new on here any one got any good diet tips ?

Eat less and move more.

The fewer steps there are for a given food between "living in nature" and "digesting in your tummy," the better. Avoiding things that come out of a box is a pretty good rule if you're not totally sure what you should be eating yet, but I do encourage you to do your own research on food and nutrition.

Caffeine, being a stimulant, has an appetite-suppressant effect. A cup of coffee or tea has negligible calories, provided you don't doctor it up with sugar and milk, and the caffeine will help you to feel less hungry.

If it's not mealtime, but you feel like you're hungry or thirsty, or you're just staring at your fridge and thinking "I need *something,*" that something is water. It's always water. Drink a glass of water before preparing any snacks and see if that feeling doesn't go away.

Relatedly, chances are you're not drinking enough water right now. Aim for 64 ounces or more per day. Everyone's hydration needs are different, but 64 oz is a good place to start. If your pee isn't clear, you're not drinking enough yet.

EDITED TO ADD a few more:

Don't think of this as a diet. For you to keep the weight off, you have to make a complete lifestyle change. If you cut out all candy and soda, expect to cut it out forever, because if you go back to the way you were eating before you started this process you will gain all the weight back, and probably more. You can have a treat every now and again; make sure it fits in your budget, though.

My only suggestion is to try not to think of it as a diet. Instead, make the best choices. Weight loss is pretty simple. Calories in, calories out. Focus on moving more, planning ahead, and recording what you consume (this is the real eye opener). By choosing foods lower in calories, you'll feel like you are eating more. Drink plenty of water. Eat breakfast, and incorporate snacks into your meal plan. Good luck.

I'd recommend making one change at a time, live with that one difference in your pattern for a week and then add a new change. This keeps me from feeling overwhelmed.

Example1 MOVEMENT: if you're a couch/computer potato (like i was) get a speedometer and start tracking how much movement is in a normal day, then try to find an excuse to move more often, like park 1 row farther away everywhere, then 2 rows, then 3 rows.

Example2 BIG CALORIE MEALS: If you look at your day and find that you only really seem to eat 1 big meal and it is always at night, try to move that "big calorie intake" to lunch time and see if your body will use more of those cals instead of storing them while you sleep.

Example3 SNACKS: There are good and bad ways to snack, if you like crackers and cheese or chocolate? Try to find healthy versions of what you like and replace the junk with better stuff. It's hard in the beginning but then you find your taste buds changing and the super sweet/heavy things aren't as tasty after a few months.

Example 4 CRAVINGS: If there is more than 4 hours between meals, WHEN you do FINALLY EAT you end up feeling STARVING, it's hard to make a smart meal decision when your body seems to be forcing you to eat junk/sweet/FAST until you feel sick. Try to find a way to carry some nuts and water around with you and set an alarm 2 hours after the beginning of the previous meal to remind you that even if you're not starving, something now will keep YOU in control later instead of your cravings.

Example5 WATER AND DIGESTION: Our bodies actually need water 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after a meal to fully activate our stomach enzymes for digestion and get things "moving" in the correct direction. BTW: water rule to try to live up to! your weight ______ / 2 = ______ oz of water per day (270lbs / 2 = 135 oz of H2O, that's a gallon for me or 4 liters, I manage only 1/2 of that daily)

In a perfect world (I don't live in that world, but I try...)
1. we'd be awake at around 6am
2. drink some water in bed (to clean our kidney/liver of toxins that build up over the night)
3. wait 15 minutes and hit the bath room
4. Then go walking/exercising
5. Eating breakfast before 7am, with water. (300 calories)
6. Then have a morning snack around 10a, again with more water (100 cals)
7. A big lunch around 12:30-1pm did I mention the water yet? (400 calories)
8. don't be afraid to take a little walk now too!
9. a small snack around 4pm, and you guessed it more water (100 cals)
10. a lite dinner around 7pm with even more water (200 cals)
11. and then FINALLY drink a glass of water just before bed.
12. ***no snacks/desserts after 8:30p

All being said, research and question everything. Try something new and if it works for you, KEEP it, if you don't see improvements in 1-2 weeks, then look at your habits and find something else to improve on. 3 years ago I weighed 314lbs and didn't MOVE at all, from when I dragged myself out of bed (holding onto a shelf to literally pull myself out) till I laid back down I didn't even have 1/2 a mile of walking in me all day long, that included trips to the bathroom. NOW? I'm not at the 150lbs goal I set myself...YET...BUT I'm stronger, have more stamina, I eat better, sleep better and have less breakout-skin issues than I've had in the LAST 20 YEARS! :noway:

GOOD LUCK!

My sister is a fitness trainer and she recommends clean eating, especially for losing belly fat. It not only helps shed weight, but its just good for your body altogether. You'll feel younger and healthier in every way. And you'll look amazing.