Got to agree with the "not looking at the scale, but rather what you see in the mirror" idea. I lost 80 lbs about 5 years ago and have kept it off ever since then. Granted when I started out, I didn't know SH*T about loosing weight so I did everything and anything you can think off, from starving myself to popping pills (When Hydroxycut WAS THE SH*T). Once the weight stopped coming off, I decided the best thing to do was start READING AND RESEARCHING about eating healthy, manipulating diets when you have hit the plateau and the importance of good weight training and cardio. Pills are not a fast fix and diets only work for a specific amount of time. You must dedicate yourself to understanding your body and learning as much as you can from the internet, books, even trial and error. I know this is not what the OP wanted to here, but unless you want to yo-yo your body weight and just f*ck up your metabolism, the best thing to do is research and learn. Remember, it took you a time to put on that weight, and it will take time for it to come off properly.