2k calorie deficit dieting ... looking for tips and advice.

[SunsetRunner]

i only consumed 875 calories today.  According to fitbit I burned close to 3,000 calories. It says I have 1,199 left to eat.

I do a light jog or treadmill everyday for 30 mins. My resting hr is 50. I weigh 182 lbs. Down from 200 lbs. I lost all the weight in 9 days.  Cut out alcohol,  fast food, and fried food. I eat mostly vegetables and fruits.  I add some grilled or boiled chicken or fish. 

I am told I need to get 2k calories from random sources. But I feel fine 800-1,200 range when dieting. 

I am 5'11, 182 lbs, male, 29 years old. Light to moderate daily activity besides the daily run or jog. It's hot where I am so I sweat a lot.

I am looking for advice or tips on dieting healthy.  Thanks

[SunsetRunner]

You have lost water retention so far. The weight loss will slow down. Once you've added strength training to your workout regimen, you may gain a few pounds but that's normal. The weight will start going back down after a couple weeks. What you're doing so far is a good start. However, make sure you're getting enough calories, especially in protein.  If you have to, drink a protein shake instead of having a meal. Find a macro calculator to help you find out how much you need of each macronutrient. While trying to lose weight, it's not recommended to eat a lot of fruit. Not that you can't have it, just limit it.

[Daves_Not_Here]

You didn't mention your goal.  The opinions / advice you get here will be more refined the more specific you can be.

Seems like you are doing the right things -- some will say you have too large of a deficit, but my opinion is that as long as you are mentally prepared for the slow-down, a noticeable improvement in the beginning is extremely motivating.  At a 2,000 daily deficit, you will burn 4 pounds per week, so at least 5 of your 18 lost pounds are "real" and not just water and digestion.  In the next 9 days, expect to lose 5 not 18.  

If you find that you are losing energy to exercise and your appetite starts spiking, that's your system going into WTF mode.  The not-too-fast nannies will say I told you so.  At that point, you have to manage your appetite, expect slower loss, and plan for how you will sustain your new lifestyle.

You asked for tips:

• Seabiscuit in the fifth (at age 29, that may make no sense)
• Add some resistance training to maintain muscle mass and avoid the Richard Simmons blob effect.  You could replace a couple of treadmill sessions with weight sessions
• Drink water every time you have a craving for food or other drink
• 8 hours of sleep
• Don't eat after 6 PM
• The alcohol you are not drinking -- continue to not drink it
• Agreeing with @SunsetRunner on limiting fruit.  My experience is it tends to increase appetite.
• You seem to be limiting fat.  If your appetite increases, consider displacing some of the highest glycemic load carbs with fat. 

[Dominique]

@SunsetRunner: welcome to the community! You provided relevant information about yourself (age, height, weight etc.), but didn’t say much about what you are trying to achieve, and since when. What Fitbit are you using and for how long have you been using it? Asking, as according to your profile, your account was created in June 2016. 

18 pounds lost in 9 days is likely mostly water weight. Even a 2000 calories average daily deficit wouldn’t result in that much "real" (= fat) loss. Weight loss isn’t really like a sprint, it’s more like a long-distance race.

Based on your description, you have appear to have made sound changes to your diet. Now you need to establish eating patterns you can adhere to on a longer term basis.

The 3000 calories estimated by Fitbit as energy expenditure are probably on the high side (based on your reported activity level). If you are accurately logging your intake, you should be able to determine by how much Fitbit overestimates your expenditure. For that, you’ll probably need 3-4 weeks.