Estimating calories spent with the Apple Watch is not the best way. Just calculate your TDEE as an average, and in a conservative way (if you go to the gym 3 times a week and sit for your daily work you are moderately moving at best). Then use a deficit of 350 (if you are already quite fit) or 500 calories day. Make sure you don't cut too much on any specific macro especially protein while eating at a deficit, and finally lift weights while you are losing weight, to protect muscles over fat. To have the habit of doing 10k steps per day is great, I do it, but I noticed that most people struggle, so this may be something you add gradually. There is no need to complicate things too much.
Make sure to: 1. Use an app like MyFitnessPal to track your calories. 2. Never use cheat days, when you don't eat clean (but must be a rare occasion) always stay inside your calories. Remember: a cheat day may compensate 5/6 days of eating at 350cals deficit VERY easily.
I could never make 10k steps routinely until I started jogging. Download the Couch to 5k (c25k) or couch to 10k/half-marathon/marathon and follow the fairly gentle introduction to running. You will hit 5k steps from the easiest runs and get to one hour walk/runs which can be 8k+ steps after a couple weeks. It's so so much easier than trying to just walk and honestly becomes fun after a couple weeks of sucking
I noticed that on HN lately calories-deficit driven weight loss is considered controversial. I wonder what do you think about creationism VS evolution, folks.
Make sure to: 1. Use an app like MyFitnessPal to track your calories. 2. Never use cheat days, when you don't eat clean (but must be a rare occasion) always stay inside your calories. Remember: a cheat day may compensate 5/6 days of eating at 350cals deficit VERY easily.