As a 42 year old who eats like total shit because the same reasons as you, force yourself to eat the stuff before you get to my age or you'll regret it tremendously. If I were in your shoes Id force myself to do it so my kids will have a dad until they're good and old..... I'd be using them as a reason to force myself to do it.
I was fine eating this way in my 20's when I was at a job where I was walking the entire plant the entire time at work, and going out and about... Then you get a job where you're sitting more and after a few years there still eating the same way you pack on 50 pounds.... God forbid you get a job where you're at a desk the vast majority of the day you'll be 100+ pounds over easy.
Lately I cut out two of the three stops for work and have lost 13 pounds since 2/1...
No more fast food breakfasts and I eat lunch at work.... I still pick up my food on the way home for dinner, but need to learn to cook for myself and start adding fruits and vegetables, I dunno what will finally force me to do it though, maybe a grabber will open my eyes as sad as it is to say...
42 years old, taking pills for high blood pressure, verge of needing something for cholesterol, guessing diabetes is around the corner, not a good outlook. You're going to have to force yourself to do it, plain and simple.
Take 20 minutes of your "work at night time" and do something cardio based with it is what I would recommend. I would say stop with any soda (I did that two years ago and just drink water for the most part) and I was in the same boat as you, I lost very little because of that change. But remembering the horrible migraines after stopping caffeine I know I was addicted to it.
Realistically, everyone here has given good advice, and if your answer to each is really going to be no, gross, or can't then you wont see any changes. My biggest advice is find a way to force yourself to do it. Don't wait too long or you'll likely regret it.
