I have been on a lifestyle change (not weight loss) for about 3mths now, started at 243 and I presently weigh in at 218...I want to get to 200lbs even.
All I've done is eat less at all my servings, drink NO sodas at all, mostly just juice and mostly water, and exercise daily.....eat at least 1 salad a day at any setting......
The reason I call it a lifestyle change is, when your simply on a diet, you mostly all the time gain all and many times more weigh back.
I had too for my children and for me, it wasn't anything for me to eat 3-4 bowls of cereal at a time, eat junk food while watching TV etc....and believe it or not I feel alot better about myself since losing the weigh