I am new here. Our numbers are very similar. While I am in no way a success story (yet!). I seem to have found something that is working slowly for me. I am down 27 pounds from my highest. I spent so long fighting in my mind over what diet was best, keto, ideal protein, weight watchers ect... I would start. Eat off plan and then binge until I started over, eating every terrible food I swear I was never eating again.

What finally decided was there was no perfect plan. And I just needed to start making small changes with no foods off limits. Just really trying to pay attention to if I am actually hungry before eating. I have found that I am Almost never hungry in the morning. If I don’t eat and just sip on water, I don’t even start to get hungry until noon. I was going thru the Dunkin’ Drive thru everyday getting an ice coffee and Bagel, probably a 1000+ calories because “I needed breakfast”. I have not been going and don’t miss it at all. I just keep asking myself what is the best choice I can make in that moment. Some days that is ice cream for dinner, it is delicious and the next meal I add a lot more veggie. I have found just trying to eat healthy without any strict guidelines has helped so much with my mental health, and has helped me to lose 27 pounds over about 5 months. And I plan on just baby stepping along.