They say one should only make one or two changes at a time. In a deja vu moment, many changes are needed. Many of these ideas have been tried in the past. All those failures can be viewed as practice, right?
New and reinforced habits:
- Cardio 30 minutes a day
- 10,000 steps per day
- Stretch every day
- Strength exercise two to four times a week
- Take walking breaks during the day; maybe even leave the Shire – go to the gym or outside (per NP Dina Shah)
- Drink 10 glasses of water
- Eliminate diet soda (a “chemical-filled diuretic” per NP Dina Shah)
- Establish the Shire as a junk-food free zone
- No more Seamless (or limit it and change the type of food ordered)
- Healthy snacks
- Eat more vegetables
- Do meal planning (last because it may well be the most difficult)
That’s a start. More will probably follow.
Along the Graybeard Trail 
If you’re using a Fitbit, #5 can be a no-brainer, because it vibrates at 10 minutes before the hour to tell you to get 250 steps every hour (unless you already have).
The hardest one n the beginning for me was #7. Now I never even think about it.
Still struggling with 11 because I’m married to a veggie-phobe.
#12 is one I’ve been doing all my adult life. I’ve found that every day I need to plan my personal menu for the day (I use MyFitnessPal) Then when I’m presented with goodies at a party, or pass-around snacks at Happy Hour, I can tell whether I need to cut something else out before I start.
It’s possible. I’ve lost 75 pounds over the last 5 years. I’d like to lose 75 more, but apparently not bad enough to cut back that much. (If you’re doing the math, you’re right, I started out at 290. Lurking around 215 now, would love to get to 140, but right now my goal is 200. Maybe this year.)