What Laura said.

Don't deprive yourself of anything......just count your calories, and eat smaller portions, AND, eat more frequently. What I mean by that is..........instead of eating a big meal for lunch, divide that meal into three parts. Because you want to lose weight, take 1/3rd out. Eat more than half of the rest for lunch, and eat the rest later, for snack. Eating smaller portions and more frequently helps in making your metabolism faster.

Be sure to eat HEALTHY. Don't miss breakfast. Don't eat things with sugar...deprive yourself of that. Not completely, but try not to eat sweets much at all. I noticed when I do that, my weight DROPS. Don't drink too much juice......Juice, though full of vitamins, has a high sugar/carb content which will do more harm than good when trying to lose weight.

AND, most important, EXERCISE!!! I try to aim for at least an hour a day. I've been lagging behind lately, but I'm going back on my workout spree as I have more to lose. When I did the things I listed above, I dropped 25 pounds.........slowly, and steadily, but that weight never came back. Take things slowly, and don't TELL yourself you are on a diet. Just change your eating habits for life.