How successful were you in loosing weight question?

Growing up I was referred to as "husky". which meant I was overweight. Living in an Italian household we ate and had pasta three to four times a week. It was a different world back then and we played outside all day and after school so although chubby i was active
In early 73 I did my basic training and lost some weight but I didnt lose that much until advanced training. I was in Kentucky and by that time it was getting hot. Every day right before we fell out for dinner we ran for miles and when we finished it was right into the chow hall, naturally I wasnt hungry and didnt eat much
Some nights we walked to get ice creme at a on base stand
Even with eating ice creme I was down to 165 lbs from 240 and that was in six months time
Now at 71 i need to lose 25lbs. I was told by my doctor that im stress eating, taking care of my wife and everything else, food becomes your comfort. What saves me to some degree is im no couch potato, even with bad knees im out everyday, ran or shine, walking or working. I dont drink beer either which helps
Im no weight lost expert but id say go slow, exercise according to what your doctor tells you and eat smart.