in addition to the exercise, modify your food intake by cutting out the fat intake and limiting the caloric intake, Lots of fresh fruit, veggies, water, green tea, fish, lean poultry, a whole foods approach. Cook oil free, avoid pre processed foods, etc. you probably know the drill. After the initial weight loss itsall about not slipping back into bad habits and maintaining maintaining maintaining. Unfortunately, the older you get the more exercise and work it takes to stay in the same place- seems unfair somehow says she who is struggling to maintain her 125 pound weight loss with diet, biking, body weight and free weights, swimming and whatever else I can think of that won't wrack out my ruined ( without cartilege and missing AC ligament knees)