I'm 5'6" but in order for me to get rid of the final 15 lbs that loved to hang onto my midsection (sigh) I was eating 1350 cal per day at 20 or less NET carbs. That worked for me. Hang in there. There are folks here who know a lot more about this than I do who will chime in soon to help you with this. I'm in maintenance but I still have to tweak macros from time to time. Btw, WELCOME!

@krystlestar00, my reading indicates most experts agree that reduced calories results in reduced metabolism especially if the deficit is severe and over a long period of time. Since you're losing at your average of ~1400 per day, I'd keep it there and hope that you continue to lose at that amount throughout all your weight loss experience. No hunger.

All the calculators are just "averages" but they'll give you a starting point. I think most people appreciate having the starting point. I know I did. I had no clue what was right for me so I just entered my stats into MFP and followed along. As I got closer to my goal weight, MFP reduced my calories. Calories went from 1360 at my starting weight of 203 pounds down to the minimum MFP "allows" of 1200. It all worked. I lost my excess weight and a heck of a lot of excess adipose. When I hit goal and set my stats to maintenance, I was highly disappointed that maintenance calories (at sedentary) were only 1500. I was 60 years old and 140 pounds. That is when I began exploring other calculators in an effort to obtain a higher number. It didn't happen when averaged out over several calculators. I'm an average person for whom the averages work.

Everyone's experience is a bit different and perhaps that is why there are so few responses, thus far?

I'm an avid fan of very low carb and keto for myself. I've not tried it for weight loss but rather to keep my hunger under control and my cravings at a minimum. I discovered keto 2 years into maintenance and followed it (medically therapeutic keto) as a trial for something other than weight management. I was quickly amazed that the hunger I had experienced my 1st 2 years of maintenance while eating 1500 calories of higher carb and lower fat, came to a screeching halt.

Today, I still eat very low carb. ~50 per day for hunger/craving management. I don't measure and track as thoroughly as I have in the past. I've found that keeping my food environment clear of "trigger" foods has been very beneficial to me. If you still have chips and popcorn in your house and can't dump it because others eat it, at least keep it out of site. That helps me a little but not completely. Also keep your house stocked with your "keto friendly foods". That helps a bit if you remember them as your "go to" versus the "other stuff". I've stood at the refrigerator many times with one hand on the freezer door for ice cream and 1 hand on the refrigerator door for sugar free jello.