Originally Posted by willibrord

Excellent advice. However it doesn't go far enough. You need to eliminate all or nearly all carbs.
According to the Carbohydrate -Insulin hypothesis, eating carbs causes your insulin levels to increase sharply, this in turn causes fat to be removed from your bloodstream where it can be used as fuel and deposited in fat cells in your body. Then you become hungry again and eat more. It is a vicious circle.

You really need to get on to a keto diet, it is the only diet that works long term for fat loss and health maintenance. It can be difficult and many people stray from the path. Cut all carbs, consume protein and fat.

Lots of info online for the keto lifestyle, just google it.