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first: don't stress it, sustainable weight loss is slow everything else will end up with you regaining the weight when you stop with whatever hyped up diet or hardcore sports program you tried.
find an activity, that burns calories that you enjoy doing, and do it because it's fun. try new things when something is not fun.
identify a high calorie source that you can somewhat easily eliminate, for many people that's sugary drinks (including fruit juice).
get yourself to step on a scale every morning. weight is on a downwards trend week to week? you are on the right track. keep doing what you are doing.
weight goes up sometimes? don't worry that happens we are running a marathon here. if it keeps increasing you'll either can do more activities that burn calories or find another calorie source you can cut back on.
It might also help, to either eat slower, because "being not hungry" has a delay or drink a glass of water before every meal, so you'll feel full faster.
and always remember, this is not a sprint, sometimes you'll gain weight, that does not mean you failed, you don't start back at zero.