Need to lose 120 pounds

120 lbs. is daunting, but you can absolutely do it. I've lost 95 here in just under a year. No heroic exercise, almost entirely a question of calorie budget. For me the secret has been absolutely consistently daily logging and staying under my budget; I resisted the urge to think I could bust the budget for this, that, or the other "special occasion." I didn't log what I was eating before to get a baseline, but that sounds like a good idea. I just started out eating mostly the same food, but in sharply reduced portions. Gradually I adjusted the sort of thing that seemed important enough to budget for, leaving out things that were too expensive calorie-wise for the amount of enjoyment I got out of them. Anything I really, really want, though, I find room in the budget for, somehow, though often in a miniature serving-size. It took me a while to get used to small serving sizes, but it's no longer very difficult. I don't get hungry any more, either. One more thing: especially at first, I found it essential to pre-log my meals, that is, planning before I even served my plate. That way I could cut out a dish or adjust portions so everything would fit, instead of finding out after the fact that I'd blown the budget, a real morale-bruiser. I do best when I plan a whole meal, serve it, and know that when I'm done with it, that's it until the next meal. I don't do well grazing and improvising and snacking.