I have recently lost about 1 stone. No diet. Just (as Dr Hilary Jones on gmtv/this morning said) "Eat less - move more".
I have been doing precisely that. I eat what I like, just less of it! If I want Indian/Chinese, I have it, just not as much as I used to have! Eat when hungry, and not when it is "lunch/dinner time". Try and listen to your body, eat small amounts when hungry, eat slowly, and stop when full - not when plate empty.
The best weight loss tip I was given recently was to imagine your stomach the size of a clenched fist. Look at the huge plate of food you have in front of you and compare it to your clenched fist, and then think of how your stomach could cope with that amount of food. Any excess = too much. You will soon reduce the amount of food you are putting in your body - and you will be suprised at how not hungry you are!
I have done probably all diets going (inc cabbage, atkins etc........). I think to deprive yourself of something only sets you up to fail, so I am sticking to my new regime, and it's working!
hth and GOOD LUCK! ps one more stone (hopefully more) to go.
ps - and dont forget the exercise - it works wonders! xxxxxxxx