Exactly, dayoneagain! It seems SO simple!! It's taken me over 10 years to get my act together. Since this past summer I finally did something about all of this. (A health scare was the kick in the pants I needed but regardless, I am finally doing it!)
Now that I am in a groove of healthy eating, drinking lots of water and daily exercise, it really is "that" easy to lose weight.
I went cold turkey (of course, a food reference lol!) when I started my plan so that means in over 6 months I have not had pizza, chinese food, alcohol, bread, chips/snacks, etc. I can only eat foods on my plan from my nutritionist and I have never felt better. I wish I did this before.
I don't feel deprived, I ate like a maniac for 36 years +/-. And I will have those foods again. Right now, I feel amazing and it's because there is no junk in my system and my body knows it's so much lighter (no more pain, no more creeking, etc.).
I wish I did this years ago, I could have probably prevented my health issues and I could have enjoyed so many more happy memories and skinny clothes.
Now that I know what I have to do and feel accountable to myself at my weekly weigh-ins, I feel like I finally have the tools to do it right. And if I can do it, anyone can!
Good luck on your success.