If you are tracking food/portions and are not losing weight

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Anonymous wrote:OP. Thyroid says normal but I wonder. 1500 - 1800 cals a day. I am measuring and meal prepping. Maybe I need to drink even more water.

No, you need to eat less.

Nah.

Sounds more like OP needs more rest and food. Body under stress and thus SLOWS down. Maybe a few days of high carb, low fat, med protein. 20 mins of weight lifting 3x a week.

She’s been dieting for three weeks and eating 1500-1800 calories. This isn’t a situation of chronic dieting with too little calories having slowed down the metabolism. She just needs to reduce her calories by a hundred or two a day to lose a bit faster.

If she is eating 1500 calories, subtract 6 miles worth of spent calories (-720), that's 780 calories for the day. Now you are suggesting to eat 520 calories daily? How sustainable is that? Once she stops walking, metabolism will be so slow, eating regular will cause weight gain in FAT.

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Anonymous wrote:OP. Thyroid says normal but I wonder. 1500 - 1800 cals a day. I am measuring and meal prepping. Maybe I need to drink even more water.

No, you need to eat less.

Nah.

Sounds more like OP needs more rest and food. Body under stress and thus SLOWS down. Maybe a few days of high carb, low fat, med protein. 20 mins of weight lifting 3x a week.

She’s been dieting for three weeks and eating 1500-1800 calories. This isn’t a situation of chronic dieting with too little calories having slowed down the metabolism. She just needs to reduce her calories by a hundred or two a day to lose a bit faster.

If she is eating 1500 calories, subtract 6 miles worth of spent calories (-720), that's 780 calories for the day. Now you are suggesting to eat 520 calories daily? How sustainable is that? Once she stops walking, metabolism will be so slow, eating regular will cause weight gain in FAT.

you are overestimating calories burned through exercise by a LOT.

If oyu are eating x calories consistently and not losing weight then you are eating too many calories, really no way around it.

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Anonymous wrote:OP. Thyroid says normal but I wonder. 1500 - 1800 cals a day. I am measuring and meal prepping. Maybe I need to drink even more water.

No, you need to eat less.

Nah.

Sounds more like OP needs more rest and food. Body under stress and thus SLOWS down. Maybe a few days of high carb, low fat, med protein. 20 mins of weight lifting 3x a week.

She’s been dieting for three weeks and eating 1500-1800 calories. This isn’t a situation of chronic dieting with too little calories having slowed down the metabolism. She just needs to reduce her calories by a hundred or two a day to lose a bit faster.

If she is eating 1500 calories, subtract 6 miles worth of spent calories (-720), that's 780 calories for the day. Now you are suggesting to eat 520 calories daily? How sustainable is that? Once she stops walking, metabolism will be so slow, eating regular will cause weight gain in FAT.

you are overestimating calories burned through exercise by a LOT.

If oyu are eating x calories consistently and not losing weight then you are eating too many calories, really no way around it.

I think 100-120 calories is reasonable for an adult body to walk 1 mile. Furthermore, it's what research says. Do you really think if everyone went on a 500 calorie deficit will eventually get to sub 12 percent body fat? That cortisol, testosterone, hunger hormones, body's natural reaction to less food in order to slow metabolism, has no influence on the rate of fat loss?

Provide references from google scholar that shows weight loss is simply linear. over time.

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Look at Julia dunaway instagram. She is an older lady and chef. She posts pix of what she eats in a day and it is truly amazing to see what a portion size really looks like.

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Anonymous wrote:OP. Thyroid says normal but I wonder. 1500 - 1800 cals a day. I am measuring and meal prepping. Maybe I need to drink even more water.

No, you need to eat less.

Nah.

Sounds more like OP needs more rest and food. Body under stress and thus SLOWS down. Maybe a few days of high carb, low fat, med protein. 20 mins of weight lifting 3x a week.

She’s been dieting for three weeks and eating 1500-1800 calories. This isn’t a situation of chronic dieting with too little calories having slowed down the metabolism. She just needs to reduce her calories by a hundred or two a day to lose a bit faster.

If she is eating 1500 calories, subtract 6 miles worth of spent calories (-720), that's 780 calories for the day. Now you are suggesting to eat 520 calories daily? How sustainable is that? Once she stops walking, metabolism will be so slow, eating regular will cause weight gain in FAT.

you are overestimating calories burned through exercise by a LOT.

If oyu are eating x calories consistently and not losing weight then you are eating too many calories, really no way around it.

I think 100-120 calories is reasonable for an adult body to walk 1 mile. Furthermore, it's what research says. Do you really think if everyone went on a 500 calorie deficit will eventually get to sub 12 percent body fat? That cortisol, testosterone, hunger hormones, body's natural reaction to less food in order to slow metabolism, has no influence on the rate of fat loss?

Provide references from google scholar that shows weight loss is simply linear. over time.

Weigh loss is not linear but that is also because you can never know with certainty the exact number of calories you are burning and consuming. It is all an estimate. But the science is real if you consume fewer calories than you burn your body will then burn fat and muscle to make up for that energy difference.

if you continue to have a deficit you will eventually reach 12% body fat, most people just can't adhere to the level of adherence that is needed to do so. You will also need to consume fewer calories as you lose weight, not because you damaged your metabolism, but because the less you weigh the fewer calories you need to maintain that weight. It makes perfect sense. A semi truck needs more energy that a Fiat.

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Anonymous wrote:OP. Thyroid says normal but I wonder. 1500 - 1800 cals a day. I am measuring and meal prepping. Maybe I need to drink even more water.

No, you need to eat less.

Nah.

Sounds more like OP needs more rest and food. Body under stress and thus SLOWS down. Maybe a few days of high carb, low fat, med protein. 20 mins of weight lifting 3x a week.

She’s been dieting for three weeks and eating 1500-1800 calories. This isn’t a situation of chronic dieting with too little calories having slowed down the metabolism. She just needs to reduce her calories by a hundred or two a day to lose a bit faster.

If she is eating 1500 calories, subtract 6 miles worth of spent calories (-720), that's 780 calories for the day. Now you are suggesting to eat 520 calories daily? How sustainable is that? Once she stops walking, metabolism will be so slow, eating regular will cause weight gain in FAT.

you are overestimating calories burned through exercise by a LOT.

If oyu are eating x calories consistently and not losing weight then you are eating too many calories, really no way around it.

I think 100-120 calories is reasonable for an adult body to walk 1 mile. Furthermore, it's what research says. Do you really think if everyone went on a 500 calorie deficit will eventually get to sub 12 percent body fat? That cortisol, testosterone, hunger hormones, body's natural reaction to less food in order to slow metabolism, has no influence on the rate of fat loss?

Provide references from google scholar that shows weight loss is simply linear. over time.

Weigh loss is not linear but that is also because you can never know with certainty the exact number of calories you are burning and consuming. It is all an estimate. But the science is real if you consume fewer calories than you burn your body will then burn fat and muscle to make up for that energy difference.

if you continue to have a deficit you will eventually reach 12% body fat, most people just can't adhere to the level of adherence that is needed to do so. You will also need to consume fewer calories as you lose weight, not because you damaged your metabolism, but because the less you weigh the fewer calories you need to maintain that weight. It makes perfect sense. A semi truck needs more energy that a Fiat.

By your logic, pretty soon, she will have to drop to 500 calories daily in order to lose weight and if she eats 600 calories daily, she will be gaining?

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Get your basal metabolic rate measured, so you know what your caloric need is.

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Anonymous wrote:OP. Thyroid says normal but I wonder. 1500 - 1800 cals a day. I am measuring and meal prepping. Maybe I need to drink even more water.

No, you need to eat less.

Nah.

Sounds more like OP needs more rest and food. Body under stress and thus SLOWS down. Maybe a few days of high carb, low fat, med protein. 20 mins of weight lifting 3x a week.

She’s been dieting for three weeks and eating 1500-1800 calories. This isn’t a situation of chronic dieting with too little calories having slowed down the metabolism. She just needs to reduce her calories by a hundred or two a day to lose a bit faster.

If she is eating 1500 calories, subtract 6 miles worth of spent calories (-720), that's 780 calories for the day. Now you are suggesting to eat 520 calories daily? How sustainable is that? Once she stops walking, metabolism will be so slow, eating regular will cause weight gain in FAT.

you are overestimating calories burned through exercise by a LOT.

If oyu are eating x calories consistently and not losing weight then you are eating too many calories, really no way around it.

I think 100-120 calories is reasonable for an adult body to walk 1 mile. Furthermore, it's what research says. Do you really think if everyone went on a 500 calorie deficit will eventually get to sub 12 percent body fat? That cortisol, testosterone, hunger hormones, body's natural reaction to less food in order to slow metabolism, has no influence on the rate of fat loss?

Provide references from google scholar that shows weight loss is simply linear. over time.

Weigh loss is not linear but that is also because you can never know with certainty the exact number of calories you are burning and consuming. It is all an estimate. But the science is real if you consume fewer calories than you burn your body will then burn fat and muscle to make up for that energy difference.

if you continue to have a deficit you will eventually reach 12% body fat, most people just can't adhere to the level of adherence that is needed to do so. You will also need to consume fewer calories as you lose weight, not because you damaged your metabolism, but because the less you weigh the fewer calories you need to maintain that weight. It makes perfect sense. A semi truck needs more energy that a Fiat.

By your logic, pretty soon, she will have to drop to 500 calories daily in order to lose weight and if she eats 600 calories daily, she will be gaining?

What are you talking about?? I can not figure out your logic or if you have any logic.

Unless her TDEE is 500 she will never have to drop to 500 cal to lose weight.

My point was that if you weight 200 lb you can eat more and still lose weight than if you weight 120 lbs and are looking to lose weight. As you lose weight you need fewer calories to lose weight because you need fewer calories to maintain your weight.

Using a TDEE calculator with all factors the same (age, activity level, height). Someone who is 5'5". 40 yrs old, 200lbs and gets moderate exercise 4-5 days a week has a TDEE of 2312 cal. If that person now weighs 120 lbs their TDEE 1780. So while the 200 lb person could eat 1780 calories and still lose weight, the 120 lb person would not lose weight with that number of calories.

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Anonymous wrote:Get your basal metabolic rate measured, so you know what your caloric need is.

also keep in mind that BMR assumes you do nothing, This it literally the number of calories your body needs to maintain its current weight if you sit in bed all day long and don't move.

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Most people truly do not understand how small the margin for error is, and typically people miscount their calories by a large margin.

We have this unhelpful cultural narrative that fat people are gorging themselves on pizzas and burgers, so if you’re eating chicken, broccoli, and rice, it makes no sense that you’re overweight or even obese. But actually it’s easy to stay obese on a healthy diet by just going over a couple hundred calories, even when those calories come from those same healthy foods with just a slightly heavy pour.

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Anonymous wrote:Get your basal metabolic rate measured, so you know what your caloric need is.

also keep in mind that BMR assumes you do nothing, This it literally the number of calories your body needs to maintain its current weight if you sit in bed all day long and don't move.

Okay? This morning I got my kids ready for school, decorated my car for trunk or treat, and have been standing and walking around that event. My Apple Watch says that’s gotten me 87 calories over my BMR.

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Anonymous wrote:OP. Thyroid says normal but I wonder. 1500 - 1800 cals a day. I am measuring and meal prepping. Maybe I need to drink even more water.

No, you need to eat less.

Nah.

Sounds more like OP needs more rest and food. Body under stress and thus SLOWS down. Maybe a few days of high carb, low fat, med protein. 20 mins of weight lifting 3x a week.

She’s been dieting for three weeks and eating 1500-1800 calories. This isn’t a situation of chronic dieting with too little calories having slowed down the metabolism. She just needs to reduce her calories by a hundred or two a day to lose a bit faster.

If she is eating 1500 calories, subtract 6 miles worth of spent calories (-720), that's 780 calories for the day. Now you are suggesting to eat 520 calories daily? How sustainable is that? Once she stops walking, metabolism will be so slow, eating regular will cause weight gain in FAT.

you are overestimating calories burned through exercise by a LOT.

If oyu are eating x calories consistently and not losing weight then you are eating too many calories, really no way around it.

I think 100-120 calories is reasonable for an adult body to walk 1 mile. Furthermore, it's what research says. Do you really think if everyone went on a 500 calorie deficit will eventually get to sub 12 percent body fat? That cortisol, testosterone, hunger hormones, body's natural reaction to less food in order to slow metabolism, has no influence on the rate of fat loss?

Provide references from google scholar that shows weight loss is simply linear. over time.

Weigh loss is not linear but that is also because you can never know with certainty the exact number of calories you are burning and consuming. It is all an estimate. But the science is real if you consume fewer calories than you burn your body will then burn fat and muscle to make up for that energy difference.

if you continue to have a deficit you will eventually reach 12% body fat, most people just can't adhere to the level of adherence that is needed to do so. You will also need to consume fewer calories as you lose weight, not because you damaged your metabolism, but because the less you weigh the fewer calories you need to maintain that weight. It makes perfect sense. A semi truck needs more energy that a Fiat.

By your logic, pretty soon, she will have to drop to 500 calories daily in order to lose weight and if she eats 600 calories daily, she will be gaining?

What are you talking about?? I can not figure out your logic or if you have any logic.

Unless her TDEE is 500 she will never have to drop to 500 cal to lose weight.

My point was that if you weight 200 lb you can eat more and still lose weight than if you weight 120 lbs and are looking to lose weight. As you lose weight you need fewer calories to lose weight because you need fewer calories to maintain your weight.

Using a TDEE calculator with all factors the same (age, activity level, height). Someone who is 5'5". 40 yrs old, 200lbs and gets moderate exercise 4-5 days a week has a TDEE of 2312 cal. If that person now weighs 120 lbs their TDEE 1780. So while the 200 lb person could eat 1780 calories and still lose weight, the 120 lb person would not lose weight with that number of calories.

You are now taking an extreme example to support your logic. OP is already at ~700 calories at the end of the day and not losing weight. You suggested to eat 100-200 calories less. For the sake of arguments, if that puts her around 500-600 a day to start losing weight again, that means at 800 calories a day she will start gaining. Does 800 calories a day sound a lot to you? If so, get checked out.

You do know there are fitness models that are 120lbs consuming 2000-3000 calories daily right? They are not walking 6 miles a day. It comes down to metabolism that is all affected by HORMONES!

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Anonymous wrote:OP. Thyroid says normal but I wonder. 1500 - 1800 cals a day. I am measuring and meal prepping. Maybe I need to drink even more water.

No, you need to eat less.

Nah.

Sounds more like OP needs more rest and food. Body under stress and thus SLOWS down. Maybe a few days of high carb, low fat, med protein. 20 mins of weight lifting 3x a week.

She’s been dieting for three weeks and eating 1500-1800 calories. This isn’t a situation of chronic dieting with too little calories having slowed down the metabolism. She just needs to reduce her calories by a hundred or two a day to lose a bit faster.

If she is eating 1500 calories, subtract 6 miles worth of spent calories (-720), that's 780 calories for the day. Now you are suggesting to eat 520 calories daily? How sustainable is that? Once she stops walking, metabolism will be so slow, eating regular will cause weight gain in FAT.

you are overestimating calories burned through exercise by a LOT.

If oyu are eating x calories consistently and not losing weight then you are eating too many calories, really no way around it.

I think 100-120 calories is reasonable for an adult body to walk 1 mile. Furthermore, it's what research says. Do you really think if everyone went on a 500 calorie deficit will eventually get to sub 12 percent body fat? That cortisol, testosterone, hunger hormones, body's natural reaction to less food in order to slow metabolism, has no influence on the rate of fat loss?

Provide references from google scholar that shows weight loss is simply linear. over time.

Weigh loss is not linear but that is also because you can never know with certainty the exact number of calories you are burning and consuming. It is all an estimate. But the science is real if you consume fewer calories than you burn your body will then burn fat and muscle to make up for that energy difference.

if you continue to have a deficit you will eventually reach 12% body fat, most people just can't adhere to the level of adherence that is needed to do so. You will also need to consume fewer calories as you lose weight, not because you damaged your metabolism, but because the less you weigh the fewer calories you need to maintain that weight. It makes perfect sense. A semi truck needs more energy that a Fiat.

By your logic, pretty soon, she will have to drop to 500 calories daily in order to lose weight and if she eats 600 calories daily, she will be gaining?

What are you talking about?? I can not figure out your logic or if you have any logic.

Unless her TDEE is 500 she will never have to drop to 500 cal to lose weight.

My point was that if you weight 200 lb you can eat more and still lose weight than if you weight 120 lbs and are looking to lose weight. As you lose weight you need fewer calories to lose weight because you need fewer calories to maintain your weight.

Using a TDEE calculator with all factors the same (age, activity level, height). Someone who is 5'5". 40 yrs old, 200lbs and gets moderate exercise 4-5 days a week has a TDEE of 2312 cal. If that person now weighs 120 lbs their TDEE 1780. So while the 200 lb person could eat 1780 calories and still lose weight, the 120 lb person would not lose weight with that number of calories.

You are now taking an extreme example to support your logic. OP is already at ~700 calories at the end of the day and not losing weight. You suggested to eat 100-200 calories less. For the sake of arguments, if that puts her around 500-600 a day to start losing weight again, that means at 800 calories a day she will start gaining. Does 800 calories a day sound a lot to you? If so, get checked out.

You do know there are fitness models that are 120lbs consuming 2000-3000 calories daily right? They are not walking 6 miles a day. It comes down to metabolism that is all affected by HORMONES!

Age-related hormonal changes do not impact metabolism, according to recent research. Those fitness models have a high percent of muscle. Having a low % of muscle is metabolically devastating. OP should drop walking and start lifting.

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Anonymous wrote:OP. Thyroid says normal but I wonder. 1500 - 1800 cals a day. I am measuring and meal prepping. Maybe I need to drink even more water.

No, you need to eat less.

Nah.

Sounds more like OP needs more rest and food. Body under stress and thus SLOWS down. Maybe a few days of high carb, low fat, med protein. 20 mins of weight lifting 3x a week.

She’s been dieting for three weeks and eating 1500-1800 calories. This isn’t a situation of chronic dieting with too little calories having slowed down the metabolism. She just needs to reduce her calories by a hundred or two a day to lose a bit faster.

If she is eating 1500 calories, subtract 6 miles worth of spent calories (-720), that's 780 calories for the day. Now you are suggesting to eat 520 calories daily? How sustainable is that? Once she stops walking, metabolism will be so slow, eating regular will cause weight gain in FAT.

you are overestimating calories burned through exercise by a LOT.

If oyu are eating x calories consistently and not losing weight then you are eating too many calories, really no way around it.

I think 100-120 calories is reasonable for an adult body to walk 1 mile. Furthermore, it's what research says. Do you really think if everyone went on a 500 calorie deficit will eventually get to sub 12 percent body fat? That cortisol, testosterone, hunger hormones, body's natural reaction to less food in order to slow metabolism, has no influence on the rate of fat loss?

Provide references from google scholar that shows weight loss is simply linear. over time.

Weigh loss is not linear but that is also because you can never know with certainty the exact number of calories you are burning and consuming. It is all an estimate. But the science is real if you consume fewer calories than you burn your body will then burn fat and muscle to make up for that energy difference.

if you continue to have a deficit you will eventually reach 12% body fat, most people just can't adhere to the level of adherence that is needed to do so. You will also need to consume fewer calories as you lose weight, not because you damaged your metabolism, but because the less you weigh the fewer calories you need to maintain that weight. It makes perfect sense. A semi truck needs more energy that a Fiat.

By your logic, pretty soon, she will have to drop to 500 calories daily in order to lose weight and if she eats 600 calories daily, she will be gaining?

What are you talking about?? I can not figure out your logic or if you have any logic.

Unless her TDEE is 500 she will never have to drop to 500 cal to lose weight.

My point was that if you weight 200 lb you can eat more and still lose weight than if you weight 120 lbs and are looking to lose weight. As you lose weight you need fewer calories to lose weight because you need fewer calories to maintain your weight.

Using a TDEE calculator with all factors the same (age, activity level, height). Someone who is 5'5". 40 yrs old, 200lbs and gets moderate exercise 4-5 days a week has a TDEE of 2312 cal. If that person now weighs 120 lbs their TDEE 1780. So while the 200 lb person could eat 1780 calories and still lose weight, the 120 lb person would not lose weight with that number of calories.

You are now taking an extreme example to support your logic. OP is already at ~700 calories at the end of the day and not losing weight. You suggested to eat 100-200 calories less. For the sake of arguments, if that puts her around 500-600 a day to start losing weight again, that means at 800 calories a day she will start gaining. Does 800 calories a day sound a lot to you? If so, get checked out.

You do know there are fitness models that are 120lbs consuming 2000-3000 calories daily right? They are not walking 6 miles a day. It comes down to metabolism that is all affected by HORMONES!

Age-related hormonal changes do not impact metabolism, according to recent research. Those fitness models have a high percent of muscle. Having a low % of muscle is metabolically devastating. OP should drop walking and start lifting.

You are telling me menopause does not impact metabolism?

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Anonymous wrote:OP. Thyroid says normal but I wonder. 1500 - 1800 cals a day. I am measuring and meal prepping. Maybe I need to drink even more water.

No, you need to eat less.

Nah.

Sounds more like OP needs more rest and food. Body under stress and thus SLOWS down. Maybe a few days of high carb, low fat, med protein. 20 mins of weight lifting 3x a week.

She’s been dieting for three weeks and eating 1500-1800 calories. This isn’t a situation of chronic dieting with too little calories having slowed down the metabolism. She just needs to reduce her calories by a hundred or two a day to lose a bit faster.

If she is eating 1500 calories, subtract 6 miles worth of spent calories (-720), that's 780 calories for the day. Now you are suggesting to eat 520 calories daily? How sustainable is that? Once she stops walking, metabolism will be so slow, eating regular will cause weight gain in FAT.

you are overestimating calories burned through exercise by a LOT.

If oyu are eating x calories consistently and not losing weight then you are eating too many calories, really no way around it.

I think 100-120 calories is reasonable for an adult body to walk 1 mile. Furthermore, it's what research says. Do you really think if everyone went on a 500 calorie deficit will eventually get to sub 12 percent body fat? That cortisol, testosterone, hunger hormones, body's natural reaction to less food in order to slow metabolism, has no influence on the rate of fat loss?

Provide references from google scholar that shows weight loss is simply linear. over time.

Weigh loss is not linear but that is also because you can never know with certainty the exact number of calories you are burning and consuming. It is all an estimate. But the science is real if you consume fewer calories than you burn your body will then burn fat and muscle to make up for that energy difference.

if you continue to have a deficit you will eventually reach 12% body fat, most people just can't adhere to the level of adherence that is needed to do so. You will also need to consume fewer calories as you lose weight, not because you damaged your metabolism, but because the less you weigh the fewer calories you need to maintain that weight. It makes perfect sense. A semi truck needs more energy that a Fiat.

By your logic, pretty soon, she will have to drop to 500 calories daily in order to lose weight and if she eats 600 calories daily, she will be gaining?

What are you talking about?? I can not figure out your logic or if you have any logic.

Unless her TDEE is 500 she will never have to drop to 500 cal to lose weight.

My point was that if you weight 200 lb you can eat more and still lose weight than if you weight 120 lbs and are looking to lose weight. As you lose weight you need fewer calories to lose weight because you need fewer calories to maintain your weight.

Using a TDEE calculator with all factors the same (age, activity level, height). Someone who is 5'5". 40 yrs old, 200lbs and gets moderate exercise 4-5 days a week has a TDEE of 2312 cal. If that person now weighs 120 lbs their TDEE 1780. So while the 200 lb person could eat 1780 calories and still lose weight, the 120 lb person would not lose weight with that number of calories.

You are now taking an extreme example to support your logic. OP is already at ~700 calories at the end of the day and not losing weight. You suggested to eat 100-200 calories less. For the sake of arguments, if that puts her around 500-600 a day to start losing weight again, that means at 800 calories a day she will start gaining. Does 800 calories a day sound a lot to you? If so, get checked out.

You do know there are fitness models that are 120lbs consuming 2000-3000 calories daily right? They are not walking 6 miles a day. It comes down to metabolism that is all affected by HORMONES!

Age-related hormonal changes do not impact metabolism, according to recent research. Those fitness models have a high percent of muscle. Having a low % of muscle is metabolically devastating. OP should drop walking and start lifting.

You are telling me menopause does not impact metabolism?

Nonsense

Nonsense!