I always thought if you eat smaller portions (no sugar) and exercise you would lose the weight.When ever I went to a restaurant , I would only eat half of what they gave me and took the rest home for another meal. I did this a few years ago and lost over 50lbs. People thought I was sick cause I went from 215 to 155 in a year. I need to get off the see food diet and start doing what I did years before. I also think it's harder to lose the weight the older you get.
Good luck!