For me, once I retired I blimped. My wife texted me a picture of me sitting outside when we were in Florida and I was appalled! This after noting a 10 lb weight gain in October and maybe another 15 after. So I immediately trimmed portions and stopped eating sweets. I also stopped the habit of snacking on cheese and crackers. I’m a huge cheese lover and salty is more preferable to sweet for me. I limit cheese greatly. Total abstinence with food for me doesn’t work so I treat myself occasionally. I like my oatmeal a bit salty. Anyway once I made the changes after Florida my clothes are looser and I’m feeling better. Want to keep at it to get down to a reasonable weight. I avoid weighing myself-just eat less and more healthy. I have always exercised mostly walking and strength exercises now. But food intake is the culprit for weight gain for me. Another motivator is blood sugar. Fasting glucose in October was 99 which is at the upper end of normal. Haven’t measured A1C but I feel best when I’m running in the mid 80s to 90. I want to avoid diabetes as much as I can.