Not willpower. Not a broken metabolism. A gap between what you think you ate and what you ate. Nine questions, about two minutes, and you leave with three numbers and the reason the last attempt did not hold.
Nothing here goes to a list. I read these myself.
Because age sits directly in the equation, and because under 18 means I am not the right person, and I would rather say that now than at the end.
Today's, not the one you are aiming at. Because the estimate is built from where you are standing, and a goal weight quietly hands you a number that belongs to someone else.
Not your best week. Because this multiplier moves your number by 400 calories or more, and picking the flattering one only means the plan fails later and you blame yourself for it.
A formula's guess. It has never seen you eat.
Four more questions and I will tell you which of these is actually your problem, because for most people it is none of them.
Everything that applies. Because the number of failed attempts changes what you need next more than your weight does.
One answer, the one you already know is true. Because this is the only question here that changes what I would say to you.
Because six months and six years are different problems wearing the same clothes.
Because if you have never tracked, your number is a guess. If you tracked and stopped, the number was never the problem.
Because I answer these myself, one at a time, and there is nowhere else for the answer to go.