Are you following a particular diet?

I'm following the Dukan Diet. I started at the beginning of July and have lost 20 lbs. It is low carb.

Watch the movie, "Forks Over Knives". It's still playing in some theaters, but it is also just released on DVD. You can order it on Amazon or on their website. It changed our families lives and we have never felt better. I wouldn't call it a diet, but rather a permanent lifestyle change. Eliminate all the junk and then eat all the healthy stuff you want.

I'm on the "Eat what you know what's right and exercise 5-7 times a week" regimen.

i'm on the Engine 2 diet, it's a plant based, whole wheat diet. It's vegan along with avoiding alot of processed foods and most oils. The initial challenge on this diet is for 4 weeks, with the goal being to see how you feel on the diet, and most people are amazed at the changes in how they feel, and they stick with the diet. I have been on it for a month now, and with no opportunity to exercise and just the diet and calorie counting, i've lost 6.1 lbs, and i feel wonderful. I had stomach and sleep problems before. Gone now. My friends tell me i have a radiance about me. I occasionally miss the meat and cheese, but you find some really nice substitutes that are healthy and yummy and if you buy some vegan recipe books you can find some delicious recipes. Even if you're someone who doesn't think they want to be vegetarian or vegan, it's worth trying for the 4 week challenge to 1)see if you can do it and 2) to see how you feel at the end.
If anything, you will still lose weight:)

also, my diet is modeled in forks over knives like was mentioned before. Great movie. very informative

Find a diet that makes sense to you, because ultimately you should be changing your lifestyle not just fad dieting so that you can keep the weight off. Visit a bookstore and spend some time reading up on different plans or visit amazon and read the comments/reviews. That is how I found the diet/lifestyle I'm on - the fat flush plan - which really just made sense to me. I'm down 22 lbs since mid July and I'm feeling better than ever! If you want it bad enough you will do it and you will be successful! Good luck!

I'm using the tools from the old Weight Watchers point system pretty successfully. It's an "outdated" system, but I didn't care for the new points plus thing nor do I attend meetings.

Zone Diet: 40/30/30 ratios

Wish I could help!!! the word Die is in diet!!!! so I just follow this site!!!!! Portion control!!!!! lots of water, fruits and veggies!!!!! but other food I eat what I normally would!!!! Just reduce the portion! I don't think the diets really work!!!!! but please know that is just me....

I did South Beach years ago but I gain back double after I stopped!!!!!!

I was going to use an exclamation mark in my sentence, but you have used this thread's allotment of them in your post.

Anyway, to answer your question, OP, I like to change up diets each month in addition to my calorie counting and exercise. I have done vegetarian, no processed foods and few others. There is no specific reason for this. It just makes it fun, like a game. I find that helps me stay on track with my weight loss. Plus, I don't care too much if I blow that month's diet for a day (I ate chicken a couple times on my vegetarian month) as long as I stay within my calorie range. You have to find what works for you, ultimately, but changing it up and testing is not going to destroy your goals.

no processed foods, nothing white (sugar, white flour, white rice, potatoes, pasta) with one cheat meal a week where i can eat anything i want but even then i'm still watching cause i tried to eat anything i want and it just made me sick. lol today i had lasagna. the small stoufers one. it was very good and just right. other than that i try to make sure i have protein at each meal, eating 5 meals a day works for me, and i try not to have any starchy carbs after 3 pm. i lift weights (heavy) 3 times a week, cardio every day, started the C25K (that's part of my cardio) and two circuit classes a week. i limit my fruits but do have them, i just really watch my sugar intake. i also eat the same thing every day of the week but i like that. it might not work for you. you got to find what works. stay away from diets that say their way is the only way to eat or else, that don't have any studies to back up their claims ie actual citations in the book and studies that you yourself can go read, diets that promise "fast" results while still being able to eat anything you want, diets that limit specific food groups or calls them evil and eliminates them completely. there's no such thing as easy with dieting. you got to work for it and you will get the results. and yes, sometimes i eat processed foods cause sometimes i just really really want them. i just drink a ton of water to offset the sodium.

but ultimately, it's calories in, calories out. eat less, move more. that is the best, most basic diet there is. if you need structure, why not come up with a meal plan for one week based on basic diet guidelines and stick to that. keep your calories moderate. that'll work just as well as any book you might pay 30 bucks for. guaranteed.