Hi everyone, I started taking my weight loss seriously before Xmas and have (surprisingly) stuck to it quite well. I kind of dove in head first and say my goal to 1200 calories a day (based purely on randomly coming across that figure on various subreddits). I am now starting to wonder if this is the correct amount.
For context, I am 6"1 male and weigh around 282 lbs. Based on some of the things I'm reading, maybe 1200 isn't the right amount for me. The thing is, I find it (relatively) easy to stick to this amount of calories a day. When I struggle with keeping around the 1200 mark, it is normally because of boredom or comfort eating as opposed to my body physically craving more food. I calculated my TDEE for the first time today and it's coming out in the 2,200 range.
I'll be very honest and say I don't do much excercise at all and my sleep schedule is terrible, which is why I'm thinking that 1200 might be a good fit? On the other hand I've read that too few calories may slow your metabolism down. I have lost about 15-20 lbs since around Dec 20th 2020 and am physically feeling pretty good. I hesitate to ask the people in my life because I feel embarrassed being seen as the big guy trying to justify eating a few more calories a day.
I appreciate that this is not the best place to go to for medical advice, but was hoping some of you might share your thoughts, opinions and experiences with tinkering with your daily caloric intake.
Thanks for your help and support, sorry for the long post.
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