I am now at a certain age, an age when my body has cruelly taunted me with "ha ha
witch, try and see your toes now".
Aging is
tit, as is the menopause. In-between the excruciating headaches, bloating and psychotic behaviour, I have been religiously trying to diet, but all I have succeeded in doing is putting on weight (HUMPH damn you menopause)
I was so depressed about it I even went to the GP and begged for a gastric band; when he finished laughing he suggested the 'Mediterranean Diet" which isn’t an actual diet but eating to help with the systems of aging particularly the menopause, heart disease and all the other horrible things that happen as you get old.
I am loving it, it is easy to stick to, I do not feel deprived at all and slowly the fat is shifting. Also, just make sure you move. I work from home and piled on the weight so I must ensure that I remember to shift my fat arse - not massive exercising but at least (power) walking the dogs every day and anything to get the old ticker going. I also have rediscovered my joy of rolling skating which I gave up more than 30 years ago and my god that makes you sweat.
Good luck with whatever method you choose