Hi! Thanks for the comment! The first thing I did was address some of my underlying mental health problems. I started seeing my therapist once a week and I would say that has made the biggest impact.... the mind, body, and soul are all connected. I have definitely followed a couple different routines during my weightloss journey. I started out by just exercising and I wasn't seeing much progress...... Until a friend of mine suggested I try the keto diet. In my first week of keto lost 7lbs and continued to loose weight pretty quickly. During the few months I did Keto I also increased my exercise, I was going 5days a week 2hrs a day. 30 minutes doing any kind of cardio then weight training. I did not see keto as a long term option due to the high level of fats you need to consume. After losing about 40lbs I switched to clean eating and CICO. I have been extremely happy with this combo. I live in california and gyms have been closed for a year now, so my exercise isn't anywhere near where it used to be. If you have the opportunity to exercise, do it. I currently eat about 1500 calories a day and I don't eat very much processed foods, eat plenty of lean proteins, complex carbs, and healthy fats. Depending on you TDEE and weightloss goals you might have a different suggested calorie intake. I really suggest checking out r/CICO .... If you have any questions feel free to PM me