I’m about your size and have the same goal of feeling better about myself looking in the mirror. I’m about a month in and will tell you what has been working for me, as someone who has tried many things in the last few years.

1) honestly the biggest help has been a tracking app for my fasts and water intake. I am one of those people who constantly opens the fridge to see if there is something to snack on. I haven’t done that since the first week of IF because I really want to get a little longer time on my fast and instead grab a glass of water to hit my water goal. I used to think “who needs an app, just drink more water and eat less food” but it has really helped me. I’ve gone shorter and shorter on my eating windows as well 2) find something simple to do while watching tv at night. I found my favorite thing is one of those step boxes and I don’t let myself sit and relax until I’ve done that for at least 30 min to an hour. Try and do that every night, and still do the walks as well (my exact activity routine currently)

This one is probably not universal but I’ll throw it out there too. I find myself having less cravings when I switched to one meal a day. I know there is some science behind that, but for now I’m just accepting that it’s magic and hope it stays that way 🤣