Appetite

If the problem isn't hunger or nutrition, the best solution isn't food.

Really think about your eating triggers. Identify the root cause. Yep, journaling can help with that. Make a list of possible ways to address that root cause directly. Try them until you find ones that work. Not every experiment will succeed, but some will. Keep working at it, you'll succeed overall.

Boredom? New or resumed hobbies, bonus if they're ones that require clean hands (needlework, sketching, playing a musical instrument, etc.) or create dirty hands (painting, home improvement projects, carpentry, gardening, etc.).

Stress? Reduce or eliminate the sources to the extent possible. For the rest, classic stress management techniques: The journaling, warm showers or bubblebaths, calming music, mild exercise (like yoga, stretching, a casual walk outdoors), a creative pursuit, prayer or meditation, etc.

Emotions? Some of the above, as a distraction or effect-reducer. Or, sit with the emotions and feel them, pour them into that journal, work through why you feel that way and what some responses are that could potentially avoid future repeats or handle similar situations more productively. Express them in a poem, painting, music, or other creative pursuit. (The results don't need to be objectively "good", just expressive. The process is the point, not the product. You can burn the product, show it to no one, if you want.)

Tired? Improve sleep quality/quantity if possible. Gradually, manageably increase activity and tune up nutrition to increase energy. Stress reduction will help with this, too. If you must eat for energy, have a plan for easy, calorie-efficient snacks or meals you can turn to without much thought.

Also, don't try to lose weight aggressively fast, cut calories to the bone, unnecessarily restrict tasty foods you could moderate in portion size or frequency, think you need to do punitively intense miserable exercise. None of that is essential. Make an easier plan, the easiest plan that still gradually delivers results.

Someone here called weight management a long series of problem-solving opportunities. I think that's right. You many not be able to solve all the problems all at once, but you can chip away and make progress. That will make weight loss easier, and as a bonus will improve other aspects of your life as well.

You can do this. I'm cheering for you!