I'm definitely not the fittest person, but I'm never taking any diet drugs. Past month and half, I've just been walking a bit more outside and doing some treadmill walking. Lost 12 lbs. And I just started doing light weights a few days ago (just doing some ultra basic bicep curls from watching a YT guy to see proper form). So I'll add in some basic weights a couple times a week.
I'm just trying to lose some wieght. Not be Mr Olympia.
I'm not even eating that much better either. Maybe a touch better, but still eating some chips and pop after dinner watching NBA and NHL playoffs.
It's actually not hard to lose weight. Just comes down to willpower, how much, how fast, and if your goal is simply weight loss or also trying to get some lean and mean muscle tone.
One thing that might work help avoid bad food in the fridge is stuff your fridge with more healthy stuff leaving you less room to put bad food in. It's tough since I'm single so I always got room in the fridge, but if I stuff it with more fruits, veggies, bottles of water, Brita water jug etc..... it crowds out the space to stuff it with 1kg tubs of macaroni salad (I love that shit!) etc... dont get me wrong, as I said I havent eaten much better but it's a start. I never planned to go cold turkey on tasty food or look like Schwarenegger. I just want to drop weight hoping I can get back to 20 years ago by year end. And if some light weights work helps tone up all the better. I just did the weights stuff more to do from walking boredom, so it's something different to do.