How many calories should i be consuming per day?

Obviously, there will be individual differences to take into account regarding caloric intake and metabolism, but generally, on days when you aren't working out, you should be taking in about 1500-1600 calories to lose about a pound each week. For the days you work out, you can eat more calories since you will be burning more. Take in about 2100-2200 calories since you'll be burning 500-650 cals with your work out. Your body won't go into starvation mode unless you're taking in less than 1500 calories/day.