It can work really well for sure. I lost 50 pounds that way after using other methods for the first 50 pounds. That was about 5 years ago. I still remember how

It can work really well for sure. I lost 50 pounds that way after using other methods for the first 50 pounds. That was about 5 years ago. I still remember how frustrating some of the TDEE models were when I was testing them out. Somehow a 500 calorie bonus budget could appear in there and throw you off for a few days.