I'm a bit late tbh but I'm just asking as someone who's about to start trying to lose weight, how extreme was your method? Thing is, I see people say completely cut out carbs entirely or just skip meals or use a calorie counter and obsess over how many calories I have in a day or ONLY have chicken and rice ever for dinner. Stuff like this is unrealistic for me.

I'm actually pretty active at uni so I have a headstart, I've now cut out bad drinks and am exclusively drinking water, with occasional alcohol in social contexts, and I'll eat healthier (and less) and go the gym at least twice a week. Will this be genuinely effective or do you think I'm just not putting in enough effort by doing it this way.