re: Dieting is hard.

Some people can't stand it, but I know a lot of people who have had their lives changed and lost weight and kept it off successfully for the first time through it:

Check out Intermittent Fasting. If you're having a hard time dealing with cravings it might not work for you. I will say that if you learn to fast successfully you'll realize that a lot of our "hunger" is nothing more than boredom and conditioning.

For me, IF works best because I'm an all or nothing guy. Once I start eating, I like to really eat and eat what I want. In other words, I'd rather eat one badass meal with whatever I want in it for a day than have some oats in the morning, a crappy turkey wrap with celery at lunch, then have another restricted meal at supper.