[Enchante]

WOW, you are my hero. I’m struggling with my weight at a similar age and would love to manage that kind of decrease....

[Myrddin]

I installed the "MyFitnessPal" on my Android cellphone. Added the annual "Premium" option. Set up custom calorie distribution per the "Zone" diet with calories: 30% protein, 30% fat, 40% carbs. Set up daily targets: M/Th 600 calories. Fr, Sat, Sun, Tu, Wed 1250 calories. Installed Garmin Connect and connected a "vivofit 2" to track sleep/exercise. The app has a bar code scanner to record breakfast/lunch/dinner/snack entries. You can adjust a serving size e.g. a 190 calorie protein bar cut in half is 95 calories and entered as 1/2 a serving.

Typical dinner fare: Applebee's Cedar Grilled Lemon Chicken @ 570 calories plus pomegranate ice tea at 35 calories. Breakfast is often a 160 calorie Premier Protein chocolate shake from Costco. 30 gr of protein. Lunch is often a Plenti Greek yogurt with black cherry at 140 calories. Dinner on Mon/Thu is Lean Cuisine Herb Roasted Chicken at 170 calories.

Honest entry of consumption into the app helps. Restaurant's often having a searchable menu option inside the MyFitnessPal app to help tailor options.

My wife has dropped from 182 to 140 over the same time frame. She is targeting around 130 for a finish.