It’s awesome that you took the time to look at the number of calories you are eating during your day

. Did you also try to figure out how many calories you burn?
You probably know that losing weight is all about burning more calories than you eat. With this in mind you can say that the number of calories you eat & burn are equally important. It’s not one or the other, it’s both. It’s about finding a balance between the calories you eat and the calories you burn.
Looking at you post, I believe you are on the right track. You just need to fine tune your day a little.
There are three things you can do:
1. If you really like the food you eat and can’t do without, try burning more (workout longer/harder, walk more, etc.).
2. If you hate working out, try eating fewer calories (for example the 1,500 you were thinking of) and keep the number of calories you burn the same.
3. If you don’t have a problem with eating fewer calories and burning more, try both at the same time (you’ll lose weight fast).
You need a 3,500 calorie shortage to burn 1 pound of body fat. Burning 875 calories more than you eat each day will help you lose 1 pound of body fat every 4 days.
Before you start try to find out how many calories you burn during your day. It might surprise you as well (one more thing, do not credit yourself for too many burned calories. It’s better to be safe than sorry).
A 140-pound person burns about:
458 calories by sleeping for 8 hours
914 calories by studying or doing office work for 8 hours
64 calories by watching TV for 1 hour
148 calories by jogging for 20 minutes