A couple of years ago I dropped 40 lbs and have kept it off. The only thing I changed was I cut all drinks out except water. Well and beer, but I will never give that up. No soft drinks, teas, milk or jucies unless it was low sodium V8. I am also know that unless you are HUGE you can't lose weight by eating better alone. When you sweat you will lose weight. My plan this time is to eat a low calorie diet with no intake of saturated fat and try and stay under 1k cals. We shall see how it goes.