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What a pain in the . Online in Chrome it seems no problem. Online on my droid (Galaxy S9), it's been a pain but after resetting my password eleventeen times, it works now. I cannot get MyFitnessPal email/password to work on Safari on OSX. Interestingly, an entry for a password for MyFitnessPal is correct in Safari…

I am not going hungry. Got a few beers in there, too, and some walking/jogging. Rate of loss is already slowing.

Still going. 19 down since mid-May-ish. 235 now. At some point am going to look at my chaotic eating patterns and try to overlay a reasonable eating plan, plus schedule mild exercise.

It just feels like I store calories very well. Slow metabolism?

Good point.

No, 2 lbs. per week is not reasonable, because I won't stick to it if I hate it. Am aiming for 1.5 lbs. I would maintain with 2100 I suspect, and not lose.

Ahhh, I need to look at TDEE. And the calculator I found says 2600. So, it's kinda doable if I want to be unhappy. Thanks all!

Hi, Thanks for that. Actually, punishing myself did come to mind, as did making up for yesterday. I might still try the latter, but over the week and not just in one day. Cheers, Sean

Fell off the healthy-eating wagon yesterday. Am going to call it a "bad cheat day" and move back to how I have been eating. Hopefully one day won't derail me too badly.

So, glycemic index value is irrelevant when determining weight gain or loss, it really is about CICO?

Hey, I could, yes; that might not be such a bad idea. Am willing to see how I do on my own, though, as well. I work a couple of jobs and have 3 kids in college, sooooo ... adding another appointment to my schedule is not so easy (quite bonkers, actually). I did ask Google, who knows everything, about prediabetes, and…

"Prediabetic," yes, but I'm not quite sure what that means. I figured it just meant I was obese. Is there actually a measurement that defines "prediabetic"? Also, as mentioned, the doc didn't tell me a calorie number. I came up with 1600 initially on MFP because I wanted to lose 2lb per week. But, I changed it to 1800…

Bottom line is about reducing calories. I began by eating a lot of fruit, because, yum, but there's a lot of sugar in there. Veggies are a better, but more yucky option. By reducing but not eliminating carbs, by getting rid of pasta and spuds, for example, I am reducing calories. Am drinking way less beer, too, which helps…

Hey, Thanks for the thoughts. Some additional info: My doc didn't say 20 carbs, 25 fat, and 55 protein. He also didn't say 1600 calories a day, which was what I first set as my goal. So, I was asking the group if those seemed reasonable for what the doc did say: Paraphrased, he said: "Don't eat potatoes, bread, pasta, or…

Thanks all! I weigh in on Tuesdays, so will see what tomorrow brings.

Today, I read about "keto" diets. I hadn't heard of them before (I had heard of "South Beach"). That's not what I am doing. I am reducing some particular sources of carbs, potatoes, pasta, bread, and rice, but not cutting them out entirely and not cutting out carbs from other sources.

Right. What I read was that beer has a high glycemic index, so that the body gets a ton of glucose from it, whereas wine and hard liquor have a low glycemic index, so the body gets little glucose from them. That is, it isn't the alcohol in beer that's giving you weight gain, it's the malt and other stuff.

To help the discussion, I found this eight-year-old article about alcohol, beer, weight gain, and the glycemic index. https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/new-book-claims-that-nightly-glass-of-wine-wont-go-straight-to-the-hips/news-story/34f60b297b9d6be65a929b03a02c78ce

I started with cardio this week.

I do mix it up. And, truth be told, salad is ok. :D

Yeah, not a fan of lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, celery... :D Yuck.

Am 5'7" and 255#. So, 50 is okay for now. :D

As was pointed out, I need to eat like a human. I am eating simpler and fewer processed foods, but fruit and granola, etc., have lots of carbs and, even though I'm eating more salad (yuck), I'm over on carbs a fair bit. So, I plan to adjust my percentages along the lines of those suggested here over the coming week. Thanks…

I want to drop to a lower century, so 199.

Thanks everyone. I think my percentages will shift as I figure this out, but you've given me a bunch of info. to consider and use.

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That makes sense and "backwards" is sometimes how I go about things, unfortunately. I will adjust calories to 1800. Let's see what happens over three weeks and I'll update here and revise my plan as suggested and needed.

Gotcha. 2lbs is aggressive. Based on past experience, that will be more like 1-1.5 for me. 1500 is bare minimum, and I'm aiming for it but will adjust based on how I feel and also not worry if I come in over 1500 but less than 2000.

My doc is a DO. Seems to know his stuff. Anyway, I am certainly considering the practicality of this change in food and how I feel as I go along. As you say, I have to eat like a person. :D

Thanks guys. I'll adjust carbs and fat up and protein down. 1500 is low. I'll see how that goes. Am happy with less than 2k.