Congrats LittleT!
I'm around half your age and have been on diet two years ago. It was a very low carb/almost ketonic nutrition regimen, meaning practically no carbs of any form. High fat and protein foods were no problem(meats n'stuff, mmmm bacon!).
Of course I cheated a bit(really not much) and lost around 14 kilos(around 30 pounds) in good 3 months, from 99 to 85 kg. Belly was gone and I was very impressed, full of energy and felt younger.
Then I decided to get off the diet and slowly start to eat the same way as before.
It took me 2 full years to get back to 98kg(right now), so I think next week I'll be on a diet + gym again
I'm a pretty tall guy, so the weight/fat is not so visible, except my lady sometimes complains with a funny tone over my belly, I know it's for fun but I take it quite seriously...so... watch for the devil, baby!
The gym is my best option to work some muscles, got the excercises figured out well, my friend is a gym instructor(doesn't instruct me though), but I watched many vids by gym freaks to get a better idea. My fav so far(concepts only) is multiple Mister Olympia - Dorian Yates
