man.. I wish I knew.
I am not good at diets.. I like to eat. I don't have that little thing in your brain that says "stop"
I do control myself.. if I didn't I would be 50 lbs more than I am now.
I don't think any of the packaged diets work for long. I have been following Dr. Oz.. and the Flat Belly Diet. Mostly I write down everything I eat (I have an apt on my phone) and try to make good choices.
I am about 20 lbs down from my highest weight. I have another 100000000 to go

just kidding. I was so skinny as a young woman, I just don't know what happened

And to make it even worst..
when dh and I were dating he joked that if I ever weight more than him (at the time I was about 100 lbs) he would divorce me. I hide the scale -- I have been for 15 years. The darling is still size 30 pant.. got to hate him.