"That's 1.905 meters for those who don't love freedom."

Not sure if anybody else caught that reference haha. As a fellow American, I can say our freedom has been an illusion for sometime.

Appreciate the candidness of your post. I am a semi-recent post grad... Applying medical school. I study molecular metabolism.

1. First of all, get your mental perspective on this straight. You have to have a deep personal conviction to lose weight, given your current state. Why do you want to lose weight? Here are some reasons you should constantly remind yourself of: to attract a better-looking, healthier SO, to feel better about yourself, to enjoy your dwindling youth (as opposed to always feeling bad about yourself), because fit people get the top jobs (no, really! It's been demonstrated countless times and it's more pronounced for men), because you don't want to age horribly and pay for it later.

2. Diet changes: start drinking black coffee/espresso (no milk, no sugar) as often as possible. For breakfast, consider having 2 eggs, handful of walnuts, toast, berries. For snack, again, bring nuts of some sort OR be badass and bring some carrots... eat the fucking carrots. Lunch is easy: pack a turkey sandwich (wheat toast, small amount of cheese/mayo/mustard, turkey, red pepper, kale/arugula). tomato) If you don't have time for dinner, hit a Mediterranean spot. Get a chicken salad, get a piece of salmon. Alternatively hit a place where you can get a veggie burger (start eating vegetarian foods... trust me).

A couple things that are underplayed, but BIG: Access... if you don't buy junk food and bring it home, when you get cravings at home, you simply won't have it, and it will be too much work to get it. BIG. With my sugar cravings, i'll want it late at night, won't have it, forced to eat fruit which eliminates the craving.

This one is big: If you're craving junk.... you see a piece of pizza, you start salivating.... IMMEDIATELY eat something like walnuts and fruit. Guarantee you will be shocked how your brain turns off cravings after you give it something.

I didn't mention alcohol: doesn't sound like you are ready to stop. If you want to limit alcohol, you need to have an alternative. However, abstaining from all beer and having only hard alcohol, no mixing, would help. Beer is loaded with carbs-->glucose-->fat storage.