Sounds about right. Planned snacks (specifically fruit+protein) have helped me a lot in terms of eating less at meals. I'm also more active than most of my friends (regardless of weight).
But, shoot, it said maintainers ate on average 1800 calories/day and normal-overweight ate on average 1900-2000. That's only 200 calories less a day, not as bad as I always thought it might be.
Interesting! I eat very regular meals and am the most normal weight of my friends. The over weight ones will often say "oh I haven't eat all day" as if that somehow will make the giant bowl of cheesy pasta have fewer calories.
I totally agree. When I look back on my heavier days, I wasn't really eating a lot, it was more the choices of food I was making that were the problem.
What I found significant is that large difference in physical activity. I wonder how much impact it would have if the overweight group tripled their physical activity. With the "normal weight" group averaging at 2000 calories/week, the maintainers at 3000/week and the overweight and obese group at only 800/week, I think activity is more correlated with weight than a difference in eating style.
weightloss re-affirmation
