Everything in moderation

You probably won’t find example of all you are looking for.

I weighed and counted while losing, but do neither in maintenance, nor do I exercise in the extreme.

If you are unwilling to log and weigh your food for the length of time needed for you to lose your weight, why not do it short term.

Spend a month logging and weighing everything you are eating right now, no deficit.

After a month look through your log and see where you can make changes.
Veg with dip instead of chips, or 50/50.
Cut potatoes, pasta and rice by 50 cals per serving.
Re balancing your breakfast by cutting cereal but adding an egg.
Not snacking when you aren’t hungry but bored.
Just suggestions, you will do you.

Once you have seen where you can alter your intake without feeling deprived, log for another month at a reasonable deficit. No need to go all out at 2lbs a week. If you can stick to 0.5-1 lbs a week long term you have greater chance of success.

During that month really learn the portion size, visually, of your most commonly eaten foods.

The following month visually log your food and see if you are on track.

Adjust your cals every 10 or so lbs lost. The less you weigh the fewer calories your body needs.

For exercise, walk, dance, just make a point of moving more.

Think of something you’d like to do and train for it. It can be as simple as getting to the top of a local hill to admire the view, to snorkling with fish off the coast of Australia, to building a patio so you can sit out in the summer with a glass of wine. (Examples of things I have done for movement)
Long term, short term, it doesn’t matter, just find reasons to move.

Cheers, h.

I didn't eliminate any food groups or even any foods, and I didn't do excessive exercise. But I did accurately count calories, often using a food scale, and still do in maintenance.

I'd think it would be pretty lucky to lose weight without at least one of your criteria.

You have a lot of weight to lose, so it's possible that in the beginning you'll be able to lose weight by just getting a little exercise and being mindful of your portions and places you're wasting calories. Like switching to diet soda or stocking up on lower calorie snacks. But I think most people would start to stall out as they move down through the overweight category.

Logging is really not that difficult or time consuming once it becomes a habit. Why not start out with a moderate goal, like 1 lb per week, and just log your food, occasionally using a food scale for calorie dense stuff, and see how it goes? Some folks luck out and don't have to be super detail oriented.

Once I finally decided to lose weight, calorie counting was actually easier than I thought. The bonus for me was that knowing the amount of calories I was eating reduced the stress of just guessing and hoping the scale would be kind to me each week.

Losing weight is hard. Being overweight is hard. Pick your hard.

I struggled with my weight my entire life. At the age of 59 I realized I was going to kill myself at the rate I was going. I was well over 200 lbs. had high blood pressure and was type 2 diabetic. Although I had dieted off and on my whole life I decided to try again to make some changes. No I didn't find a magic cure. If there was one we would have all heard about it but I started making small changes to my lifestyle. I quit eating Chinese takeout for lunch every day. I started bringing a Lean Cuisine for lunch instead. I gave up my daily candy habit. I started counting my calories and logging what I ate in MFP. Over time I made more and more healthy choices and changes. I started walking daily. I've lost over 100 lbs. I'm now at a healthy weight and I've maintained for over a year. What made it different this time was that I made small changes over time and counted my calories but I never went on a particular diet. I can live with my new way of eating. You can do the same. Start small and don't try to lose 5 lbs a week. Start with a reasonable goal and work on changing things you can live with permanently. I have no desire to go back to my old way of life. I enjoy the way I eat now and logging my food takes only a few minutes daily and keeps me on track. I still try to walk 5 to 6 days a week and have found it is a great appetite suppressant and mood elevator. Good luck.