How many calories a day should I be eating???

Weight as of today - 306

How many calories should I be eating in order to lose about a pound a week??  I teach school, so I will be walking a fair amount come Monday.

 

I am trying to be realistic, I did not gain all of this weight quickly, so I am not trying to lose it quickly.  I want to do it the right way.  Today I had about 1700 calories.  I am not sure if that is too much.

If you click on the "Tool" tab once you log in to Calorie-Count, they have provided us with a bunch of calculators to find out about the things you're asking. Once you click "Tool", click "Allowance" and enter in your stats and whatever applies to you (whether you're sedentary, active, etc), and it will calculate how many calories you should have per day in order to lose whatever amount of weight you want. It's very helpful... but I doubt it's accurate because everybody is different, so it's just an approximate figure.
I'm 6'1", 320lbs and very sedentary, both at work AND at home, except on days when I workout at the gym... it says I should lose 20lbs in about 3 months by eating 1800 cals a day... try it out and see what it says for you.

Best of luck!

Love and Alohas
Ihilani Kapuniai aka MzTenderheart