I am about 75 pounds overweight, I would be happy to cut that in half. I have to tell you what God seemed to be speaking to me.
The fruit of the Spirit is just that- fruit. not fruits, it's indivisible, can't have one without all of them. Well, I'm all for joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness... but then there's self control. God put it on my heart to lose weight, not so much as to feel better, look better, even live longer, but because I need to work on my self control.
That was a big wakeup call for me, and I have been focused on it ever since. I haven't lost much, in the overall scheme of things, I don't let it consume my life, but I am more aware. I have joined a gym, stopped drinking soda, and tried not to eat after 7 pm.
I have found that I actually enjoy the gym because I play sports and my endurance is up. I knew from the beginning that this was for my good, but it's wonderful to have great side effects as well.