Originally Posted by slowandsteady
That is essentially what weight watchers does. The heavier you are the more food you get to eat. By the time you are only 5 -10 lbs from goal you are eating roughly 1200 calories. A 300 lb person would eat approximately 2000 calories and a 180 lb person would eat about 1600 calories.
I know it varies by how tall you are but im 180 and can tell you there would be no way I could work out like I do on 1600 calories a day. My A group training rides would drop me 30 miles into our 70 mile rides I bet.