Eat less food!

Forget exercise for now.

  -Buy a scale and count calories scrupulously.
  -Stay under 1800 calories/day while you're trying to lose weight. Every calorie counts. Count them all.
  -once you reach your target weight, you can raise it up a bit (probably around ~2200/day if you're an average male)
  -make sure you measure and weigh everything you eat and DRINK
  -stop drinking alcohol (too easy to add unaccounted calories)
  -stop eating out
  -stop associating with overweight or obese people
  -never do a "cheat day". Every calorie counts
  -drink water and black coffee if you need caffeine. (Some of those starbucks drinks have 600 calories in them. Don't do it!)

You'll quickly learn to put together a menu that satisfies you at this calorie level. Example menu:

   - breakfast: two large eggs prepared in 1/2 pat of butter (210 calories) and one slice of toast (100 calories) = 310 total
   - lunch: chicken breast and a vegetable (330 calories)
   - afternoon snack: apple or banana (120 calories)
   - dinner: grilled fish or chicken and beans (400 calories)