Hi! I am an 18 year old male who weighs 248 pounds and is 6' 3". I started watching my calories around March of this year and I have so far lost 25 pounds (I used to weigh 273 lbs). For these 25 lbs, I stuck to eating right around 2,000 calories a day. I have starting using a Couch to 5k program and love it. I have also found that I like eating better.
I have switched the type of bread I eat to whole wheat, I eat more salads, vegetables (especially broccoli), and bananas. I am also eating a lot more protein and drinking more water. I have noticed that I get full so fast when eating properly and not chips and pizza! I am totally full for the day after eating 1,500 or so calories over the span of two meals.
I used a couple of TDEE calculators and they both agree I should be eating between 2,700 to 3,000 calories per day if I wanted to maintain my current weight, which I do not (my goal weight is in the 200-210 lb range). I have heard people say that you shouldn't really be at a caloric deficit of more than 500-1000 calories per day and when eating 1,200-1,500 calories I would be over 1,000 calories in deficit. Is this bad? I just can't see myself eating 2,000 calories every day anymore.
Edit: Couple of grammar mistakes.
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