^This! The single best piece of advice I've received from this forum.
Bliss, there's a weight loss thread for those of us who are focusing on that along with controlling bg. Love for you to join it. I think most people here eat low carb, high fat and they have great success controlling bg, losing weight, and keeping other health measures in check. Me, I'm a calorie counter. I test my bg five times a day (fasting, 2-hours after breakfast, twice randomly in the afternoon/evening, and before bed) and eat about ~1650 calories a day of whatever keeps my bg in range.
Exercise is my Achilles heel. I HATE it. Always have.

But I had a personal trainer develop a cardio and strength routine for me and I'm trying to go to the gym three times a week. The routine isn't designed for weight loss per se, but it should help. My third daughter, a physical therapist, would say,
Just start moving! All exercise helps!