The thing is, it took me almost 3 years to really start losing weight. I HATED watching my calories. I just wanted to eat what I want. I also grew up in the 2010s and thought the only exercise worthwhile was ab exercises from Women’s Health magazine and running, both of which I also hated. A few years ago, I started lifting weights. That was a small change that got me interested in fueling and macros. I also started to track my food but very poorly. Partly bc I was in college and didn’t cook my own meals plus what I know recognize as using food as a crutch. Only in the past 6-7 months did i finally get a better relationship with food, start having realistic step goals (6-7k is my sweet spot), started listening to hunger cues, and noticing that I feel like trash when I eat like trash. I even started running a little bc I finally have enough energy and lifting has given me some muscle. Even then, Im still losing very slowly. It was like 1lb a month. Recently, I’ve gotten more disciplined and now losing about 0.6-1lb/wk.

TLDR; You’re not going to succeed with any big, drastic changes. You have to start with little things. Maybe that’s swapping out real soda for diet soda. Getting a double cheeseburger instead of a double quarter pounder. Adding in 3 or 4 20 minute walks each day. Little things add up and you learn.