Good work Blake
About 6+ years ago I looked in the mirror one morning and said that's enough.......I was 5'-11" 36" waist and 217 lbs. I've seen a low of 167, went from 36" pant to comfy 34's, L/XL shirts to lose fitting Medium's.
The key elements for myself were
- 40-50% reduction in intake volume
- 20 minute fast high rep weight workout at lunch, 400+ reps Crunches/Curls. Tri-press/leg press/Lat pulls/dumb bell curls.
-Healthy snacks frequently - controls hunger and desire to overeat at breakfast/lunch/dinner.
Once your stomach volume shrinks and stabilizes it's easy. If I go out to eat lunch or dinner I typically get an appetizer as anything more results in uncomfortably overfull.
Find what works for your body and routine then stay the course until it becomes habit, then it becomes easy/normal!