Susan sent me a personal email but I wanted to put my response here because it basically answers a very general question....
You have to understand that what we eat is dictated by how much we move.
If you don't move as much you don't get to eat as much. We don't just "deserve" food. Food is our fuel.
I have the best metabolism but if I just sit all day doing work on the computer I am lucky to burn much higher than my BMR (at 1420). However, if I move around all day working out, training people, shopping, etc then I can burn upward to 3000 calories in a day easy.
So if I sat all day and was eating for that deficit only then I am going to be eating about 1000 calories a day. However, if trying to cut if doing normal work I am going to be cutting at 2000 calories a day.
No "1" persons calorie burn is the same, you are the only true judge of your movement. That being said, my activity formula is one of the best there is and I can say that will full confidence. So it isn't about your being at the stubborn area so much as it is you don't move on low level activity very much. So you have two options...
Up your general NEAT and low activity so that your activity level rises therefor giving you more of a multiply/dedication or stick to the low calories. Either way it will get things done.
Remember a deficit isn't opinion, you have to hit. When at a low weight AND low activity level it gets _*intense.*_ Most can't take it and hence why this is a never ending battle that we will speak on for years to come
