Due to metabolic adaptation I’m not sure just keeping above 1500kcal is the best approach. From what I gather it’s still not a fully understood phenomenon but m

Due to metabolic adaptation I’m not sure just keeping above 1500kcal is the best approach. From what I gather it’s still not a fully understood phenomenon but my hypothesis is that people overweight due to metabolic problems (insulin resistance) have problems satisfying their TDEE from stored fat, so the body is forced to respond by lowering TDEE. It’s probably rather easy to keep insulin levels up even with just 1500kcal depending on how and when you eat. So you could end up just making the problem worse. My personal approach is to ignore the calories completely instead going for a lax IF: Eat only if, and when, hungry (actual hunger), eat only the “good” foods. Or taken together “eat only when it’s worth it”. I do think many people would get pretty far with less sugar (to keep things simple, count wheat as sugar) and more fiber though.