I don't think I could've sustained such an enormous caloric deficit (about 1,000kcal/day!) for as long. "As long as you don't overeat" is like "assume a can op

I don't think I could've sustained such an enormous caloric deficit (about 1,000kcal/day!) for as long. "As long as you don't overeat" is like "assume a can opener." If we knew how to not overeat we wouldn't have an obesity epidemic on our hands. That's the whole reason "don't overeat" is not useful dietary advice whereas "eat lots of cream" is.