Welcome! An 80 lb goal is ambitious, but lots of people do it. You may find the pre-diabetic takes care of itself when you start making progress on the weight goal.

FWIW, I got the diabetic diagnosis in 2016. I lost 100+ lbs over the next two and a half years. I was initially on metformin but manage the glucose with diet now.

Let us know how things are going in this journey.

Are you checking glucose?

I think probably the first step is to log everything. I found MFP to be a great way to do this. You don't REALLY know what you are doing until you are good about logging. Set some reasonable goals for yourself. I went by the charts with recommended deficits for a pound a week. When I hit a plateau, I would drop another 100 calories.

One of the things I found is that while the charts give you a starting point, we are all a little different. I am in maintenance and have been since 2018. To maintain, I have a target of 1600 calories a day or I start gaining. The charts would have you believe this should have me losing weight, but it doesn't. Some of it you just have to figure out my logging and tracking.

If you are checking glucose you can track that as well.

365daysandheathy wrote: »

Thanks all for replying to me. I will take on board what you have all said. I used TDEE calculator to work my deficit out and am on 1600 a day. Mfp put me at 1200 and I know from past experience that will be impossible to stick to for the long journey ahead.

You have to have something you can sustain.

Listen to Dr Jason Fung on youtube, get some finger pricks to see what your glucose is really doing (and keep a record), add a bit of exercise to your daily routine. Glad we're friends here!