Last week I got on my Urologists' scale during a routine visit.  271 lbs.  I'm tall and some of it is up top so it's not quite as bad as it sounds but that's still too heavy for me.  That's approaching my panic button weight.  I've been heavier... 296 was my fattest ever, back when my Lyme Disease was raging.  But 271 isn't comfortable for me.
    The last time I tried to lose weight and get in shape a bit my expectations were too grandiose.  My metabolism, along with many other things, has slowed down with age.  Dropping pounds is a lot harder than it was just ten or fifteen years ago. 
    This time I'm starting with no expectations.  I'm just going to cut the junk food out and work out as much as I can and see what happens. 
    The next time I'm scheduled to see a doctor is in four months so I'll probably get a weight then.

Try go carnivore for a month , worked really well for me

Don’t put your body in starvation mode. Sometimes you lose more weight by increasing calorie intake slightly if you start off too extreme in the diet and aren’t losing weight.

   Thanks for advice.  Yes, I walk the dogs every morning, about two miles.  I used to walk my last pack up to fourteen miles a day but I'm not getting any younger.  At almost sixty six, two miles at a brisk pace will have to do. 
   For starters I'm pretty much following what Bill suggests.  A big thing is no late snacks.  After dinner I'll eat nothing but fruit. 
    This week I'm just stretching after our dog walks.  Next week I'll start adding exercises.  The last time I tried this part of my program was working out with free weights.  I intend to do that again but this time around I'm going to skip squats.  My knees are crap and just won't handle that anymore.  That's what brought me to a halt last time.  I'm going to add stuff very slowly and see where this goes.  Hopefully there's at least one more success left in me.