As a contrary take, start doing weights. Go for walks. Not short ones. Adjust eating, but largely do so to give yourself more time for the activity. If it m

As a contrary take, start doing weights. Go for walks. Not short ones. Adjust eating, but largely do so to give yourself more time for the activity. If it motivates you, jog or run. Bike, if you can and that motivates you. What never worked for me, was just changing diet. No matter what the food, I can eat a lot of it. Unreasonably so. After a run of most any length, eating is just not something I want to do. Same for a long bike ride. So, yeah, don't expect that exercise can lead to weight loss on its own. But also don't be surprised if you can't eat the same while doing exercise. Of course, I think that is a related trap. High level athletes have a lot of calories they need. A lot of energy bars and such are necessary for long hikes, but complete overkill for walks. So, odds are you should avoid athletic food until you are an athlete...