Aw it feels inpsiring to be an inspiration :) Ok I'll tell you how I lost what I lost (although I could've lost more. I messed up but now I'm getting back on track) Fad diets are too complicated in my opinion so try to ignore those unless you have the discipline to stick with it all the way through. Just do what WORKS for you. Try to get lots of aerobic exercise in and eat in small portions. I eat small meals every 3 hours and I don't eat anything after 7:30 pm. Eating every 3 hours will boost up your metabolism which will help you lose weight faster. Drink LOTS of water and substitute coke with diet coke (if you need soda). Treat yourself once in a while but remember, alwayss small amounts. If you're craving chips or something, don't eat directly from the bag. Place a handful in a bowl. If you're craving chocolate, try to eat dark chocolate instead. Eat a variety of fruits, vegtables, meat, etc to balance out your meals and nutrition. When cooking with oil, try to use extra virgin olive oil instead. Don't eat three hours before going to bed (that's why my cutt off time is 7:30). Walk after your meals for better digestion. Be active, if you're watching TV, try to break out some squats or pushups during commercials. Chew all of your food and eat slowly, be concious of what's going in your mouth. Don't rush with your meals. Plan your meals beforehand. Create your own healthy recipes, it's fun! ALWAYS eat breakfast, studies say that people who don't eat breakfast weigh MORE than people who do. It's the first meal of the day and it gives you the energy you need. Don't judge yourself, don't say you're ugly, fat, monsterous or worthless. Think positive and positive things will happen. What I did was I avoided all white foods (rice, bread, etc) and I substituted it with whole wheat foods. Instead of drinking whole milk, drink 2% (I can't drink skim, it tastes like water). I ate right and I danced a lot. I don't know how to dance lol but the main thing about dancing is moving your body and the more you more your body the more calories you burn so what I did was a I burned a CD filled with like 20 of my favorite songs, fast and slow and I locked myself in my room and danced like crazy with the CD on until it ended (which was about an hour or more). It's fun and by the time the CD stopped, I was sweating. Don't be obsessed with the scale (I was in the beginning) because remember that losing weight is a gradual process. It'll take time and it sucks but in the end...you'll know that it's all worth it :) Before doing all of this. You must make the decision to change your life, to change it for the better and be healthy. Once you make the decision, NO one can stop you. I've told you all that I know, lol and I wish you the best...don't worry you'll do fine =) Good Luck!!!