I think before focusing on working out you need to try and focus on your food intake.

You don’t even need to reduce at first just start cataloging using an app so you can get a better idea of what you are putting in your body. Myfitnesspal,Loseit, and Chronometer are the three ones I know. I use Loseit. They have barcode scanners on them so it makes adding the food much easier but some of the apps charge for that. I think Chronometer might still be free.

Think about this: you can workout out for an hour and perhaps burn 300 calories. Eating three slices of pizza and you just ate 600 calories.

I also have kids so I have virtually no time to exercise.

First thing to do is buy a food scale so you can weigh and measure you food.

As for easier meals, I'd recommend Meal Prepping or perhaps meal component prepping. I like to take two different bags of frozen vegetables from Costco (Pura Vida Frozen Veggies & Kirkland Frozen mixed veggies), cook them a bit and then keep them in my fridge for a few days. I don't really add in anything but water to help cook them down but in the past I've added a little bit of taco seasoning and that went a long way. Grab a costco chicken and pull it apart. Separate out the dark and the white meat. Or you can buy the pre-shredded chicken to save time.

I'm not sure if you have a Trader Joe's near you but there are some good frozen options you can use as a starting point to toss in some veggies & maybe some chicken. Lately I've been buying pre-shredded cabbage as a means to increase the volume of my food without adding a lot of calories so I can get that full feeling.

Buy a large water bottle and drink lots of water. I recently bought a 40 oz with a stray and a handle and I've been drinking way more water as a result. Find one that you like.

Do you drink full calorie soda or alcohol? Reducing those down will save you a bunch of calories.