Losing 50lbs in your 40s

I am going to be really controversial - this isn't as much pain as you think. All the talk of blood, sweat and tears - well that's one way. Actually just choosing not to eat junk is really easy. Avoiding the situations that put junk in front of you, tempting you, pulling you over to the fat side, not always easy. Find the triggers (mine is my family) and avoid them or reduce their impact.

Of course it depends on your goal, you want to run marathons then pain and suffering will be needed, if you just want to control your weight and be healthier, that is a change of the mind. I am demonstrative proof that if you are over weight and want to lose weight you can, I am equally demonstrative proof that if you stop paying attention and start succumbing to temptation then you will just put that weight back on again.

There is, of course, effort required. In my humble opinion there are two enemies to overcome, firstly time - you need to dedicate more time to you, to shopping, to food prep, and to exercise (dependent on your goal). The second is you - do you really want this, or do you want something else more? Are you trying to have your cake and eat it? No preaching, each person should be happy in their choice of lifestyle though if losing weight is truly important know that you will. Now can someone tell me how to keep it off?