1200, I typically burn 800ish calories a day in exercise (I do about 2 hours a day), so I'll eat around 1700-1800 calories/day. Today I was bad and went a bit over, but it's all healthy stuff :P