For the first 14-16 months all I did was cut down on the amount of sweets I bought while shopping and stop eating after 7pm. I lost my first 80-ish pounds that way. (Of course I had a lot to lose to begin with.)
Then I started eating better and cut down on sweets even more. Soon after I'd lost enough that I suddenly wanted to buckle down more and work harder. I started walking daily and then in October bought a scale and started counting calories too. Since I started weighing myself daily and counting calories my losses have become more focused and bigger, because they help keep me on track.
Two things to remind yourself... Start with small easily sustainable changes in your habits. If you start with a ton of immediate big changes it's easy to become overwhelmed and just give up. Second, what works for someone else may not work for you. Our bodies and eating habits and the reasons behind the overeating are different for everyone. It might take some work, but sift through the advice you find on the forum and find what will work for you and will be easy to do for the rest of your life.