All corrupt . Corruption runs amok ! <| sep |> Red dead , how y ' all forgetting about red dead ? <| sep |> I can hear the bots buzzing in anticipation already . <| sep |> I disagree with this . I am on this sub fairly often and we do not have that much spam . Do we get some once in a while , certainly . Do I see it voted down by the community , certainly . If people want to discuss the merits of standing on their head while they down a raw vegan smoothie they can go ahead . I don ' t believe it but their isn ' t proof it won ' t benefit them not talking about cleansing . <| sep |> Did you miss the not literally ? <| sep |> Honestly it sounds like you have all the right ideas . Replacing highcalorie foodsdrinks with lowcalorie equivalents e . g . diet soda instead of regular is a good idea . And for me , tracking calories in MFP has been the main gamechanger . I ' m getting so much better at recognising what foods are high in calories . I would recommend taking a look through the quick start guide that the AutoModerator posted from the links in there , figure out your TDEE make sure you select ' sedentary ' and set yourself a daily calorie goal that you feel will be manageable for the long term maybe about 500 under TDEE and then log your fooddrink as obsessively as you can in MFP for a while and try to keep to that goal . I wouldn ' t worry too much about other lifestyle changes for now , the most important thing is to make sure that calories in calories out and do it in a way that ' s sustainable for the long term .