Thank you Unaluna. I have a large amount of weight to lose. Technically to get to what they consider a “Normal” BMI- I have around 100lbs to lose. I do not intend to lose that much. When I was younger I was at that normal BMI weight and I looked terribly thin and didn’t feel good. I set my goal to lose 80lbs. I did drastically change my diet and cut out soda. It’s mostly water for me now. I do flavor the water with those flavor squeeze drops. I can’t do all plain water every day all day. The squeeze drops are sugar free. This is definitely a journey and I’m pretty sure I’m spending more time than I need to be on those groups over-analyzing advice. Haha. Definitely my portions are a lot smaller as well. Like you mentioned with your noodles. Most things for me are divided into smaller meals. I also do protein shakes but not daily.