Newbie advice required!

I had similar complications.My weight kept going up and up. I was trying all sorts of so called healthy eating plans but I inevitably would sabotage myself with a long bout of binging. I was injured to where it was and still is hard and painful to exercise normally. The good news is that I figured out how to control my weight at will without sabotaging myself with bouts of binging and without feeling deprived but there is a huge learning curve. Essentially, for me it was learning about the KETO diet and doing it that made me realize that just about everything that is being taught about loosing weight does not apply when you are insulin resistant. Cut out the carbs, replace them with fats and proteins and watch the pounds melt off. You won't feel hungry either because your body will utilize the fat in your body for fuel rather than glucose. You will be able to cut meals down from 3 or more down to just 1 a day without feeling deprived. Will you be able to do it even if you have a sweet tooth? The answer is yes. There are a number of sweeteners that don't add carbs. Eventually, probably in about a month, you won't have that overwhelming desire for sweets any more. Once you control your weight thru KETO then exercise is more for health and fitness. You don't need to exercise to lose the weight. However you will still want to exercise. You can exercise your shoulders, back and neck using dumb bells, and isometric. You can substitute push aways for pushup which is just standing away from a wall (if your ankle will handle this) or door opening and place your hands on the wall and push away and then let your self lean back into the wall. The farther you stand away from the wall the more resistance. Find the amount of lean that will allow you to exercise without pain to your hernia. You can also do leg exercises by sitting on a chair and doing leg extensions using an ankle weight or resistance bands. Lay on the floor and you can do leg raises with just 1 leg at a time. Basically, find movements you can do that won't injure yourself more. Experiment with yoga positions that you can do. Anything that works your muscles is exercise. You can get your aerobics in just by moving your arms back and forth at a rapid rate or if your hernia can handle it, lay on the floor and put your legs above you and do bicycle movements with them. Or how about hopping on your good leg up and down on a mini trampoline or rebounder. Hang onto something for balance so you don't fall off. You can do it. The future is yours. Contact me if you want more info. I will help in anyway I can. The main thing that changed my life around was when I stopped listening to the majority of the health experts that told me that fat was a bad thing to eat and to eat healthy things like fruit, grain products, and dairy. That stuff was literally killing me at a fast pace.

I think I stated that in my message. I was describing my experience which took me much of my lifetime to learn. I am not selling anything but some people might like help without public eyes like yours critiquing everything they say. I am glad you figured it out but like you say, some people don't have your characteristics and experiences.