I wish all of you ladies lots of luck. I've been down that road. I still carry a few extra pounds, but lost a bunch that I had gained while on a high dose of prednisone.
I had the best luck with the Idiots Diet that I got off the internet.
http://fatloss4idiots.com/?hop=pfile&tid=139929
The variety of food is limited, but you never have to be hungry. And you diet for 11 days and then go off for 3 days. Those 3 days you eat what you want, but never over eat.
It worked for me. And I would definitely do it again.