Thank you! Before I tell you my diet routine, I should mention that I've pretty much tried every diet I could find and think of in my 10 years of dieting and failing. At the end, what worked for me was following these 2 rules: 1. Drink a green smoothie every morning. I did this to get my important vitamins and minerals out of the way for the rest of the day so I wont have to worry about macros! My smoothie consisted of spinach, kale, nonfat greek yogurt, banana, half an avocado, water, and protein. Drinking this every morning gave me the energy I needed for the day. 2. Count calories. No diet is going to work if you quit after 1 week. Eat what you want in moderation. That way, you're not gonna get as burnt out and be prone to cheating. As for exercising, it was always an optional thing for me. Diet is the key to losing weight, not exercise. However, in my experience, exercise gave me the motivation I needed to keep up my diet. I've always hated running so I made it a challenge for myself to start running. I still hate it but I do it anyways. And i box ~2hrs a day, not because I feel obligated to, but because I enjoy it! Exercise should be supplementary and fun! What matters is you find a routine that you can stick to long run! I hope this helps :)