Good old fashioned exercise and eating right to lose weight

I gave up on the intermittent fasting (see two previous posts) because I wanted needed to see something come off the scale in the first few days and I did not. So, I'm going back to a method I've used before successfully - regular exercise and counting calories with an eye on keeping my Fat/Carb/Protein percentages pretty balanced.

I'm using this great free app called MyPlate that helps you easily count your calories, your water intake, and your exercise. It provides a summary that shows the percentage breakdown of Fat/Carb/Protein calories. Looking at different recommendations, I'm shooting for a 20/45/35 split.

What I found is that when I count the macro-breakdown (as it seems to be called in today's jargon), I naturally eat waaaayyyy too many carbs and not enough protein.

A few other things I'm trying to do:
- Obviously eat as natural as possible. Good fat (avocados, olive oil) not bad fat (fried food).
- If I eat bread, it's only for the breakfast meal
- Vegetables as much as possible
- Lean protein (fish, white meat chicken, turkey)

Also, workout everyday. After three days of watching MyPlate, and riding my bike / walking for at least an hour a day, the scale budged! After watching it fluctuate all last week between 222 and 225, this morning it hit 220!!

I'll be diligent this week and report in next week.