This is a great place to start, it's so common for us to be super avoidant and not really notice or feel the reality of how much we're really eating. Having a no-judgement week or 2 of just documenting and calculating how many calories we're taking in vs how much is actually needed to run our bodies has really snapped me into reality.

My therapist explained that outside of some specific medical diagnoses that cause one to be chronically overweight, if you're holding onto weight for a long time, it's not an eating problem or an exercise problem, it's an emotional problem. Using food for addiction/dopamine is a common way to self soothe and a psych professional can be very useful to identify underlying issues and get past them.