Where/when does binge Freeping come into play?
If one eats ONLY whole, unprocessed/refined foods, and no alcohol, 1,500 calories is a lot.
A surprising abundance.
But if you eat junk and drink, 1,500 calories is a starvation diet.
My experience is that its better to ease your way into the diet rather than go cold turkey into a starvation diet. I see people at the gym around this time of year (NY resolution crowd) who start exercising like crazy and cutting their diet drastically in order to lose weight. Of course the body thinks its staving and slows the metabolism to a crawl in order to compensate. This results in much less weight loss (or even a slight gain) than one expects and they get discouraged and quit. (The burn out factor). I think the best first step for any diet is to eliminate liquid calories. After this start decreasing the amount of starchy carbs you eat (bread, potatoes, rice, pasta). Same with exercise. If you are just getting back into it then start gradually and work your self into more intensity as you get in better shape. More and more studies are showing that walking is an excellent exercise and its a great place to start. Set your goals a year out and stick with it. Patience is a virtue.
Simple diet: limit carbs. Don’t worry about calories, don’t worry about fat, emphasize protein.
Eat plants an animals. Avoid all else.
I reduced the sugar in my coffee from 3 to 2 teaspoons. With a little bit of exercise I lost 8 lbs in a year.
Anything with the word DIE(t) in it makes my brain immediately go into starvation mode. Every one is different. Eat lots of veggies, fat, good protein and do it in a short time span (8-10 hours). And cut sugar WAAAY BACK to near nothing. Got better things to do than count calories.
Lost ~35lbs eating high fat medium protein last year. Ate as much as I wanted and never felt hungry. Key is to eliminate carbs and any type of sugar the majority of days. Couple times a month you can break for special events, but get back on.
Have kept it off with minimal effort.
For what it’s worth, there is not a dietary requirement for carbs.