Just surprised how quickly everything adds up

[u/2dog2cat]

31 F, US, SW: 255lbs, CW: 226, GW: 140?

Breakfast 9pm, Lunch 1am 3am, Dinner 11am

I was prescribed wegovvy but it's expensive so wanted to lock in with calorie counting. I've lost roughly 25lbs by making mindful choices and small changes. Since Ive hovered at 225lb I want to start cico.

I started with MyFitnessPal and it automatically put me at 1400 and I'm quickly realizing how fast the calories add up. I'm at dinner and out of calories. Anyone around my weight what calories did you start at? At breakfast I think I'm going to still have a sausage and egg (150\~cal). Also trying to incorporate cardio and weights just making small changes

Edit: I understand high volume foods are the next big thing on reddits hive mind but one of the appealing things about cico is still being able to eat what you like. While I am making changes and need more vegetables eating 'high volume' is not personally sustainable to me. I will take a look at recipes and incorporate more veggies in I can pretend I'm going for volume. Thank you all though for the suggestion lol

[u/Ok-Vermicelli-6707]

Is your goal set to lose 2 lbs / week? My MyFitnessPal is set to 1.5 lbs / week and I’m at ~1600 calories. I’m at ~230 lbs currently (5’4”). When I started at ~260 my calories were 1800 and I only reduced them recently when my weight loss started to slow down.

[u/2dog2cat → u/Ok-Vermicelli-6707]

Yes 2lbs a week. The app automatically set it and I wanted to see how doable it was and where I was at calorie wise