Techgirl

Good advice from everyone so far - I would just add that the way to be successful is to keep trying. Research has found that people who successfully diet, quit smoking, stop drinking etc tend to have had more (sometimes a lot more) than one go at it.

Each try you learn a bit more so you can tweak the plan to suit your likes/dislikes/strengths/weaknesses. For instance - I started by allowing myself a treat in the evening - I counted it in my carbs and for a while everything seemed fine. But one became two, etc and my weight loss eventually stopped - so now if I want a treat I have extra big portions of my main meal items and the weight loss has started again.

What works for me may or may not work for you - but what really, truly works is trying again

Bethie
If it's worth having, it's worth fighting for