I do agree that different people have different calorie burn. The height weight tables are a start.
Try 1800 calories a day. After two weeks did you lose? Ok. If not go down to 1700. Etc. until you lose.
If you lose at 1700 for a while then stop it’s because your daily energy needs have decreased because there is less of you to move around. Go to 1600.
Eventually you will get to your preferred weight and can stay there as you like.
If you eat fewer calories you will lose. Yes you will. I don’t care if you have metabolic syndrome or hormones. Due to these things you may need less calories than other people but calorie restriction WILL take it off.
While you are (obviously) technically correct, in the shorter term (weeks) it is extremely frustrating to watch the weight scale seemingly frozen in place despite ever more drastic calorie restriction. Very few have the determination to keep going. This is the “diets don’t work!” siren song in action.
Most people have completely unrealistic expectations, both on how long it will take to achieve fat loss, and also how many calories they really require for maintenance.
Nobody wants to admit this, the experts are loathe to inform anyone, maybe they don’t want to demoralize people, I dunno. There is no “easy” way out, there’s more than one way to skin a cat, but it will require motivation, perseverance and discipline. Time tested positive character traits are considered “bad” (or something) so it’s little wonder everyone is porking out after being locked down in their apartment with a pallet of Cheetohs for two plus years (going on three).
Who could gave known this would happen? /s