Looking for some advice on how many cals I should be eating

Ditto the question about MFP recommendations.

If you're eating 250 c/day under your BMR you're not eating enough. Need to eat at least that much (BMR). Guessing you should be around 1600 - how old are you?

How do I find out how much MFP recommends?
I'm 24.

When you set up your account, you put in your stats, activity level and goal. That gives you how many calories you need to eat. MFP tends to slap everyone that picks a higher pounds-per-week goal with 1200 calories because that's the lowest it can go.

You should pick no more that 1 pound per week. Slower is better

On your home page, go to Goals, then click Change Goals.. then pick the option of having MFP set your goals. Adjust from there if you want to use the MFP settings.

You can choose the Custom setting and put in, say, 1500 calories, as well

Thanks for your help. It's recommending I eat 1360 a day.

What do you have set for pounds per week, and activity level? I'd imagine you aren't sedentary.. you should probably be set at lightly active - you move around you clean, you cook.. walk places.. you wouldn't count these things as official exercises, but they should be considered when you choose your activity level. I don't think you should be under 1500.

I have 1lb per week set at lightly active, which is what gets me 1360! i think I will just try and stick to 1500 and under.
I really overeat between 9pm-12pm so having an extra 300 cals a day should give me some calories to much on in the evening.

You've been really helpful (:

I'm glad to see someone looking for better ways to lose weight! hehe
I think you'll have great success, especially if it stops you from overeating due to hunger in the evening!
Good luck!