November 27th Please help!!

Drink a bunch of water (not all at once!) and stay away from salty foods. If your body is water deprived it hoards water for "just in case" moments later on. It usually stores it around your wrists and ankles, etc. If you can convince it you'll be giving it plenty of water, it'll drop the "water weight". And that's good for a few (noticeable) pounds.

Track your nutritional intake. Spread meals evenly over 5-6 times per day. If you exercise track your caloric burn.

A pound of body fat equates to approximately 3500 calories. So if you have a calorie deficit of 500 calories (meaning that you burn 500 calories more than you eat each day) you would lose approximately one pound per week:

500 x 7 = 3,500

Limit your sugar intake and keep your carb intake to early day only (i.e. oatmeal morning, rice/past lunch and thats it for the day).

Oh yeah, and drop the pills. There is no such thing as a miracle drug to lose weight. All you're doing is wasting $$

Raw Foods: Raw fruits, raw vegetables
No whites: Wheat tortilla instead of flour, wheat bread instead of white, brown rice... you get the picture.
No sodas. Green Tea 3-4 times per day
Add Cayenne Pepper to everything you can...
Keep your calorie count as consistant as possible EVERY SINGLE DAY! Don't do one of those, "Oh I did so good, I only at 569 calories today!", it'll slow down your weight loss. If you are on 1100, 1500, whatever, make sure you are doing the same daily.
Eat breakfast every day.
Graze more than sitting down and consuming 300 calorie meals. Instead, if you can, do 6 meals of 200 calories or even 12 meals of 100 calories per day. The more its spread out the better; the more energy you'll have and it'll boost your metabolism.
Don't drink alcohol.
throw away the halloween candy and any other temptations in your house.
Diet with a buddy. It's easier to do it with someone.
Utilize myfitnesspal and log every BITE you put in your mouth. Review it a few times per day.
Drink 64 oz. of water per day (1/2 can be coffee & tea)
More protein, less carbs and sugar.
Ideas for small mini-meals:
hard boiled egg
cottage cheese (not yogurt, it has too much sugar)
low-fat cheese slices
3 slices of low-fat turkey bologna
1 apple + 1 tea peanut butter
1 cup green beans with spray butter
mini salad with 1 Tbsp dressing
2-3 oz of grilled chicken
low-fat soy milk
............I'm sure you can figure it out from there.

First and foremost I would drop the pills. You are basically taking speed. The only thing diet pills are designed to do are supress your hunger. Use self control and will power instead. Realize why you eat. Most people it has a lot to do with boredom, or possibly in your case an absent husband.
As others have suggested I would drink lots of water, increase your cardio workouts, and stay away from refined foods.
If I could make one other suggestion, don;t obsess about the pounds, worry about how you look and feel. If your weight redistributes it is a good thing. I worry far more about the size of my waist than I do about weight. I have gone from a 36 to a 32 and that matters more me than the weight.

Raw Foods: Raw fruits, raw vegetables
No whites: Wheat tortilla instead of flour, wheat bread instead of white, brown rice... you get the picture.
No sodas. Green Tea 3-4 times per day
Add Cayenne Pepper to everything you can...
Keep your calorie count as consistant as possible EVERY SINGLE DAY! Don't do one of those, "Oh I did so good, I only at 569 calories today!", it'll slow down your weight loss. If you are on 1100, 1500, whatever, make sure you are doing the same daily.
Eat breakfast every day.
Graze more than sitting down and consuming 300 calorie meals. Instead, if you can, do 6 meals of 200 calories or even 12 meals of 100 calories per day. The more its spread out the better; the more energy you'll have and it'll boost your metabolism.
Don't drink alcohol.
throw away the halloween candy and any other temptations in your house.
Diet with a buddy. It's easier to do it with someone.
Utilize myfitnesspal and log every BITE you put in your mouth. Review it a few times per day.
Drink 64 oz. of water per day (1/2 can be coffee & tea)
More protein, less carbs and sugar.
Ideas for small mini-meals:
hard boiled egg
cottage cheese (not yogurt, it has too much sugar)
low-fat cheese slices
3 slices of low-fat turkey bologna
1 apple + 1 tea peanut butter
1 cup green beans with spray butter
mini salad with 1 Tbsp dressing
2-3 oz of grilled chicken
low-fat soy milk
............I'm sure you can figure it out from there.

Awesome suggestions, hun! Very good advice!