The answer, of course, is that you need to change your lifestyle in one way or another. Somehow, you need to incorporate a healthier amount of activity and appropriate amounts and quality of food.
It’s not magic.
I actually wrote this short (and some would say utterly useless so far 
The article is written by Yoni Freedhoff, the founder of the non-surgical Bariatric Medical Institute here in Ottawa. Dr. Freedhoff is an obesity expert if ever there was one. Note, it was updated in 2021 and I now link that version.
Every Diet Works For Someone, No Diet Works For Everyone, Diets Are Difficult - IF 2021 Edition
Update in late 2025 ...
A while ago (sometime in 2024), my A1C crossed from pre-diabetic (where it had sat for a year or two) to diabetic at 6.6. This, of course, is never good news as this is a disease that has a lot of negative consequences as you age. It is *very* important to keep that number under control.
So I finally had a reason to take my diet seriously. As in life-and-death seriously. What I did was cut all sugar out of my diet and try to reduce portions to sensible levels at all times. I do splurge now and again (you gotta live), but we're talking quite infrequently.
I switched to whole grains where possible (much lower sugar spike after eating). I never eat desserts (3 or 4 in the last 23 months). And so on. I lost 65 pounds in less than a year and it has remained off. Stressful times have caused spikes now and again, but I have always managed to return to the baseline, which is 65 pounds under my peak.
And then there is this method ...
I was informed recently about an article that teaches a safe method of losing weight fast using both diet and exercise. This is of course the gold standard, which generally includes a well-balanced diet with moderate exercise that includes some strength training and cardio. The key to that is consistency, which is my Achilles' heel (and don't tell me it's not yours lol).
Anyway, the site looks interesting to me and says all the right things on my first examination, so consider checking it out if you want a well specified approach to losing weight.
