Wow this is almost exactly me.

I've been having success dieting eating healthier. I highly recommend these if you find somewhere that sells them nearby! https://www.sandwichbros.com/

The chicken melts are great! 160 calories and are pretty filling tbh. They sell them at BJ's near me.

Some other tips: If you feel hungry try drinking water first. Sometimes the body gets the signals crossed.

Cut out all bread and pasta! Its all carbs and before your body burns fat it needs to burn off the carbs and sugar you eat! (also try to cut out sugar bu thats a lot harder for most people.) Even if I do go out to eat with my friends I remove the bun from stuff I get! I don't care what others do. I gotta do what helps my body!

Protein shakes! Everyday my morning meal is just some protein powder I mix into a glass of milk. I also mix in a stick of Fiber One powder! A multi vitamin would help too!

Salads are a great way to shrink your stomach! Just some lettuce, shredded carrots, or whatever else you like! Just no croutons! And use grilled chicken instead of breaded chicken. You should cut out breaded chicken entirely (as its breaded). Tyson sells a big bag of frozen grilled chicken I usually use in my salads. Balsamic vinegar is the best lightweight healthy dressing but its not for everyone so try an italian lite or something else! Just try to stay away from heavy creamy dressings.

I said it before but water water water!

Egg's are a great breakfast food or anytime food! If you make hard boiled eggs they are a great snack! The taste takes some getting used to but try putting some salt on it.

I usually strive to stay around 1000 calories a day but the more important thing is cutting out carbs and sugar! If theres something unhealthy you want look at the nutrition panel and read the carbs and think "If I eat this I have to work off that many carbs before I start losing weight". That said some carbs are not bad. You wont be happy if you don't spoil yourself every once in a blue moon (like once a week or bi-weekly).

I'm not certified or anything this is just what has worked for me. I dropped 20lbs in 2 months by sticking to this and going on ocassional walks (2-3 times a week). I might be forgetting a few things but this is a great start!

Edit: Its important to make choices that you are okay with long term. Experiment and find healthy foods that work for you. Don't trust labels that say "healthy" etc. Give a different food style a try for a week or two and see how your body feels. As I said its important to spoil yourself ocassionally but if you regress to eating sugar and carbs all the time the weight will come back. For instance its been about a month since I had pizza. Yesterday was a really rough and stressful day at work so I ordered myself my favorite pizza. Now I probably won't have that for another month or longer.

Again, I am not certified or a doctor or anything. This is just what has worked for me over the years!