BTW, the differing focus on how much of this macro or that you should have in your diet, things you should or should not eat and how often you should weigh are all really side issues; you will find people who succeed with differing opinions/beliefs on all those subjects. What you will find in common is discipline and commitment. Any diet will work if it results in eating less than you burn, but I think the best chance for long term success is to eat like you want to eat all the time, just with smaller portions and some things not as often. Then you just adjust to bump things up a little as you get close to target and finally you are at target and just continue with what you are doing. My mistake in years past was to eat completely differently while losing weight; denying myself treats and using a very limited menu of low cal choices. Then when I got to goal, I really didn't know how to eat to maintain. I would end up in yoyo cycles until one time I let it slip too far and gave up. I am very determined not to let that happen this time.