The idea with any diet is to keep things simple so you can remember things without the effort. This is why Weightwatchers are so successful, you don't have to think about anything, you just eat what they give you, but the problem with such diets are that not all your meals forever will be Weightwatchers, so there is no shelf life with this kind of diets. 

 

You must learn the basic fundamentals of nutrition and how the body processes food and you follow a routine you can handle, nothing ridiculous. Eat gradually declining meals. you could have an all you can eat buffet for lunch and fairly normal sized breakfast if you like, just make dinner a salad (a huge salad here is ok too, just no meat or carbs) and all the fruits and vegetable snacks you can take in between. This doesn't sound hard does it? this follows the idea that as you become less active during the course of your day, you eat less food that require a lot of body energy to process. fruits and vegetables like carrot sticks, celery, etc.  will fill the void in your stomach and also give your body building blocks to better health. fruits also provide you with something sweet to alleviate the cravings for chocolate, cakes, and pie. Dessert tip: freeze your fruits. chopped up frozen banana, melons, and grapes make excellent cold munchies without the guilt afterwards.

 

If you want to go down fast or have some medical condition which makes it hard for you to lose weight, just consider the four flabby food groups when selecting what you are going to eat. 1. Meats or complex proteins (beef, pork, chicken, and yes even fish), these types of food require activity and muscles to metabolize and process which if you don't have enough activity after consumption, guess where it goes?  2. Carbs which is your breads, rice, pasta, and potato. Make a tummy feel full and happy, then stays a while, then breaks your pants snappy.  3. Sodium retains water which will pack on more than a few pounds and you would really be surprised how much sodium you may consume in can goods and frozen preprocessed foods. Consider this your average daily consumption should be around 3500 and for trimming down the inches knock off a thousand or so off of that, then grab a can of chili or pork & beans, or even a dried instant noodle pack and see how much allowance you'll have after that feast. 4. And definitely not least is Fat from meats or oils. The very first thing the body does with this is absorb as much of it as it can to store up for the harsh and cold winters, even if you do live in Hawaii or some desert. 

 

To really become successful in getting the weight off and keeping it off, you have to undergo a lifestyle change rather than just being on a diet because being on something insinuates that you will someday get off, but this is not true. As opposed to smoking or other such addictions, food is harder to kick because you cannot quit eating and you cannot avoid being around food. You really just need to keep your body active even in normal day to day things like walking the dog, going for strolls with a partner, or just leaving the car at home for short trips. If you keep regularly active everyday, change your eating habits in quantity to descending rather than ascending during the course of the day and eat healthier snacks from nature and not the freezer or candy isle in the grocery store, then you will be on the path to your freedom from fat and live a healthier fuller life. Make a choice, then make a change and see what of the world have you been missing. I think you will be pleasantly surprised with what is out there.