success tips that helped you the most

Don't ever give up, give in or quit! You are worth every last bit of effort that you can muster!

Use a food scale and weigh everything.
Track every day - the good ones and the bad ones.
Be patient and consistent.
Just focus on each day as it comes, not the whole big goal.
Don't try to be a superhero, each day just aim to not exceed your calories and to do something active.

I agree with all the tips listed and would add: be prepared ~ shop so that you have plenty of the foods easily available to you.

meal plan
eat the rainbow daily
drink water - lots of it!
weight train (plateaued with just diet/cardio; lifting propelled me to lose again)
eat clean
its not a diet, its a lifestyle change
you can't exercise a bad diet

Don't let yourself get too hungry or you'll be more likely to binge.
Moderation, moderation, moderation!
The best exercise program is one you enjoy and can stick to.

Focus on the process of change...changing your habits, changing your overall dietary lifestyle and fitness lifestyle.

Focus on the change and you will always see the end results; focus on the end results and you will rarely see the change.

Listen to your body. I have found that after working out for 7-10 day straight it is "OK" to just take a 20 minute walk and let your body recuperate.

Get plenty of sleep!

1. Educate yourself about how weight-loss happens. Learn the science. Read reputable sources, question them, and read some more.

2. Go ahead and accept the fact that it's going to be hard. If you think it's going to be easy, you will give up at the first sign of difficulty.

3. Learn the difference between "training" and "working out." This one blew the doors off everything for me.

4. Embrace heavy lifting. It doesn't have to be your only routine, but if it's not in there somewhere, you're not going to reach your potential. Getting stronger makes you better at everything else.

5. Eat good, delicious food. Adherence trumps dogma in the dietary realm, so invest the time and money into learning how to prepare things you love to eat.

6. If you make plans now, you won't need to make excuses later.

That's all you're getting for free.

You only fail when you quit trying.
And it is definitely NOT A DIET but rather a LIFESTYLE CHANGE.
If you continually think that you can't have a certain food because you are on a diet it makes it much worse. Try the mindset "I am choosing not to put that in my body because my new lifestyle, health is worth more than that piece of *insert crap food here*"
I also find that I look at the calories in many options and decide which calories are worth it.
I can eat 400 calories of this awesome healthy food and be filled up for a few hours or I can indulge in a 400 calorie piece of cake or whatever and be hungry a half hour from now. Choices like that are just becoming second nature.

Slow and steady - Don't get discouraged - It took some time to get in the shape you are in, it will take some time to turn it all around.

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To not cut out "bad foods." Eat what you like as long as you stay within your calorie limit.
Buy a food scale to make sure you're accurately logging.

There's lots more, but those were the most helpful for me.

Seafood. Generally low cal particularly shellfish.

Patience, patience, patience!! It's not about how fast you lose it but whether or not it will say off. The "slower" you lose it the more likely the loss will last.
It is a lifestyle change.
Find an activity you like! Make it part of your routine. (I bike to work 2-3 days out of the wk. I get my exercise and save gas $.)
Exercise is not an option. It is mandatory. The more you do it...the more you will WANT to do it. It WILL make you feel better!
Drink lots of water!!
Research!! Learn how calories, nutrients and the like support you as well as how your body works. People will tell you things to do and little tidbits of information and they will be wrong!! Learn what is right!!
Don't be afraid to count your calories in public. My family hates it when I research before we go out or at the table! Better safe than sorry I say.
Don't let anybody else make you feel like what you are doing is stupid, won't work, crazy! If it works for you then do it!

Honestly i think that drinking water is by far the greatest tip.

Often people will mistake thrist (dehydration) for hunger. This sounds really stupid because when you say 'thirst', people of the dry mouth feeling you get from exercise. Dehydration doesn't really manefest itself like that when you are sitting on the couch, and the sensation of needing water honestly seems a lot like being hungry, and you may even crave foods that have a lot of water in them such as an organe or ice cream.

Obviously drinking water will help you stay hydrated and avoid this possible mishap of thinking that your hungry when your really dehydrated.

I'm no doubt in the best shape of my life. But if i don't drink enough water in a given day, i feel like ****.

For that reason, i'd have to say that drinking water trumps exercise and eating right even when i just comes to your overall SENSE of health and well being.