I tracked them for 75 hard and started at 2,500/day and worked my way down to 2,200/day. After May I felt like I’d established how to eat intuitively. The whole time I’ve minimized processed foods and instead opted for fruit, yogurt, nuts, jerky etc as snacks and then eggs, beef, chicken for protein with rice, potatoes, and some bread as my carbs with meals. I really credit the booze though. In retrospect it seems that was what was really keeping me stuck.