I will be 3 years out in October and still need to lose about 30lbs. How many calories should I be eating to achieve this goal? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Brandi

Hi Brandi,
I know that this is not completely accurate because we have things like metabolism to take into account, but here is a calculator that will give you a rough idea of the amount of calories you should be eating to achive your goal: http://www.healthyweightforum.org/eng/calculators/calories-r equired/ Maybe you could try using a food and exercise tracker like MyFitnessPal: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/.
Good luck!
Karen

Hmmm... I tried that calculator for fun - if I want to lose 10 pounds in a month, I'd have to eat only 374 calories per day?? LOL! 

Wowsa!  You'd be hungry Karen!

Not to mention malnourished! lol  Methinks something's up with that calculator thingy.

This is what is written above the calculator: NB: Any (-ve) negative values are shown in red, ie trying to lose 50 pounds in 1 week is not possible. Values in yellow indicates a very low calorie intake. As a rule of thumb you should not eat below 1200 calories for female and 1600 calories for male. 

try my stats, i can have 2160 calories a day to lose 2 lbs in a week!!

i noticed that the default is metric. did you change your values to standard measurements? whatever you call lbs and feet?

I use the website livestrong.com, the myplate application, to track what i'm eating. I input my current weight, my desired weight, and my desired rate of weight loss (2 lbs a week), and my level of activity. That program tells me what my calorie level should be.

That's pretty much what myfitnesspal does as well. Either one of those sites are good.