Read the book "Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle" by Tom Venuto. Also get the app Lose It! for your mobile device and start using it. The book explains that you wa

Read the book "Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle" by Tom Venuto. Also get the app Lose It! for your mobile device and start using it. The book explains that you want to eat well and burn off calories with exercise since a caloric deficit will lead to weight loss, but reaching it through exercise rather than pure diet is much healthier. The app simply gamifies your diet and exercise and will help you track your journey towards your target weight (and you can do this on the free version)