[crooked-v]

Being aware that there are deceptively calorie-dense foods doesn't help the basic equation there. Anecdotes are not data, but my anecdotal experience is that if I ate nothing but bulk vegetables whenever my hindbrain wanted food, I would still be eating over my maintenance calories every day.

[faangguyindia]

What's your maintenance calories and how did you calculate it? Most people calculate it wrong.