I am in my late 30s and I lost 40 pounds (from 252 to 212) over the course of about 5 months. It wasn’t easy but the idea was simple – eat less, exercise more. First thing, I had to decide to do it. I knew it wasn’t going to be a diet pill or some quick easy fix. It was going to take some sweat and discipline.
I took up diet cola, eating less for lunch and dinner. Same foods, just much less. Cut out the bad foods I was eating at 11pm. Then running (slowly) at night. Why at night? Because it was cooler (temp) and I couldn’t see how far I had gone or had left to go. Also, don’t weigh yourself everyday. Do it once a week so you can see the changes in bigger numbers. I remember the first week saying “If I didn’t lose 5 pounds after all I gave up, I quit!” – I lost 7.5!
Make a decision, you can do it. I’m no runway model, but people for sure noticed.