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It sounds like you are overthinking it. Just eat normally, counting and sticking roughly to your macronutrient needs, and as long as you are in a caloric deficit by the end of each day you'll be losing weight.
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aaaaaaaaaaaaand I'm outta here
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Not the best thing to do imo, as you can't always be in control of all those conditions. If 2 consecutive weigh-ins were off by 2lbs then that's half a month of unclear readings and frustration/excess calorie adjustment/excess cardio as a result. Every other day and a weekly average of such would give you much more…
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Try and weigh in every/every other day and take a weekly average, because your weight's going to fluctuate due to lots of reasons - water retention, poop timings, amount of sleep etc. So as long as you're seeing 1-2 pounds of weight loss a week things are on track.
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Why do you think you can't rely on the scale once you're less than 20 pounds overweight?
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The type of food you're eating isn't the problem. You either aren't counting your calories properly, or aren't at enough of a caloric deficit to lose weight. Eat basically what you want in moderation, but track it effectively and make sure you're ~400 calories under your maintenance calories. This can be found, although…
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Did this idiot genuinely just promote durianrider and his dangerous diet? The guy's an idiot. 'The fat you consume is the fat you wear' is a disproven and outdated myth. It doesn't matter what you eat - you can't spot reduce fat. Also there's nothing wrong with eating anything as long as you're in a caloric deficit and…
