ORIGINAL: Matt / PA
Yep, losing weight and keeping it off is a LIFESTYLE CHANGE, not a diet. Diets don't work ever. YOu need to completely change your eating habits, mindset on food and nutrition and EXERCISE.
Diet without exercise is a waste of time, and diet and exercise without changing your lifestyle is a waste of a lot of hard work.
You are absolutely correct. My wife happens to be a Weight Watchers leader, who after the the birth of our son, lost 66 lbs. (and haskeptit off)back in the 80's by exercising and changing her eating habits. And, you'll be surprised how good some of the Weight Watchers recipes that she cooks actually are. I, myself have lost, and kept off, 20 lbs. over the past 6 years by following her lead. Good luck to ya.