Share what you did to lose weight successfully

I eat good food, and some junk as long as it is within my calories. I exercise. I do random cardio, like walk, run, bike, climb stairs, whatever i feel like really. I do that a few times a week. I do squats, crunches, and all sorts of other stuff with my medicine ball daily. Now that i am closer to goal i am focusing on muscle building. My weight loss has slowed, last week it was only 1/2 pound but the inches are coming off so i am happy. I started at 231, got down to 185 before i found MFP, just by eating well and doing wii fit mostly. That took about 8 months. I started MFP january 31, and i am currently at 164.5. I don't have any secrets or tricks.

Low carb, high protein diet. Lots of strength training and HIIT works for me! I dropped 20lbs last year in about 2 1/2 months! Now just maintaining and building performance and muscle!

My journey has been looooong and slow. Started in 2006 with Jenny Craig and lost 30 lbs that has (thankfully) never piled back on. Went up and down for a while then in in 2010 I got serious again and lost 60lbs from mostly counting calories and just trying to be more active and walking everywhere and kept that off. December 14th 2011 I realized I had gained 5lbs and I knew I was headed right back where I had come from so I started counting calories and exercising (this is the first time I've seriously combined the two) and I've lost 16 lbs, a few inches and I feel great.
I mostly do the elliptical and weights at the gym. Occasionally I throw in a stationary bike workout. Last week I tried running for the first time so I think I'll try and keep that up once its warm and dry enough. I also do a lot of weights and calisthenics at home just trying to get my heart rate up for an extended period and I've attempted yoga a few time but my slipped disc seems to hate that :grumble:

Edit: I also started cooking in 2010 which is really what I credit my weight loss to. I learned to make healthy meals based on whole foods. I try to avoid anything labeled "diet" or containing simple carbs (for the most part). I do my best to avoid processed and prepared meals and foods but that's not always possible..due to laziness/business so if I eat something crappy I jsut make up for it next meal.