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Mid-thirties here, I lost 35kg this year going from 105kg to around 70kg.
Most important was/is the diet, at the start I wasn't exercising at all and just being very aggressive on the dieting, that's allowed me to lose a lot of the fat very quickly but I noticed I was also losing muscle so eventually I started adding in the exercise.
Once I started working out I couldn't cut the calories quite so intensively as otherwise I was almost passing out during the workouts, so from there on I was being much more precise with my calorie deficit.
Now I've been stable for a while, decently in shape but definitely don't look like the calisthenic heroes I watch on YouTube yet... I entered the much slower phase now where progress is happening at a much slower pace towards those secondary goals (namely a six pack..).
But it doesn't matter, I feel and look great, I feel the benefits every day, so I'm not in a rush. The important part eventually is to find the rhythm that works for you in the long term, it's better to do a little bit regularly than go full-on for 3 months then quit.
I did a similar thing. Down from about 104kg to 74kg (30kg loss) (180cm tall and 30 years of age). Didn't do any changes at all except drastically lower my food consumption in steps and totally stopped with sugar (soft drinks, candy, crisps and so on). In the beginning I lost about 1kg/week but of course that slows down.
It's awesome not being winded after going up the stairs or having acid reflux.