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While I'm (only?) 34, I'm 6', and had hit 210. Not really fat by any means, but it was a wake-up call similar to what you had. I don't have a fitbit, but my phone tracks steps. I was doing 6000+ steps a day just at work, but wasn't doing much else.

My first step to weight loss was I caught the flu, and lost almost 10lb in a week. After I recovered, I told myself, this was a good kick-start. I cut out most breads, pastas, cut back on beer... basically I googled foods that cause bloat and cut those out. I also cut way back on soda. I'll drink iced coffee or iced tea instead. For me, this was all a pretty small change, and easy to do. I basically traded sandwiches for tacos, and pasta for sushi, and I think that's an upgrade all the way around.

At the same time, I upped my water intake a whole bunch, and if I feel hungry, my first go to is now a glass of water. If I still feel hungry, or tired in 20 min, I'll eat.

That's it for the diet part.

For exercise and activity, I downloaded a free app. There's a bunch of them, I like "Sworkit". It has a few built in workouts, and downloadable ones. I downloaded the "Beach Confident: Arms & Abs". It has customizable time settings. I was at 15min/day, and just changed to 20min/day. They are 30 second exercises that don't require equipment or anything fancy. There are .gif's that show you the movement. It moves you through the 30 second exercises with only 5 seconds between. Every couple min there is a 30 second break.

Now, I'm down to 180lb, have a pretty much flat stomach, abs are showing up, chest and shoulders are looking better. But the best part is, I feel better, have more energy through the day, and sleep better at night.

I thought my goal would be 175lb, but I'd be happy keeping at 180 and building definition. If I creep back to 185 and increase athleticism, that would be good too.

I hope you find something that works well for you.