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Yeah, next is exercise. But you don't need to rush into it if you aren't ready for that yet. Remember, CICO is the main factor in losing weight. The reason why exercise will be helpful for losing weight is that you'll be burning off some calories that you've eaten, so your "calories out" will increase. A majority of weight loss is going to happen based on the food that you eat because it's going to be much easier to decrease your "calories in" than it is going to be to increase your "calories out."

Neon is 100% right on all accounts; you're going to feel powerful, healthier, and definitely sexier. But I just want to reiterate that the first step here is going to be making some kind of change. Personally, for me, incremental changes over time worked much more effectively than trying to drastically change everything at once. Does that mean that it'll work best for you? Who knows! You say that you used to be an athlete and were in the military, so exercise definitely isn't totally foreign to you.

If right now all you're capable of doing is trying to manage your diet better and walking around the block a couple times a week, then that alone is enough to get this train moving. Eventually, you'll want to walk around the block more often, and then progress to jogging or biking.

I personally found that weight lifting was much easier for me at first than cardio. I couldn't really run to save my life, but as a bigger guy it was a bit easier for me to get into a weight lifting routine. We'd be happy to answer any questions on the topic if you're interested in learning more. I can even try to help you develop an easy beginner's routine as you get started.
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