Honestly I'm lucky when it comes to a weight loss routine for two reasons:

1.) I have a physical job so I rarely have to do any other exercise, and
2.) My colon issues seriously limit my diet. I cannot eat a.) high fructose corn syrup, b.) more than a set amount of sugar at one time (even "good" sugar, like in fruit), or c.) wheat. All of those three things will make you balloon up like no tomorrow and my body just so happens to hate them.

SO, I eat lots of things like nuts, dairy, eggs, meat, oats, and gluten free stuff. I don't technically have to be gluten free - it's the fructans, not the gluten, that kills my colon - but most gluten free food is also wheat and thus fructan free. I also have a big ol' sweet tooth but I've learned to limit myself to one small chocolate a day (I buy big bags and then they last forever) and if I want dessert I measure myself out a set amount of ice cream by using a food scale.

As my sugar and wheat intake has dropped so has my weight. And having a physical job that involves a lot of climbing, lifting, walking etc. is helping a lot too.

Definitely get a tracker app, I recommended MyFitnessPal earlier and I still do. Easy to use and you can just scan in the barcode of the food you eat and it basically does it all for you.