Bren, I think the link to T-mag gives you a formula for figuring out maintenance- or approx. You use numbers based on whether you consider yourself to have a fast/med/slow metabolism.

We're all so different - Gale (Gwilson38) is consuming something like 2300 calories in maintenance and shes 134 lbs!

Be sure to keep in the forefront of all your thinking that the scale won't provide an accurate measure of progress when you lift weights - the tape measure and the pant-o-meter will give you a better idea of how you're doing. KarenB hasn't lost an ounce since she started but she's down 2 dress sizes.

Nat